AP Spotlight Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season DAVID SHARP Associated Press Dec 4, 2024 Dec 4, 2024 Updated Nov 26, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PORTLAND, Maine — Honey, they shrunk the catalogs.kAm(9:=6 C6E2:=6CD 9@A6 E@ 8@ 3:8 E9:D 9@=:52J D62D@?[ 4FDE@>6CD >2J ?@E:46 E92E E96 AC:?E65 8:7E 8F:56D 2CC:G:?8 :? E96:C >2:=3@I6D 2C6 D>2==6C]k^AmkAm|2?J @7 E96 >:==:@?D @7 42E2=@8D 86EE:?8 D6?E E@ &]$] 9@>6D H6C6 :?5665 D42=65 5@H? E@ D2G6 @? A@DE286 2?5 A2A6C[ C6DF=E:?8 :? 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