Sears’ bankruptcy filing on Monday drummed up plenty of nostalgia for its heyday as the world’s biggest retailer. As Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. works to save its business, there’s no ...

WASHINGTON — Even if you didn’t order anything from last year’s Ikea catalog, the annual, full-color, 300-plus-page paper edition can be put to good use. Ikea will use shredded, recycled catalogs as ...

In one TV commercial from this year’s Toys R Us holiday campaign, a mom sweats through her cycling workout while her suspiciously helpful daughter tries to stir up a breeze. “I’m just gonna leave this ...

Now there's a new draw to IKEA – besides their cinammon buns and Swedish meatballs – especially for those who want to get rid of their old IKEA catalogs. In Brussels, you can now bring them back to ...

Though catalogs are using bigger and better photos and less text, they are increasingly a go-to medium to entice shoppers, even by online-only retailers, according to the Wall Street Journal. Bonobos, ...

If you're wondering what happened to The Sharper Image, America's one-stop shop for overpriced junk, this sad tête-à-tête from their website sums it up nicely: Q. What happened to the Sharper Image ...

Here is a blast from the past. My audio guru pal Steve Williams found these old Allied Electronics catalogs at the electronics flea market last Saturday. We all had a great time flipping through them ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. RadioShack is in trouble. The consumer electronics retailer, once America's leading seller of phones, ...

Steve Williams, my ever-vigilant audio guru friend just sent a couple cute links. One is for a site that archives old Radio Shack catalogs. It includes the 1939 catalog, although it is on that ...

(Catalog Age) You can go home again: The founder of rock-and-roll merchandise marketer Old Glory once again owns the catalog and Website. Last month Glenn Morelli, who had sold the direct division of ...