Smith & Hawken book flourishing
Since February 1999, when it was sold by bankrupt parent company CML Group, gardening accessories cataloger/retailer Smith & Hawken has played musical
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Catalog Awards finalists
Judges of Catalog Age’s 15th Annual Catalog Awards have named 64 finalists in 24 categories from a field of 206 entries. Additional finalists in the international
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS
KATIE MULDOON: I’ve noticed only one major creative trend in business-to-business catalogs lately: varnished covers. Many business mailers are applying
TRENDS: The big b-to-b issues
Postal and paper costs, disintermediation weigh on mailers’ mindsAsked what their greatest challenges and concerns are, business-to-business catalogers
Wilmar goes private
Moorestown, NJ-based maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) cataloger Wilmar is the latest example of a business-to-business cataloger serving as the
TECHNOLOGY: Getting personal online
Customized sites keep users coming backAs competition grows increasingly fierce, more Web catalogers are using online resources to personalize their sites.
Wiping off the sweat
Few catalogers will tackle the topic, and it’s easy to see why. But when it comes to addressing the sweatshop issue, silence may not be golden.Talbots,
Office Products: statistical overview
Like so many other catalog markets, the office products field is tough to track. Incorporating sellers of general business paper products and stationery,
A time to sell
This month’s questionGiven the rise in mergers and acquisitions, are you thinking about merging or selling your business?Naturally, selling any business
GETTING PERSONAL: …with Tracy Carpentier
Tracy Carpentier is vice president/general manager of industrial signage catalog Seton Name Plate, based in Branford, CT.Q: What was your career path