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Spiegel and Time Warner Announce Home Shopping Vendors: Spiegel Inc. and Time Warner Entertainment said five retailers have agreed to sell products on their joint home shopping channel. Merchandise from Neiman Marcus, Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma, Sharper Image, and Nature Company will be shown on a 24-hour shopping service called Catalog 1. Spiegel and Eddie Bauer had previously planned to sell products on the channel. Spiegel and Time Warner will launch the channel in four markets in March. The service will be expanded to other cities in the fall.