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 ...

Thirty-five years ago, print media was having a renaissance. And the uncontested leader of the medium, with more cultural relevance than most magazines or books, was a clothing catalog, delivered free ...

After a bit of a lull, women’s apparel buyers got busy placing orders again. For the third quarter of 2006, the names of 33.3 million 12-month buyers from women’s clothing catalogs were available for ...

The private-equity owner of the women’s clothing catalogs Spiegel and Newport News is close to buying Massachusetts-based mail-order company Appleseed’s, according to sources familiar with the deal.

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 ...

(CATALOG AGE)–Knight’s Direct, which mails the Home Decorators Collection and Soft Surroundings books, will discontinue mailing its women’s apparel catalog City Spirit at the end of the year. Most of ...