Transcat

| Leslie Goff

Some catalogers worry that their Websites will cannibalize their mainstay business. Business-to-business mailer Transcat is hoping that its site will

Bending your schedule

| Mark Del Franco

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment average in February hit 4.3%, the lowest it’s been in a generation. This tight

J. CREW QUITS ON CW

| Shannon Oberndorf

A last-minute buyer saved J. Peterman from shutting its catalog doors for good, but Clifford & Wills (CW) wasn’t so lucky. Having put CW up for sale nearly

Not tracking, not tracing…

| Paul Miller

After two and a half years of development, the U.S. Postal Service rolled out its parcel delivery confirmation system on March 14. The USPS has hyped

Buy American with new catalog

| Moira Pascale

Americans aren’t the only consumers to value a “made in the USA” label on their products. Lenexa, KS-based Smith-Dale, a wholesaler of U.S.-made handcrafted

New Catalogs

| Robert Spiegel

Equine Discount USA The former owner of PetSmart’s Equine Supply catalog is back in the mail order saddle. In February, Vern Wiese launched Equine Discount

New CEO for NM Direct

| Shannon Oberndorf

There’s a new pilot at the helm of NM Direct, the $284 million catalog division of luxury goods retailer Neiman Marcus Group. On April 1, Sharen Jester

New Lists

| MCM staff

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL COLLECTORS The 52,931 Vroom catalog buyers, 58% of whom are women, spend an average of $70 per order on collectible and licensed products

New Web Catalogs

| Moira Pascale

Eastern Mountain Sports When Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) launched its Website last November, it didn’t expect to generate much sales volume, but rather