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Live From MeritDirect: USPS Wants Quality over Quantity 
By: By Tim Parry
White Plains, NY--After years of managing volume, the U.S. Postal Service wants to instead manage mail quality, according to Hamilton Davison, executive director of the American Catalog Mailers Association....

June Sales Roundup 

As American consumers have no choice but to spend more of their income on food and gasoline, the lack of discretionary funds is starting to hit certain retailers hard. A look at June’s sales figures supports that....

J.C. Penney Targets College-Bound Teens 

Hoping to cash in on the back-to-school season, J.C. Penney has launched a new line of home goods geared for college-bound teens called Dorm Life....

Dorrit Bern Out at Charming Shoppes 

Woman's apparel manufacturer/marketer Charming Shoppes announced today that Dorrit J. Bern has resigned as president/CEO and a member of the board of directors, effective immediately....

Pottery Barn Goes Big With New Atlanta Store 

Home decor and furnishings cataloger/retailer Pottery Barn plans to open its largest store in the U.S. in Atlanta later this month....

How to Help USPS Realign 
By: By Jim Tierney
At last week’s first-ever National Catalog Advocacy & Strategy Forum, sponsored by the American Catalog Mailers Association, one of ACMA’s key issues centered on U.S. Postal Service network realignment....

Horny Toad Nabs Nau 
By: By Tim Parry
Lifestyle apparel manufacturer/marketer Horny Toad Activewear announced June 24 that it has acquired the assets of Nau, which sells a clothing line similar to Horny Toad’s....

USPS Regroups to Tackle Parcel Market 
By: By Patrick Barnard
Get ready for a leaner, meaner and more technologically advanced U.S. Postal Service....

Lands' End President Leaves 

David McCreight has resigned from his post as president of apparel merchant Lands’ End. McCreight will join apparel, footwear and accessories company Under Armour in September, where he will oversee the wholesale and direct-to-consumer distribution channels and marketing....

Federal judge, Congress defang FACTA 
By: By Ken Magill
Merchants in May received two pieces of good news on the ill-crafted Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, or FACTA. Congress passed a bill protecting...

Movers & shakers 

The U.S. Postal Service has named Sam Pulcrano, a 33-year agency veteran, as its first vice president of sustainability. Pulcrano, who currently serves...

Celebrate Express Bought by Liberty Media 

Party supplies and costumes merchant Celebrate Express will be sold to holding company Liberty Media for $31 million in cash, or $3.90 per share....

Live From the ACMA Forum: Postmaster Potter: Get in the Green Game 
By: By Jim Tierney
Washington—Catalog mailers have not been vocal enough about the environmental impact of the industry, Postmaster General John E. Potter told several catalogers at Friday’s National Catalog Advocacy & Strategy....

Live From the ACMA Forum: So Long, Saturday Mail Delivery? 
By: By Jim Tierney
Washington--The U.S. Postal Service has reached a pivotal juncture, said Dan Blair to attendees at Thursday’s National Catalog Advocacy & Strategy Forum: “We are at a crossroads right now with volume.”...

Live From The ACMA Forum: Prospects for Lower Rates 
By: By Jim Tierney
Washington—Postal rates for catalogers are probably not ever going to decrease, as Stephen M. Kearney, vice president of pricing and classification for the U.S. Postal Service, told attendees at Thursday’s National Catalog Advocacy & Strategy Forum....

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