New Chairman, Initiatives for J.C. Whitney Parent
Automotive Specialty Accessories and Parts (ASAP), the parent company of catalogers J.C. Whitney & Co. and Stylin
Brady Corp. Acquires Clement Communications
Officials at Brady Corp., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer/marketer of industrial signage, security, and safety products, believe they have found a perfect complement in the company
Courting cross-channel Loyalty
It’s no secret that the number of cross-channel customers has grown exponentially in recent years to more than 45 million in 2005 and that they tend to
Third quarter’s not the charm
All but one of the publicly traded consumer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant increased their third-quarter sales in 2006. On the other side
Art & Artifact parent buys Bas Bleu
Universal Screen Arts, the parent company of the Art & Artifact, Signals, What on Earth, and Wireless gifts and decor catalogs, acquired books cataloger
Postal Service releases rate case updates
The U.S. Postal Service in January released revisions to its proposed mailing standards as part of the pending rate case, which if approved will be implemented
Guitar Center to Buy Woodwind & the Brasswind–Again
In the past two months, cataloger/retailer Guitar Center tried, but failed, to acquire South Bend, IN-based cataloger The Woodwind & the Brasswind. This week, though, its acquisition of the multititle mailer has been approved
Paper Manufacturers Abitibi, Bowater to Merge
In a deal that will create the third largest public paper and forest products company in North America, Montreal-based Abitibi Consolidated and Greenville, SC-based Bowater today agreed to combine companies
USPS Releases Rate Case Revisions; Comments Due Jan. 31
Last week the U.S. Postal Service released revisions to its proposed mailing standards as part of the pending rate case, which if approved will be implemented in May.
Montgomery Ward Launches Spanish-Language Site
Chicago-based Direct Marketing Services Inc. (DMSI), the multititle mailer that acquired Montgomery Ward out of bankruptcy in June 2004, has launched a Spanish-language version of the Montgomery Ward Website