Summer (or Autumn?) Reading

What’s more, a growing number of companies are de-emphasizing catalogs in favor of retail (J. Crew, J. Jill, Banana Republic) or the Internet (Bloomingdale’s, Dell, Tiger Direct) or both.

Yes, little of this is brand-new, but what we at Catalog Success routinely refer to as the “catalog/multichannel” business is clearly transitioning. Heavy emphasis on the print catalog is waning.