Shopping by mail can be a convenient and effective way to shop, but while some catalogs are desirable and useful, others are just junk sent by direct-mail marketers. Catalogs for products you don’t ...

Apparently the holidays are in full swing: Our mailbox is chockablock with a steadily increasing number of catalogs, flyers, and other unwanted detritus every day. There’s really nothing like a wasted ...

It’s a sure sign that Christmas is coming. A chill in the air. Bing Crosby music at the mall. And the first blizzard. Not snow, but mail order catalogs — their glossy pages imploring Americans to buy ...

Just about every week, dozens of catalogs show up in my mailbox. Yesterday, there were 15 of them. I kept two: Gump’s and Smithsonian. A lot of people are surprised that catalogs even exist anymore.

Catalogs may seem like an outdated way to grab shoppers, but not if your target is millennials. Data & Marketing Association says the response rate for catalogs has increased during the past few years ...

Connie, my wife, is a mail-order catalog shopper. Given her busy work schedule, mail-order catalog shopping is quick and convenient, an effective utilization of her spare time. The system works ...

If you're clicking through the internet today hoping to do a little shopping, you likely have Aaron Montgomery Ward to thank. Ward's catalog was a single sheet offering 163 items. By 1884, the catalog ...