Adieu to Rue de France Catalog

| Mark Del Franco

It’s the end of the road for Rue de France. Direct Holdings Worldwide, the parent company of multititle mailer Lillian Vernon Corp. and the Time Life

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.

Hanover to Consolidate DCs

| MCM staff

Edgewater, NJ-based Hanover Direct plans to consolidate its Company Store distribution center in La Crosse, WI, over the next year into its Roanoke, VA, facility.

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

Challenges and Choices

| MCM staff

Home to Harvard, MIT, Tufts, and numerous other fine educational institutions, the Boston area boasts a considerable brain trust. So what better place

Absolut Efficiency

| MCM staff

DESPITE BEING TUCKED AWAY in the tiny Swedish coastal town of hus (pop. 10,000), V&S Absolut Spirits exports like a global giant. The spirits manufacturer

Coming Strong Out of the Gate

| Mark Del Franco

Most of the publicly traded business-to-business and computer marketers tracked by investment bank Tully & Holland for Catalog Age posted robust revenue

Handling Shipping

| MCM staff

Shipping and handling charges how to set them, how to present them to customers and prospects were a hot topic at a session on operations benchmarks I

Fuel Price Hikes a Two-Prong Problem

| Mark Del Franco

Just as catalogers were reporting solid sales gains, skyrocketing gasoline prices have led to increased inbound freight and outbound shipping expenses.