Catalog

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  Live From Catalog On The Road: But Retail Isn’t Everything

  Sure, the big buzz is all about having synergy between direct and retail presences. But three speakers at Thursday’s DMA Catalog on the Road Conference said their companies have no plans to move into the brick and mortar world, thank you very much.

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  Home Depot Embraces Mail Order

  AS MAKEOVERS GO, IT’S NOT especially extreme, but The Home Depot is finally offering its decor-oriented products by mail. This has meant moving from foundation

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  Research: Women Say, Keep Those Catalogs Coming!

  The holiday season is upon us, full throttle, and although 2005 is already a vague memory in the futuristic minds of channel marketers focusing on summer 2006, the “Shopping Methods & Mindsets” study from Frank About Women reveals some intriguing insights on what marketers are doing right – and where they can improve.

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  As NRF Turns Optimistic, Consumers Plan to Hold the Line on Spending

  While the National Retail Federation has turned cautiously optimistic on holiday sales, merchants this season face consumers determined to hold the line on gift spending, according to a report from The Conference Board.

  The National Retail Federation has raised its holiday forecast, predicting consumer spending will increase 6%, to $439.53 billion, over last year.

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  Web Sales Lead Direct Activity for Coldwater Creek

  Coldwater Creek generated $12.4 million in net income during its third quarter, up from net income of $9.1 million in third quarter 2004. The Sandpoint, ID-based women’s apparel marketer’s revenue jumped from $150.5 million a year ago to $190.1 million

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  Liz Claiborne Offers $366 Million for J. Jill

  New York-based apparel manufacturer Liz Claiborne is trying yet again to acquire the outstanding shares of Hingham, MA-based cataloger/retailer The J. Jill Group.

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  Revenue, Income up for Alloy

  Alloy Inc. generated third quarter net income of $7.3 million, up from just under $2 million in third quarter 2004. The New York based marketer, which targets Generation Y females, saw its revenue rise from $104.4 million to $122.9 million

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  KarstadtQuelle to Axe 1,000 Jobs: Reports

  KarstadtQuelle AG, the German cataloger and retailer, will cut around 1,000 jobs at its troubled mail order division

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  Golden Gate Acquires Appleseed’s and Draper’s & Damon’s

  Golden Gate Capital Inc. has completed its acquisition of Appleseed

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  DM Sales Soften Rough Third Quarter for Talbots

  Total sales for apparel marketer The Talbots Inc. were $426.3 million in third-quarter 2005, up from $413.2 million a year earlier. But much of the increase was generated from newly opened outlets: Same-store sales fell by 2%. The company’s net income dropped from $27.2 million a year ago to $20 million.