The late, lamented catalog showroom retailer Service Merchandise is making a comeback of sorts. The success of a Service Merchandise jewelry Website launched in December has led to the test-mailing of ...

Service Merchandise, the one-time catalog showroom retailer that attempted a comeback through a mail order catalog last spring, has been tabled at least until early next year. Due to a lack of ...

Update—In an early afternoon release, Service Merchandise confirmed that it intends to cease operations and liquidate its assets. The company cited “disappointing 2001 results in a post-September 11 ...

I have very vivid memories about Service Merchandise, a now-defunct business with a unique ordering process focused on catalog inventory. For a… Get ready for the holidays with the Holiday ThinkTank!

When I was a kid, assembling my Christmas list meant snipping photos from the back of the Service Merchandise catalog. I relished the arrival of that thick, glossy tome each fall, not least because ...