Paper prices continue to climb

| Jim Tierney

If you thought 2008 might bring relief from rising paper prices, think again: Industry watchers say reduced demand, several mill closures, along with rising energy and manufacturing costs, have rendered paper markets extremely tight.

Up in smoke

| MCM staff

We all know that smoking is bad for us, and that not only should we quit, we should discourage others namely kids from trying cigarettes. To help people

Merge/purge for small mailers

| Gina Valentino

You know you have to combine multiple lists and run them through software to single out duplicate records before a catalog mailing. But the merge/purge

THE IMAGE MAKER

| Jim Tierney

The once-iconic brand Sharper Image has in recent years become about as passe as the razor scooter it rode the decade in on. After peaking at $760 million

A slight rebound in October

| Tim Parry

After months of posting declining volume, Catalog Tracker bounced back sort of. The service of Greenwich, CT-based list service provider Direct Media

Victoria’s story

| MCM staff

When Victoria’s Secret Direct opened a new, state-of-the-art distribution center in August, the women’s apparel merchant no doubt figured it would have

MAKING A RATE CASE

| Rob Martinez

When your shipping costs go up, it would be nice if you could just pass that increase along to your customers. But you can’t: Multiple studies show that

IPO for Verso Paper

| MCM staff

Coated paper supplier Verso Paper Corp. is planning an initial public offering of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing today.