PC Connection Cuts Jobs
Information technology products merchant PC Connection announced further cost reduction measures this month, including layoffs to about 6% of its staff. ...
CDW 2008 Sales Dip Slightly
CDW Corp. saw its 2008 sales slip less than 1%, to $8.07 billion. ...
Sales Up, Profits Down for Staples
Fourth-quarter sales for catalog/retailer Staples jumped 16%, to $6.2 billion for the three months ended Jan. 31....
Henry Schein Adds Orthodonics Products Provider
Healthcare products and services provider Henry Schein today it has purchased Ortho Organizers, a full-line manufacturer and distributor of orthodontics products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed; the acquisition is expected to be accretive to Henry Schein’s 2009 financial results....
Layoffs Announced at W.W. Grainger
With the announcement that its January sales had slipped 9%, maintenance, repair, and operations products marketer W.W. Grainger said yesterday that it will cut 300 to 400 jobs...
Make it through the mailroom
When you're paying so much for catalog postage and production, nothing is more frustrating than knowing many of your best promotions may be getting stuck...
B-To-B Sales Stable, Profits Peter Out
Considering that the Economy Appears to be Going from Bad to Worse, the second quarter wasn't too bad for the business-to-business and computer marketers...
Victorian Trading Exchanges Name of B-to-B Unit
It's a relatively small change, but it signifies the growing strength of the company's brand: Victorian Trading Co. has renamed its Victoria Greetings...
Business Objects Acquires Firstlogic
Business intelligence solution provider Business Objects agreed to acquire privately held data-quality software and services provider Firstlogic on Feb. 8. Business Objects will pay approximately $69 million in an all-cash transaction. ...
