people news

| MCM staff

San Francisco-based cataloger/retailer Design Within Reach appointed Tara Poseley vice president of merchandising. Most recently, Poseley served as vice

Revisiting Postal Reform

| Jerry Cerasale

I apologize for writing about postal reform again, but there have been many twists and reversals on the reform front, as well as many rumors spreading

Scotts Buys Smith & Hawken

| Mark Del Franco

On Aug. 9, Marysville, OH-based lawn care products manufacturer Scotts purchased $145 million Novato, CA-based Smith & Hawken, a cataloger/retailer of

people news

| MCM staff

New York-based shoes and accessories cataloger/retailer Kenneth Cole Productions appointed Carol Sharpe senior vice president consumer direct. Sharpe,

RQW: Getting Down with the Data

| Ernie Schell

Few catalog companies can use their order management system as an effective database marketing platform. The way data are managed in entering and processing

Rue de France “Winding Down”

| Mark Del Franco

Direct Holdings Worldwide, which owns Rye, NY-based cataloger Lillian Vernon, will wind down the catalog and store operations for its Rue de France brand by the end of the year.

Preparing for the Holidays

| Margery Weinstein

If you’re a consumer cataloger, chances are you conduct the bulk of your business during the fourth quarter. But you shouldn’t wait until then to prepare