Taxing provision for direct merchants
Use-tax is rearing its head once again: New York Gov. David Paterson signed into law on April 15 a provision that will require out-of-state online retailers
News
Sale or sink for Red Envelope
Red Envelope warned in February that it had only enough money to operate the business through June. But at press time it was looking like the gifts cataloger
Fewer February books received
Consumer spending was down in February, and so was the number of catalogs in the mail. Catalog Tracker, a service of Greenwich, CT-based list firm Direct
Levin steps down, wants to buy SI
Jerry Levin resigned March 10 as chairman of The Sharper Image, and has informed the company that he and a group of investors are interested in acquiring
BlueSky’s collapse causes nonprofit fiasco
The collapse of direct marketer BlueSky Brands has delivered a bruising black eye to several of the most venerable nonprofits in existence and left them
Celebrating our silver year
In some ways it’s hard to believe that this magazine is turning 25 this year. In other ways, it’s difficult to imagine the catalog now the multichannel
Lillian saved by sale
It’s been a scary first quarter for the multichannel industry, with many merchants closing, in bankruptcy, or said to be near folding. At least Lillian
Hale Groves parent buys Pittman & Davis
Southern Fulfillment Services (SFS) has acquired Pittman & Davis, a catalog and Internet company offering fruits and gourmet foods. Terms of the deal,
Letters
Seeing red over green groups A growing number of direct marketers have taken notice of the DMA’s 2007 Resolution Asserting Environment Leadership and
Then and Now
It’s our birthday! We turn the Big 2-5 this year, and anytime you celebrate an important anniversary, it’s a time for looking back and reflecting on your history. We decided to take this opportunity to revisit some of our readers’ histories