PORTLAND, Maine — Honey, they shrunk the catalogs. While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the printed gift guides arriving in their mailboxes are smaller. Many ...

Nordstrom relaunched its big holiday catalog for the first time in years, one of the latest major retailers to try to reach more consumers at home. And experts say there's a smart strategy behind it, ...

Before online shopping, the holiday season began when glossy catalogs arrived at the doorstep. In the 1970s, these catalogs were cultural events packed with toys, fashions, gadgets, and wild retro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nordstrom relaunched its big holiday catalog for the first time in years, one of the latest major retailers to try to reach more ...

The holiday shopping campaigns have already begun: by way of TV ads, emails, social media, and — increasingly — catalogs. Yes, real paper ads that arrive in your mailbox, those are becoming more ...

Holiday shoppers of a certain age remember thumbing through seasonal catalogs, and while you might still be able to get a printed Macy's holiday catalog, most stores and outlets have evolved their ...

The Amazon Holiday Kids Gift Book, which just recently hit mailboxes months ahead of Christmas, has become the modern child’s wish book — a glossy stand-in for the toy store aisles their parents once ...

Pint-sized presentations still can work, though, because the purpose of catalogs these days is simply to get customers’ attention, Zhang said. Conserving paper also works better with younger consumers ...