New catalog toasts booming wine market
According to New York market research firm Impact Databank, 210.7 million cases of wine were shipped in the U.S. in 1997, up 4% from 202.5 million cases
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Back-end Web developments
With the Internet now picking up steam as a viable sales channel for catalogers, electronic commerce systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated on
UPS announces rate hikes
For the most part, United Parcel Service is taking it easy on catalogers and other shippers in its annual rate increase, which takes effect Feb. 8. Ground
Apparel in peril
Casual apparel catalogers Lands’ End and L.L. Bean reported near-flat sales over the past year. Multititle clothing mailer Brylane suffered a 4.7% drop
Bioenergy Nutrients
Just because you grow up doesn’t mean you like to eat your vegetables. But you can get your neccessary vitamins and minerals from the Web by visiting
Low-cost forks
Smaller catalogers may not think they have the money or the space to invest in a warehouse forklift, but several new compact forklift trucks have recently
Carriers, unions duke it out
The end of 1998 brought some uncertainty in regard to catalog and parcel carriers’ union relations. The good news: Federal Express pilots are likely to
Thinking outside the mailbox
Let’s say a cataloger of tabletop items is discontinuing a china pattern. Database triggers could stimulate this mailer to telephone all the high-value
Droog
Delia’s, the New York-based cataloger of apparel and accessories for teen girls, is now going after the guys. The company mailed Droog, a catalog of hip
FedEx strike threat postponed
Although the FedEx Pilots Association (FPA) promised not to strike during the ’98 holiday season, catalogers shouldn’t rest easy quite yet. As of early