Sizing Up Fall Circ
Strong spring sales, the absence of a presidential election, and the looming postal hike for early 2006 are encouraging catalogers to increase their fall
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Will Chinese quotas pinch?
To slow imports from China, the U.S. in May reimposed quotas on several categories of Chinese textiles, including cotton knit shirts and blouses, cotton
Sales up but what about profits?
Of the 11 publicly traded business-to-business and computer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant, all but one, PC Connection, could boast of a boost
Northern Safety settles family feud
At long last, the control of Frankfort, NY-based Northern Safety is settled: Salvatore Longo emerged victorious over his brother Ronald in a New York
Home Trends awakens to a new niche
Realizing that its merchandise offerings were anything but basic, Rochester, NY-based cataloger Home Trends in January refocused and renamed its Back
School Specialty sold for $1.5 billion
Multititle educational supplier School Specialty, long a voracious acquirer of other companies, is now the acquiree: Boston-based Bain Capital Partners
Alloy to spin off catalog/retail division
New York-based Alloy is going ahead with plans to spin off the catalog/retail portion of its business. The yet-unamed company will consist of the Delia’s,
Gardening sales wilt
As of mid-June, when most gardening products catalogers were winding down their peak season, few were reporting an abundance of sales. While some catalogers,
E-mail Open Rates Down, Conversion Rates Up
E-mail open rates are down, but conversion rates are up: Those are the first-quarter trends reported by New York-based marketing services provider DoubleClick.
Finnish Labor Woes Threaten Paper Supply
The labor action that has shut mill operations in Finland since May 18, affecting such suppliers as Stora Enso and UPM-Kymmene Group, shows no signs of abating.