Dear culturejam,
Thanks for your question. First, let me request that if any of the
following is unclear or if you require any further research – please
don’t hesitate to ask me for a clarification.
Here’s a list of upscale catalogs I’ve identified through some on- and
offline research – if you feel that some of these do not meet your
needs, please do let me know.
Pottery Barn
1-800-922-5507
www.potterybarn.com
Pierredeux
1-888-743-7732
www.pierredeux.com
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1- 800- 468-7386
www.metmuseum.org/store
Restoration Hardware
1-800- 762-1005
www.restorationhardware.com
Camellia and Main
1-800-993-4438
www.camelliaandmain.com
Crow’s Nest Trading
1-800-325- 9897
www.crowsnesttrading.com
Source: The Plain Dealer; Cleveland, Ohio; Oct 25, 2002
Sur La Table
www.surlatable.com
Williams Sonoma
www.williams-sonoma.com/
Crate & Barrel
www.crateandbarrel.com/
Source: Boston Globe; Boston, Mass.; Mar 16, 2003
J. Peterman
www.jpeterman.com
Smith & Hawken
www.smith-hawken.com
Orvis
www.orvis.com/
NapaStyle
www.napastyle.com/
F.H. Gillingham & Company
F.H. Gillingham & Company
16 Elm Street
Woodstock, VT 05091 USA
1-800-344-6668
Hammacher Schlemmer
www.hammacher.com/
Barrons
Barrons
P.O. Box 994
Novi, MI 48376-0994 USA
(800) 762-7145
www.barronscatalog.com
also check out -
http://www.barronsdinnerware.com/
J. Marco Catalog
J. Marco Catalog
4935 Panther Parkway
Seville, OH 44273-8930 USA
(800) 948-3100
www.jmarco.com
Terra Studios
Terra Studios
12103 Hazel Valley Road
Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
(800) 255-8995
www.terrastudios.com
For writing instruments (e.g. letter opener) –
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Colorado Pen Direct
2 Kalamath Street
Denver, CO 80223
(not online)
Myron Collection
205 Maywood Ave
Maywood, NJ 07607 USA
www.myron.com
Fahrney's Pens
1317 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
www.fahrneyspens.com
For hardware accessories –
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Jim Leonard Antique Hardware
509 Tangle Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282
Hand Forged Hardware
100 Daniel Ridge Rd
Candler, NC 28715-9434 USA
www.ioa.com
Scott's-Beckers' Hardware, Inc.
1411 S. Third St.
Ozark, MO 65721 USA
scotbeckhdw@aol.com
Paxton Hardware Ltd.7818 Bradshaw RoadUpper Falls, MD 21156 USA
Old Smithy Shop193A Rt. 13Brookline, NH 03033
The Renovator's Supply
Renovator's Old Mill
Millers Falls, MA 01349 USA
www.renovatorssupply.com
Van Dyke's Restorers
PO Box 278
39771 S.D. Hwy 34
Woonsocket, SD 57385 USA
restoration@cabelas.com
Woodworker's Hardware
PO Box 180
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379-0180 USA
www.wwhardware.com
Nexton Industries Inc.
51 S. 1St St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
American Home Supply
P.O. Box 697
191 Lost Lake Lane
Campbell, CA 95009
(408) 246-1962
Upscale gifts, etc.
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Albritton Fruit
5430 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34233
(also gifts)
Some catalogs I have located using catalogsite.catalogcity.com
I thought the following data may also be of interest to you –
Upscale Opportunity Online in 2003, in $billions
Upscale apparel sold online[*] 6.2
Upscale apparel sold through stores and catalogs 62.9
Total Designer/Bridge/Better Markets 69.2
SOURCE: *ESTIMATE BASED ON FORRESTER RESEARCH, 1999
I hope this response adequately addresses your request. Please let me
know if you are in need of additional information concerning this
query.
Thanks,
ragingacademic-ga |
Request for Answer Clarification by
culturejam-ga
on
05 Apr 2003 17:01 PST
I believe this question was misunderstood by the researcher.
All of the catalogs mentioned were mass marketers, mostly of imported
items. None of those catalogs would be mentioned in the magazines we
specified. Of all the catalogs mantioned, only williams-sonoma.com
comes close, and it's not really that close. Also, the data supplied
at the end of the answer was for the apparel market, not our market.
potterybarn.com does not carry hand-made craft items.
pierredeux.com is mass produced french country.
the met store carries mass produced art related items.
restoration hardware carries mass produced imported items.
camelliaandmain.com is mass produced faux french country
surlatable.com carries kitchen goods.
potterybarn.com does not carry hand-made craft items.
jpeterman.com sells clothing.
smith-hawken.com sells mass produced import items.
orvis.com is a generalmass merchandiser.
napastyle.com does not carry hand-made craft items.
hammacher.com sells mass produced import items.
barronsdinnerware.com sells mass produced items.
jmarco.com sells clothing and accesories, mass produced.
terrastudios.com only sells items from their studio
myron.com sells mass-produced import items.
fahrneyspens.com sells pens...
www.ioa.com is out of business.
Scott's-Beckers' Hardware, Inc., Paxton Hardware Ltd. and Old Smithy
Shop are not catalogs, and have no Internet presence.
renovatorssupply.com is off-line.
wwhardware.com is a hardware store.
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Clarification of Answer by
ragingacademic-ga
on
05 Apr 2003 21:30 PST
culturejam -
Thanks for your feedback.
I'm willing to keep working on this for you, but you do need to note
the following -
+ many of the catalogs mentioned would - and some do - advertise in
the magazines you mention.
+ All of the catalogs are upscale, and all are catalogs, although not
all are online (this was not a requirement in your original question)
- all came from catalog sources, and for many I was able to view a
.jpg of the mail order catalog cover.
+ My apologies that a couple were out-of-business - I relied on some
external sources as well as on research of my own, and given the large
number of retailers, did not verify every single one.
Identifying sources where you may be able to place merchandise for
sale is very different from identifying sources that will definitely
agree to feature your products in their catalog. The latter is a
multi-thousand dollar consulting job, as I'm sure you are aware.
Your request was for "a list of 20-50 upscale catalogs for possible
product placement/marketing," which is what I went about constructing.
I provided you with quite a few targets that may be relevant for the
specific products you included in the description - i.e. writing
instruments and hardware/furniture accessories - in addition to a
large range of upscale catalogs. Of course, this has already taken up
a considerable amount of time.
Please let me know how you would like to proceed. In any case, you
will have to provide a far more detailed definition of what it is you
are seeking.
thanks,
ragingacademic
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Clarification of Answer by
ragingacademic-ga
on
13 Apr 2003 14:14 PDT
Dear culturejam -
Following some additional research, here are some more retail mail
order and Web-based retailers that may provide a better fit for the
type of merchandise you are trying to sell -
Lindsay Art Glass
http://www.lindsayartglass.com/jewels.htm
Goddess Glass
http://www.yoni.com/cheaney/
Andiamo Glass Design
http://www.artglass.com/Index.html
White Elk's Visions in Glass
http://www.whiteelks.com/
This one looks somewhat promising, although you'd still be high end -
http://www.crystalporcelain.com/default.asp
And - Millenium Crystal Company
http://www.crystalgifts2000.com/
However, you will find that most such sites/catalogs feature only one
artist, who typically is the catalog sponsor.
Perhaps you would like to try someone such as Neiman Marcus -
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/catM5.jhtml?itemId=cat590733&parentId=cat1730771&masterId=cat000630
They definitely carry merchandise in the price category you mention,
although I would assume most of their merchandise is mass produced.
Some additional links that may be of assistance -
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The American Craft Council at
http://www.craftcouncil.org/
may be able to assist you further.
You may also want to try handmade.net -
http://www.handmade.net/
And watch for the museum store directory to go online shortly -
http://www.musee.com/
Here's one live directory of museum stores -
http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Visual_Arts/Museum_Stores/
And then of course there is the museum company -
http://www.museumcompany.com/
I think you are in a unique situation - somewhere in between a gallery
and a high-end catalog in terms of pricing. The challenge is that
unless you are online, few catalogs will take "one of a kind" type
products, so you would have to produce multiple items (of the same
design) for any buyer to consider you seriously for their retail
effort.
I think a far more logical step for you would be to build your own
site, and to promote it, mostly online, using search engines, link
exchanges, and perhaps well targeted ads in relevant publications.
I hope this additional information is of value to you.
Please let me know if this is still insufficient and we shall then
consider how to further proceed.
thanks,
ragingacademic
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