As digital advertising becomes less reliable and more expensive, retailers are turning back to print to win over consumers during peak season.
“The internet largely is an unorganized mess. It serves very well when a consumer knows what they’re looking for, but not as much for general browsing,” said Chad Lusk, senior director at Alvarez & Marsal’s Consumer and Retail Group. “Catalogs serve to assemble these curated collections of goods where you can see multiple items paired together … that effectively triggers ideas.”