We retired folk have a lot of time to pay attention to things that working people might ignore. Take mail order catalogs, for instance. We get a lot of catalogs from a lot of different companies. Many ...

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 ...

Catalog shopping dates back more than a hundred years and continues to be popular as consumers look for ways to save time over shopping at local malls. With a ready-made consumer base, a savvy catalog ...

“Sports suits” and “suspender skirts” might not be the focus of New York Fashion Week but we’re enjoying the vintage charm found in a Smithsonian Trade Literature Collection from the early 20th ...

Before the internet revolutionized shopping, mail-order catalogs were the primary way many Americans bought products from the comfort of their homes. Baby Boomers grew up flipping through glossy pages ...

The Figi's mail order catalog, known for its offerings like holiday gifts and gourmet food, recently shut down its catalog division. The state of Wisconsin is famous for a number of things — beer, ...

In the “Showcases” section of the shopping homepage, select the desired supplier’s logo above the words “Hosted Catalog” (Figure 1). Note: You will know a supplier is a hosted catalog if a search box ...

If you're clicking through the internet today hoping to do a little shopping, you likely have Aaron Montgomery Ward to thank. Ward's catalog was a single sheet offering 163 items. By 1884, the catalog ...

Among a curiously diverse collection of knick-knacks, trinkets, and novelties, there was one notable similarity—a name. To some it was simply the name of a mail-order catalog, but to a great deal more ...