Deborah L. Douglas

By Deborah L. Douglas The catalog value report card. If you're thinking about the salability of your catalog company, the "report card" below is meant to help you assess your positioning. But before you start answering the questions and calculating your grade, there are a few caveats to consider. In certain catalog industry corners, the norms of performance may be slightly unusual. For example, in highly fashion-oriented catalogs, inventory turns are slightly more difficult to maintain, and some merchandise write-offs will, and even should, be normal to keep stocks clean and tight. Alternatively, some catalogers offer long-standing replacement items (e.g.,