Recent Articles
May 12, 2008
Quad/Graphics is expanding its co-mailing capabilities with the introduction of new technology that allows multiple catalog titles, each with their own unique trim size and page count, to be bound together on a single, conventional saddle stitcher.
May 09, 2008
Macy's Inc. will discontinue the Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog in early 2009 so that it can shift focus of the brand's direct-to-consumer business to the Bloomingdales.com Web site.
May 07, 2008
Internet security tools provider McAfee is expanding its services significantly with a new secure search service and a security scanning service that looks for holes in a Web site's application that might allow a hacker to gain access.
May 06, 2008
After a review, L.L. Bean has named GSD&M Idea City as its advertising agency of record. The account includes creative duties for the company's online, print, TV and radio advertising efforts.
May 06, 2008
Target Corp. said it would sell an interest in its credit card receivables to JPMorgan Chase for proceeds of approximately $3.6 billion. The transaction is expected to provide Target with sufficient liquidity to implement its business plans without the need to access term debt capital this year.
May 02, 2008
Quebecor World Inc. said it will close one US facility and significantly downsize a Canadian facility as part of its three-year retooling program, resulting in the loss of approximately 700 full-time jobs. Earlier this month, Quebecor World said it will close its Magog, Quebec, facility, which produces magazines and retail inserts, resulting in a loss of approximately 300 full-time positions.
May 02, 2008
Several direct marketing industry up-and-comers discussed how brand and direct marketing are merging as well as emerging new technologies during a Direct Marketing Educational Foundation teleconference last week.
May 02, 2008
Linens 'n Things said it has filed for protection under Chap. 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company's financial restructuring plans include closing 120 underperforming stores.
May 01, 2008
Outdoor gear and apparel retailer Gander Mountain is making a big push into catalogs and e-commerce this year. Its efforts saw light this week when the 48-year-old brand was featured in a 324-page catalog drop to 2 million homes. Gander Mountain also expects to launch its own branded e-commerce Web site and catalog later this year.
April 28, 2008
Charming Shoppes Inc.'s board of directors is exploring operating and strategic alternatives for its non-core misses apparel catalog titles in order to provide a greater focus on its core brands, Lane Bryant, Catherines and Fashion Bug.