Price hikes unlikely for last quarter
A few companies have announced price increases of $2 per hundredweight (cwt), or $40 per ton, for coated paper in the fourth quarter. But some industry
Catalog
Bracing for the critics
ORTHO TECHNOLOGY While wearing braces is a drag for most adolescents, selling orthodontia products to dental professionals via catalog is fraught with
Seriously Bad Second Quarter
JUST WHEN YOU THINK THINGS CAN’T GET ANY WORSE, they do. The second quarter was even more dismal than the first for the business-to-business and computer
Live from NEMOA—10 Thoughts for Today’s Catalogers
You can learn a lot about the industry by running a catalog business, according to Terry Jukes, president of software firm Ability Commerce. Jukes should know
Consumer Specialty Products
Especially Yours, Vitamins.com, Ebags.com, SheetMusicPlus.com, Stewart-MacDonald: Consumer Specialty Products
Consumer Apparel
L.L. Bean Gold and Silver Consumer Apparel
New options in catalog paper
The way paper supply and demand goes up and down, catalogers tend to get fixated on pricing. But sometimes it’s a good idea to review new options and
More Distress, But Fewer Deals
Despite the Sluggish Economy, we reported 10 catalog-related deals in terms of mergers and acquisitions during the second quarter. But that’s half the
Small Catalog
Boundlesss Journeys, Fetchdog: Small Catalog | Silver
Tales From the Front
IT’S JULY. NOT CHRISTMAS WE KNOW A LOT OF RETAILERS TRY to rush the holiday season, but we don’t have to like it. A National Wildlife Federation catalog