Bon Prix Catalog Says Bon Voyage to U.S.

(Catalog Age) Hamburg, Germany-based off-price apparel and home goods cataloger Bon Prix will discontinue its U.S. operations in July.

The last catalog was mailed in late April; orders will be taken until the end of June. The Bon Prix Web site, which is promoting clearance merchandise at discounts of about 50% off, specifies that all sales are final if items are not returned by Sept. 30.

A subsidiary of German catalog giant Otto Versand, Bon Prix does not have a physical presence in the U.S. Rather, another Otto subsidiary based in the U.S.–the beleaguered Downer