Ha-Lo bets big on the Web
The leading promotional products distributor is moving online with a big-bucks dealWhen a leading business-to-business marketer drops 500% in market value
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You go, Girlfriends
Being a teenage girl is hard enough, but for those with less-than-perfect bodies, the teen years can be especially brutal. And the depictions of skinny,
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS
Launched just eight years ago, Lands’ End’s corporate sales division now accounts for more than 10% of the apparel cataloger’s $1.32 billion in annual
Directory & Shopping GUIDE: CATALOG MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Choosing a catalog management system (CMS) was never an easy task, but these days, it’s more complicated than ever. The emergence of e-commerce has only
WAREHOUSES: An ounce of prevention
Regular equipment audits and inspections can reduce repair costsAs anyone who owns a car knows, regularly inspecting and maintaining an auto is much cheaper
SPIN-OFFS
Retailer J. Baker was looking for more than growth when it acquired cataloger/retailer Repp Big and Tall last May. The Canton, MA-based company also expected
ONLINE PRIVACY: Loss of confidence?
DoubleClick’s bad press could hurt e-commerceThe recent hubbub surrounding Internet advertising company DoubleClick literally made online privacy concerns
ACQUISITIONS: Fingerhut buys into apparel
Arizona Mail Order, Bedford Fair, now Lew MagramOn March 10, Fingerhut bought the inventory, lists, and trademarks of StyleSite Marketing’s Lew Magram
DMA catalog membership flat
Although the exact numbers are somewhat unclear, one thing is clear: The number of catalogers that belong to the Direct Marketing Association catalog
Cyberspace as a source for paper
Would you buy your paper from eBay? A growing number of Web-based companies believe that catalogers and other high-volume paper buyers will soon comb