“Not your father’s New Age,” trade rag New Age Retailer’s current marketing tagline, was the message being touted at the 2003 International New Age Trade Show (INATS) West on June 28-30 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. What began as a metaphysical and jewelry show in 1996 has grown three times in size to its current…Continue Reading
Just How Big Is The ‘Off-The-Books’ Book Business? Sashay into any Barnes & Noble superstore, and there they are. Past the Barnes & Noble Café–branded 3-piece tea sets (“Great Curves. Excellent Style.”), past the Barnes & Noble–branded laser stationery, the velvet CD wallets, and the handy personal cash boxes, are, of course, the Barnes &…Continue Reading
McGraw-Hill’s Kids Group Sets Sights on the Trade Eleven years ago McGraw-Hill Inc. sacked more than 1,000 people and gutted its own infrastructure, shrinking its operating units from what had once been five, to three, and then two. Corporate vultures were regularly dive-bombing the company’s Sixth Avenue headquarters, girding for the last great hostile takeover…Continue Reading
