French cataloger and retailer Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA reported a “slight decline” in catalog in France in the first half of 1999 and small increase in the U.S., according to wire service reports. The company owns a major stake in New York-based large sizes catalog Brylane Inc
Overall sales rose to 8.74 billion euros ($9.29 billion) from 7.7 billion euros. The firm also posted Internet and telemarketing sales of 12.3 million euros compared with, a massive gain over 1.4 million a year earlier.