WHAT’S NEW

| MCM staff

– To help boost conversion rates from affiliate programs, ePod Corp. (www.epod.com) has launched the ePod. Described as “a transactional showcase,” an

BENCHMARK 2000 DATABASE

| MCM staff

Not all catalogers, it seems, are sold on database marketing. As is to be expected, the larger catalogers that participated in Catalog Age’s 2000 Benchmark

collaring volume orders

| Leslie Goff

Calling all cars: Gall’s, the cataloger for public safety uniforms and equipment, is looking to make some big collars on its Website (www.galls.com).

Can you spare a square?

| MCM staff

The Rest Room World catalog hardly seems a source for consumer holiday gifts. But the Pleasantville, NJ-based company is on a roll with one item: its

CELEBRITIES SELL OUT

| MCM staff

Not content with being an acclaimed comedienne, Tracey Ullman has become an entrepreneur as the chairwoman/cofounder of Purpleskirt.com. This online boutique