The holiday shopping campaigns have already begun: by way of TV ads, emails, social media, and — increasingly — catalogs. Yes ...

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It’s a move that might seem old school, but it could improve the shopping experience big time. Catalogs evoke nostalgia and can capture children's attention, even in a digital age. Retailers like ...

Two major lifestyle retailers at different ends of the budget spectrum dropped home-centric catalogs ahead of the holiday season.

I was pleased to learn that Sears, Roebuck & Company will bring back its iconic Sears Wish Book for the holiday season this year. This year’s publication, of a catalogue first published in 1934, marks ...

I’m happy to tell you because I just found out myself! It is a kit home purchased out of a Sears mail order catalog. Sounds unbelievable, right? But in those ...

So special, so spectacular, Sears bestowed the audacious official title Wish Book upon the front cover of the 600-some page ...