Restoration Hardware, Fall 1998

| MCM staff

At first, the inaugural issue of retailer Restoration Hardware’s catalog confuses several of the judges, since despite the title, only a few of the catalog’s

PRINT VERSIONING

| Shannon Oberndorf

Proof of the power of versioning: When Sara Lee Direct wanted to increase orders from the segment of its house file that had bought plus-size apparel

Pickers picking up signals

| Mark Del Franco

When the pickers in Foster & Gallagher’s Peoria, IL, distribution center appear to be hearing voices, it’s normal – not paranormal. Many of F&G’s pickers

S&S Recreation, 1999

| Melissa Dowling

The S&S Recreation catalog is “jam-packed with every imaginable recreational craft, toy, or game,” one judge proclaims. Indeed, organizations that are

S&S Primelife, 1999

| Laura Beaudry

Right on the money!” exclaims a judge about the cover of the S&S Primelife catalog of recreational products for the senior healthcare market. “If you

Protecting your good name

| Shannon Oberndorf

Thanks to Internet chat rooms, message boards, and newsgroups, anyone can broadcast his or her opinions about your company to a large audience. If the

POSTAL: USPS May File Rate Case

| Paul Miller

Catalogers could find themselves paying 7%-8% more in postage by the end of next year. Rumors have been trickling out of U.S. Postal Service headquarters

Picking up the pace

| Mark Del Franco

Getting orders out the door faster is a primary goal of many catalog operations. Streamlining your order picking process can help you achieve that goal.According