Paper mills say, Hike
At least two major North American paper companies, International Paper (IP) and Fraser Papers, have announced a $2.50 per hundredweight (cwt), or $50
Computer sellers lead the charge
Of the 10 publicly traded business-to-business and computer merchants tracked, all but three showed year-over-year sales increases for the first three
Lerner becomes Metrostyle
Billed as the new face of Lerner catalog, Metrostyle will also become the new name of the women’s apparel catalog next year. Metrostyle is part of New
Oriental Trading sold
Washington-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy the majority of the Omaha, NE-based gifts and novelties cataloger Oriental Trading
Paper Prices Continue Climb
Prepare to spend more on your catalog paper: Wisconsin Rapids, WI-based Stora Enso North America has announced a $2 per hundredweight (cwt) increase on its Productolith, LumiArt, and Orion coated freesheets and all private-label web offset papers. This comes just a few weeks after International Paper and Fraser Papers,
Oriental Trading Sold
Washington-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy the majority of Oriental Trading Co., an Omaha, NE-based gifts and novelties cataloger, from Los Angeles-based Brentwood Associates.
Lerner Becomes Metrostyle
Billed as
Lillian: In or Out?
Following the May 30 announcement that investment firm Sun Capital Partners had bought gifts and housewares cataloger Lillian Vernon Corp. from Direct Holdings Worldwide, there have been conflicting media reports about the fate of founder Lillian Vernon.
International Paper to Sell Coated, SC Papers Business
What had been rumored for several months
Mexico’s Liverpool launches U.S. site
Mexico City-based department store giant Liverpool, which last year reaped an estimated $3 billion in sales, in March unveiled an online catalog that