The publicly traded multichannel merchants tracked by CATALOG AGE got their first taste of Christmas during the November sales period. Though the direct units for the most part performed admirably, retail performance was another matter.
NEW LISTS A LA ZING More than 38,000 consumers have bought ready-made frozen meals from direct marketer A La Zing during the past 12 months. Customers
JH Partners, a private equity firm in San Francisco, has acquired Chef’s Catalog from Dallas-based Neiman Marcus Group. The $75 million kitchenware title
When training is in order for new technology, cataloger/retailer OfficeMax heads to the classroom. The Itasca, IL-based office supplier, which has six
The icon has a new icon: Rye, NY-based industry stalwart Lillian Vernon Corp. is tweaking its catalog, reworking its Website, and even flaunting a new
Anecdotal evidence suggests that consumers are waiting later and later to complete their holiday shopping. That puts catalogers at a disadvantage to their
Lynchburg, VA-based McFeely’s Square Drive Screws is typical of most smaller catalog companies. Its owner/president, Jim Ray, is grappling with spiraling
Multichannel marketers that allow catalog and online customers to pick up their orders in one of their stores find the service hugely popular among shoppers.
Richard Mini likes to hit the hot spots on a regular basis the hot spots, that is, of the distribution center of Branford, CT-based signage and safety
One of the many hurdles to marketing in Asia is the lack of a mailing list industry. For instance, list rental simply doesn’t exist in South Korea, says