Industry Eye: Tech Talk and Catalogers’ Updates

u Book and gift catalog Bas Bleu was acquired in January by Universal Screen Arts, a multi-title catalog company whose books include What on Earth, Art and Artifact, Signals and Wireless. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Launch

u Online retail giant Amazon.com in January launched Endless.com, the first stand-alone retail Web site the company has started on its own. The site features shoes and handbags, and offers free overnight shipping on all of its 250 brands and 15,000 styles.