Kick it up a notch
From its name, you may think Revgear.com specializes in accessories for sportscars, but the cataloger actually sells products for boxing, kickboxing,
Print Channel
August mailings take a tumble
Perhaps a sign that mailers were less than optimistic about fall, catalog mailings dropped 33%. Just 236 catalogs were received by Catalog Tracker in August. While that is 30 more books than July, it’s down considerably from the 349 catalogs the Greenwich, CT-based list firm received in August 2006.
Boden books make the news
U.K.-based Boden is continuing its own British invasion on the U.S. catalog market. The apparel merchant, which has been mailing into the States since
More pickup for price hikes
Unlike the current housing market of high inventory and falling prices, paper supply is going down and prices are heading up. Several mill closures and reduced demand are two key reasons why the cost of paper is escalating.
Thermo Fisher Scientific buys Davis Inotek Instruments
Business-to-businesses industrial products manufacturer/marketer Thermo Fisher Scientific announced Sept. 5 it has acquired the $30 million instrument sales business of Davis Inotek Instruments.
Travel catalogs: romance vs. bargain
It’s unlikely that Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck could have envisioned a catalog category that’s now state of the art the travel catalog. For paper
Redcats USA acquires United Retail Group
Could Redcats USA be contemplating retail? The multititle cataloger announced on Sept. 11 it bought plus-size women’s apparel retailer United Retail Group for $198.9 million, or $13.70 per share in cash.
Did July mailings go on holiday?
If the numbers reported by Catalog Tracker are any indication, catalogers are officially mailing less. In July, the service of Direct Media had just 206
Paginating with Punch
We all know that merchandise is king in the catalog world. But we sometimes need a reminder that how and where we place product in a book is every bit
Golden Boy
Beverly, MA is an unlikely setting for the center of the catalog industry. Thirty miles northeast of Boston, it’s a sleepy town with old New England houses