Annual Catalog Awards and I.Merchant Awards

The 16th Annual Catalog Awards and the Second Annual I.Merchant Awards were distributed on June 6 at the Annual Catalog Conference in Boston. Profiles of the winners will appear in the September issue. In the meantime, below is a complete listing.

Annual Catalog Awards

Apparel
Gold:
Orvis: Men’s Traditions, 2000
Silver: Freeport Studio, September 2000

Business Clothing
Silver:
WearGuard, Fall 2000/Volume 538

Business Specialty
Silver:
CMC Rescue, 2000
Silver: Galls, Summer 2000

Children’s Products
Gold:
American Girl, Holiday 2000
Gold: Hanna Andersson, Holiday 2000
Silver: AG Minis, Holiday 2000

Computer Equipment and Software
Gold:
Black Box Network Services, Fall/Winter 2000-2001

Consumer Specialty
Gold:
Backroads: Distinctive Active Vacations, 2000-2001
Gold: Patagonia, Winter 2000
Silver: Wilderness Travel, Journeys for the Year 2001

Food
Gold:
Harry and David, Season’s Greetings 2000
Silver: Zingerman’s, Holiday 2000

Gardening
Silver:
High Country Gardens, 2001

Gifts over $75
Silver:
The Cottura Catalog, 2000-2001
Silver: Orvis: Clothing and Gifts, Holiday 2000
Silver: Patagonia, Holiday 2000

Gifts Under $75
Gold:
Harry and David, Spring/Summer 2000
Silver: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Holiday 2000

Hardware
Gold:
McFeely’s Square Drive Screws, 2000

High-Tech Products
Silver:
Crutchfield, Spring 2001

Housewares, Linens, and Furniture
Silver:
L.L. Bean Home: Outdoor Living, Summer 2000

Industrial Supplies
Silver:
Specify Brady, 2000
Silver: Stoner: Clean, Lube, and Protect, Summer 2000

Informational Services
Silver:
Health Edco, 2000
Silver: Super Duper Publications, 2001

International Business-to-Business
Gold:
Black Box Network Services, Brasil, 2000
Gold: VSB Catalog, Spain, Autumn 2000
Silver: Black Box Network Services, U.K., Autumn 2000
Silver: VSB Catalog, Switzerland, September 2000
Silver: VSB Catalog, France, December 2000
Silver: VSB Catalog, Germany, September 2000

International Consumer
Silver:
Orvis: Women’s Clothing, U.K., Summer 2000
Silver: Orvis: Women’s Clothing, U.K., Autumn 2000

New Business
Silver:
Oriac Design. Fall 2000

New Consumer
Silver:
Blair: Crossing Pointe, Holiday 2000

Office Supplies, Furniture, and Stationery
Silver:
Boise Office Furniture, The Furniture Collection 2000

Sporting Goods
Silver:
Northwest River Supplies, Paddlesports Equipment Guide, 2000
Silver: Orvis: The Sporting Tradition, Fall 2000

Syndicated/Co-op
Silver:
The FedEx Collection, 2000-2001

Travel
Gold:
Backroads: Distinctive Active Vacations, 2000-2001
Silver: Mountain Travel-Sobek, 2001
Silver: Wilderness Travel, Journeys for the Year 2001

Wholesale/Dealer
Gold:
Backroads: Distinctive Active Vacations, 2000-2001
Gold: Jackson & Perkins, Roses for 2001
Gold: Wilderness Travel, Journeys for the Year 2001
Silver: Etera, 2001

Catalog of the Year
Harry and David, Spring/Summer 2000

Annual I.Merchant Awards

Business-to-Business Hard Goods/High-Tech
Silver:
Hello Direct
Silver: PC Connection
Silver: VWR Scientific Products

Business-to-Business Soft Goods
Silver:
Galls
Silver: Lab Safety Supply

Consumer Hard Goods/High-Tech
Gold:
Crutchfield
Gold: eBags
Silver: Musician’s Friend
Silver: Restoration Hardware
Silver: Williamsburg Marketplace

Consumer Information and Services
Gold:
Wilderness Travel
Silver: Backroads
Silver: Magellan’s

Consumer Soft Goods
Silver:
Harry and David
Silver: Learning Resources
Silver: Spiegel
Silver: The Territory Ahead
Silver: Wolferman’s
Silver: Woolrich

Traffic Driver
Gold:
Musician’s Friend

Website of the Year
eBags