Thalheimer Goes Solo

| Jim Tierney

Richard Thalheimer is back in business. Less than a year after he was replaced as chairman/CEO of The Sharper Image Corp., Thalheimer has unveiled an e-commerce Website, RichardSolo.com.

Neiman Marcus Direct Up 8.7% In 3Q

| MCM staff

At upscale apparel and decor mailer Neiman Marcus Direct, which includes the catalog and online operations for Neiman Marcus and Horchow and the Bergdorf Goodman Website, fiscal third-quarter sales rose 8.7%

May sales roundup

| MCM staff

May was not a kind month to most of the publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT.

Bottom-Feeding with Cooperative Database Models

| Jim Coogan

Catalogers must cut waste out of their circulation to fight the spiraling costs postage, paper and printing. A powerful tool for eliminating non-responsive names is to test the bottom of your house file reactivation models.