A Proper Handle on Returns
Delray Beach, FL-based women’s apparel cataloger Boston Proper two years ago developed a software system to help with its biggest inventory management
International
Tips for Taking on the Goliaths
Fears that supersellers such as Wal-Mart and Amazon.com, with their mammoth buying power and nearly impossible to beat prices, will make smaller marketers
A Rebounding Economy May Boost Paper Prices
U.S. mills that produce coated freesheet are operating at just 84% capacity on average, according to Bedford, MA-based forest industry research group
ACC: The Highlight Reel
As I write this, I’m still catching my breath from the 20th Annual Catalog Conference. If you were there as well, you know what a hectic, jam-packed three
Abacus Launches in Japan
Co-op database compiler Abacus on June 30 launched Abacus KK, a wholly owned subsidiary that has launched operations in Japan. The new unit begins with
After the Lillian Vernon Sale, the Turnaround
When Rye, NY-based gifts and housewares cataloger Lillian Vernon Corp. agreed on April 16 to be sold, Lillianmania swept the New York area. Multiple articles
A Welcome End to a Tough Year
For many of the consumer catalogers tracked by Catalog Age, the best thing about the fourth quarter of 2002 was that it marked the end of 2002. Pretty
Annual Income Up at Blair
Though annual sales at apparel and home goods cataloger Blair Corp. (Amex: BL) declined 2%, the venerable marketer posted a whopping 105% bottom-line
All Boomers Are Not Alike
Americans 40 years old and up account for 43% of the U.S. population. More important to you as marketers, they account for 73% of all direct marketing
All for One, and One for All
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. Benjamin Franklin, upon signing the Declaration of Independence Joining clubs, organizations,