Topic

Catalog

  • Fruit of Its Labor

    Despite an ever-growing Web and retail presence, print catalogs remain an essential part of Harry & David’s marketing mix.

  • Pier One Losses Balloon

    Pier 1 Imports Inc. posted a net loss of $72.7 million for the third quarter compared to a net loss of $7.1 million in the prior-year.

  • Shari’s Berries Owner Launches Anew

    Shari Fitzpatrick, who founded Sacramento, CA-based cataloger/retailer Shari’s Berries in 1989, launched another online store, the Berry Factory.

  • Sharper Image Sales Off in November

    Sharper Image Corp. reported that November sales fell 27% compared to the same month last year.

  • Multichannel Mix

    Direct talked recently with Chris Carrington and Philip Donahue of catalog design firm Lorel Marketing Group about the catalog and multichannel trends they see for 2007.

  • What Comes Between Me and My Calvins? Data Security!

    DURING THE PAST TWO years, data aggregators, credit card processors and consumer-facing firms have lost, compromised or sold to no-goodniks roughly 98

  • And the Winner Is

    In previous years I started saving up my holiday catalogs in midsummer. I’d sometimes even log the date they arrived. Then, when holiday shopping time

  • Putting a Price on Naughty or Nice

    Santa Claus’ load would be lightened considerably if he ditched the toy-making elves and chose his gifts from Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book.

  • Blair to Close Returns Center, Consolidate Operations

    Blair Corp., an apparel and home products marketer, will close its leased Returns Center in Erie, PA, and move all returns operations to the Blair Distribution Complex in Irvine, PA., which is located approximately seven miles from its Warren headquarters.

  • Dance: 10; Looks: 3

    The innovative minds at Canada Post, the Canadian mail system, had a good idea: Take a dozen popular catalogers and feature their wares in a single mailer, which would be sent to homes across the Great White North in time for the holidays.