Cool Ideas

The National Retail Federation’s new Retail Loss Prevention Intelligence Network. It’s a Web-based database that allows law enforcement professionals and retailers to share information about organized retail theft. (Maybe direct marketers should emulate this program.)

Housekeeping Notes

With this issue we say “goodbye” to our long-time art director Tim Emery. My friend and colleague is moving on to other exciting assignments here at North American Publishing Co., our parent company. And we offer a hearty “hello” to Al Feuerstein, our new art director. I used to work with Al at another business magazine, and I’m excited to be working with him once again. He even spent some time in cataloging, having been an art director for an office furniture merchant. I know you join me in welcoming Al back to the catalog industry.