New glory days for Old Glory

| Mark Del Franco

Rock ‘n’ roll music merchandise print and Web catalog Old Glory is back in the hands of its original owner. Glenn Morelli who started Old Glory as a boutique

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| MCM staff

Yule tie one on with the tie tree Perhaps taking a page from Neiman Marcus’s over-the-top holiday gifts, buttoned-down apparel cataloger/ retailer Brooks

Gift-wrapping charges

| MCM staff

Free A.G.A. Correa & Son (jewelry); Jackson & Perkins (plants, gifts); Tiffany & Co. (jewelry) $3.50 The Vermont Country Store (general merchandise) $3.95

Letters

| MCM staff

Fan of fed article The lead article in the November issue, Fed spending shift by Mark Del Franco, is outstanding. I have been in the catalog business

Black Box Buys Norstan

| MCM staff

On Dec. 20, $525.5 million Lawrence, PA-based Black Box (NASDAQ:BBOX) announced it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Minnetonka, MN-based voice services provider Norstan (NASDAQ:NRRD)

List Selection 101

| MCM staff

What location is to real estate professionals, list selection is to direct marketers.

New Bill to Spur Japanese DM Growth

| Mark Del Franco

Marketers with experience in building businesses in Japan know that one of the greatest challenges is customer acquisition. But a recently passed Japanese law should make prospecting easier.