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Much of the notable acquisition activity in the direct marketing industry in recent years has involved the larger players. Last year alone saw conglomerate

As e-commerce reaches its 10-year anniversary, it’s an interesting time to reflect on what we have learned. According to ComScore Networks, holiday 2004

Betting that a high percentage of its female customers lead active lives, apparel, outdoor gear, and home decor merchant L.L. Bean has spun off a catalog

Freeport, ME-based cataloger/retailer L.L. Bean appointed Daniel Love vice president of finance. Love had been chief financial officer/senior vice president

Almost 30 years ago, E.F. Schumacher urged nations to consider applying economics on a human scale in his landmark tract Small Is Beautiful. It appears

The FTC recently released three consent orders concerning three list managers that may have repercussions for all sharing of information for marketing

Last month Catalog Tracker noted a nearly 8% decline in year-over-year catalog volume for October. Were merchants pushing back their holiday mailings

Eighteen years after discontinuing its catalog of apparel and supplies for extreme-sports enthusiasts, Peterborough, NH-based Eastern Mountain Sports

New lists Blue Mountain Catalog Selling a broad range of practical home and personal care products, the Blue Mountain catalog has put its 50,000-name

While holiday 2004 sales were adequate for most of the merchants contacted by Catalog Age, overall results hardly suggest that a robust economic recovery