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 ...

It has been 62 years since Appleseed’s was founded in Beverly, and about 12 years since the women’s clothing retailer closed 17 retail stores – including a successful one in Cohasset – and became ...

Shakespeare’s Juliet isn’t the only one to ask what’s in a name. Apparel and home goods cataloger Lands’ End is pondering the same question. Earlier this year the Dodgeville, WI-based mailer changed ...

It seems a tad unsporting to aim a catalog’s sales pitch at women. I mean, who else? You don’t often see a man soaking in a hot bubble bath paging through the Nordstrom catalog, while in some of our ...

There are catalogs for overweight children, physically challenged people, tall women and short men. Chances are, if you’re out there, there’s a catalog with clothing for you. But Ebony Publications ...

The men’s fashion category has boasted the strongest growth rate within the apparel industry in recent years, prompting a robust wave of new entrants into this increasingly lucrative space. However, ...

IKEA removed images of women from the Saudi Arabia version of its catalog, a decision that the furniture giant now says clashes with its values. Swedish publication Metro posted a comparison of the ...