Petals Acquired by Southridge Capital
The name and assets of cataloger/retailer Petals, which filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in November, was acquired by Ridgefield, CT-based private equity...
Equity Firm Buys Edwin Watts Golf
Wellspring Capital Management, the New York-based private equity firm that owns model-trains maker Lionel and the CCM hockey skates company, has acquired...
November Sales Roundup
Most of the publicly traded marketers tracked by CATALOG AGE have reason for good cheer: They reported solid gains in November sales. For instance, a...
Home Depot Acquires MRO Supplier
In a move to bolster its Maintenance Warehouse catalog, Fullerton, CA-based Home Depot has agreed to buy Economy Maintenance Supply Co., a Sterling, VA-based...
Chico's Posts 3Q Gains
Fort Myers, FL-based women’s apparel cataloger/retailer Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS) continues to churn out strong sales and earnings numbers. Net sales for...
FAO Files for Chapter 11 Again
For the second time in less than year, toys marketer FAO is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The parent company of FAO Schwarz, The Right...
Catalogs Fuel 3Q Sales at Jos. A. Bank
A 26% rise in catalog and Internet sales carried men's apparel cataloger/retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (NasdaqNM: JOSB) to double-digit third-quarter...
Wine.com Buys AKA Gourmet
San Francisco-based Wine.com on Dec. 1 bought Oakland, CA-based AKA Gourmet, a cataloger/Web marketer of gourmet food and wine gift baskets. Terms of...
Catalog Vet Buys a Stake in MindWare
For a year, Jeanne Voigt sought an investor to help her bring her catalog business, MindWare, to the next level. She believes she finally found that person...
BENCHMARK 2003: Critical Issues & Trends
How to cut costs without weakening their business continues to bedevil catalogers. Nearly four out of five respondents (79%) to Catalog Age's 2003 Benchmark...
Bulls and Bears: More Downs Than Ups in September
Ticker symbol Company Price as of 9/30/03 52-week high 52-week low % price change last month Revenue per share T4Q % total debt/total capital DIRECT TO...
Quality Vs. Quantity
Only 13 mergers and acquisitions were transacted during the third quarter, compared with 22 deals in the third quarter of last year. But a number of the...
Interline Brands Acquires Florida Lighting
Jacksonville, FL-based multititle business-to-business cataloger Interline Brands on Nov. 25 announced it acquired the assets of Pompano Beach, FL-based...
Direct Sales Surge at Restoration Hardware
Corte Madera, CA-based gifts and home furnishings cataloger/retailer Restoration Hardware (Nasdaq: RSTO) reported that its net revenue increased 6% to...
Financial Reports: Sharper Image, Williams-Sonoma, and More
Sharper Image Catalog Sales Rise 20% San Francisco-based gadgets marketer Sharper Image (Nasdaq:SHRP) posted solid revenue and earnings for its quarter...
Sport Supply Unloads ATEC
Making good on its intent to eliminate noncore operations, Dallas-based sports equipment marketer Sport Supply Group (OTCBB:SSPY) has sold Athletic Training...
Schein Acquires Pharmaceutical Pair
Melville, NY-based medical, dental, and veterinary conglomerate Henry Schein (Nasdaq:HSIC) is at again. The serial acquirer expanded its pharmaceuticals...
GovConnection's GSA Contract Cancelled
Bad news for PC Connection (NASDAQ: PCCC). On Nov. 17, the Merrimack, NH-based computer reseller announced that its GovConnection subsidiary’s General...
Survey News: Mixed October Retail Sales Report
The U.S. Commerce Department’s monthly sales report shows that overall retail sales (seasonally adjusted for the month) dropped 0.3%—but that was primarily...
Financial Reports: Penney, Systemax, and More
Eckerd Drags on Penney’s Bottom Line Plano, TX-based cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) reported a 35% drop in third-quarter net income, to $80...
Harry and David, Jackson & Perkins Up for Auction
CATALOG AGE has learned that Japanese pharmaceutical company Yamanouchi has invited potential buyers to bid on its Medford, OR-based Bear Creek Corp....
Collegiate Pacific to Acquire Tomark
Dallas-based Collegiate Pacific, a cataloger of sporting equipment to schools and teams, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Corona, CA-based sports...
Hanover Puts Noncore Titles on the Block
Nov. 10 was a dizzying day of news at Edgewater, NJ-based Hanover Direct. For starters, the multititle mailer announced a recapitalization agreement with...
R.R. Donnelley to Buy Printer--and Gets Catalog in the Bargain
Chicago-based printer R.R. Donnelley & Sons on Nov. 10 agreed to buy Toronto-based business forms printing conglomerate Moore Wallace for $2.8 million...
FAO Outlook Grows Even Grimmer
The same day that it announced liduidity concerns, King of Prussia, PA-based FAO receive a notice of default from its lenders. The notice, which FAO received...
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