Ordering Out

| MCM staff

SOME COMPANIES KEEP ORDER FULFILLMENT and control at home, while others turn to outside contractors for creative, custom-made solutions to handle all

U.S. Cavalry Rides Back into the Mail

| Paul Miller

Military and law enforcement supplies cataloger U.S. Cavalry is back in the mail. The company, under the new ownership of private investor group Cavalry

Warehouse Systems

| MCM staff

Q We are working with our vendor to install a cubing-based box selection module in our new quick-pick area. Should we use standardized packaging rather

people news

| MCM staff

Cambridge, MA-based nonprofit organization New England Mail Order Association announced the election of its 2004 officers and board of directors. Christopher

FedEx Freight Rates Jumping 5.9%

| MCM staff

Memphis-based FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of courier FedEx Corp., will increase its rates by 5.9% beginning on June 14 for interstate and intrastate traffic and for selected shipments between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Scotts of Stow Parent Buys Presents Direct

| MCM staff

First Resources Ltd., the parent firm of Cotswold, England-based home and garden products cataloger Scotts of Stow, has bought Presents Direct.

Spiegel Agrees to Sell Flagship Catalog

| MCM staff

Two down, one to go: Bankrupt Downers Grove, IL-based Spiegel Group on May 24 agreed to sell its Spiegel general merchandise catalog to Hinsdale, IL-based

Mother’s Day a Hit For Two Marketers

| MCM staff

A lot of consumers evidently said it with flowers this past Mother’s Day, not to mention teddy bears, pajamas, and other gift items. Gifts and flowers

Deluxe to Acquire NEBS

| Larry Riggs

(Direct Newsline)Deluxe Corp. will acquire cataloger New England Business Service (NEBS) for about $587 million. St. Paul, MN-based Deluxe expects this