What a waste!

| MCM staff

After we reported in the February issue that Spiegel was buying Clifford & Wills (CW) from J. Crew, we thought we’d seen the last of the CW liquidation

The return of J. Peterman?

| Paul Miller

It’s been a year since $251 million-plus retailer Paul Harris Stores bought the J. Peterman Co. But Paul Harris has yet to relaunch the apparel catalog,

Mow betta blues

| MCM staff

Spring has barely sprung, and we’re already dreading mowing the lawn. But thanks to Hammacher Schlemmer, we may not have to – if we shell out $700 for

AT DEADLINE

| MCM staff

DAMARK EXITS CATALOG BUSINESS On Jan. 26, Damark International said it will close its $292.8 million discount electronics and general merchandise catalog

FOCUS: BABY PRODUCTS – ibaby.com

| MCM staff

Reviewed Jan. 25, 2:30 p.m., Explorer 5.0 (www.ibaby.com)an offshoot of iVillage.com, an online community for women, iBaby bills itself as “the baby everything

Sleep easy

| MCM staff

A Catalog Age staffer recently placed an order with the Pottery Barn Kids catalog. In the order package, she received much more than your typical package

A catalog cheerleader

| Joan Burden Litle

Just read your March 1 editorial and agree that all the rate increases could be upsetting. But like you, I like to focus more on the positive side and