October Sales Roundup
If October catalog sales are any indication, most of the publicly traded cataloger/retailers tracked by CATALOG AGE have reason to be optimistic for the...
Financial Reports: Schein, MediaBay, Brookstone
3Q Net Sales Increase 18% at Schein Melville, NY-based medical, dental, and veterinary marketer Henry Schein (NasdaqNM: HSIC ) posted double-digit increases...
3Q Earnings Up at Aristotle
Though instability continues to plague marketers in the K-12 educational products market, Stamford, CT-based manufacturer/marketer Aristotle Corp. enjoyed...
Financial Reports: Martha Stewart Living, Guitar Center
Martha Stewart’s Direct Commerce Sales Decline New York-based Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia reported lower revenue and income for the quarter ended...
Micro Warehouse: What Went Wrong?
It's tough to say what was more surprising: that Micro Warehouse, one of the industry's largest and oldest computer catalogers, was selling the North...
Report: Spiegel Hid Critical Financial Data
Publicly traded cataloger/retailer Spiegel hid information about its shaky financial state for more than eight months, according to a report issued Sept....
Sales Are Growing Now What About Profits?
All but two of the 12 publicly traded consumer catalogers and cataloger/retailers tracked by Catalog Age or 83% boosted their second-quarter this year....
Survey News: Retail Executives Optimistic in October Poll
A monthly executive opinion survey conduced by the National Retail Federation and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. shows that the U.S. retail sector...
Angelica Assesses Life Uniform Segment
Saint Louis-based marketer/manufacturer Angelica Corp. (NYSE:AGL) has hired New York investment bank Morgan Joseph & Co. to review strategic alternatives...
Financial Reports: The Sportsman's Guide, PC Mall, RedEnvelope, Gaiam
Earnings Double at The Sportsman's Guide South St. Paul, MN-based outdoor gear cataloger The Sportsman's Guide (Nasdaq: SGDE) continues to ride the wave...
Financial Reports: Moore Medical, Concepts Direct
3Q Net Income Down at Moore Medical Third-quarter net income at New Britain, CT–based Moore Medical Corp. (Amex: MMD) fell 16%, to $500,000 from $600,000...
Catalog Veteran Buys "Significant Position" in MindWare
Catalog veteran Martin Smith has purchased a "significant position" in MindWare, a New Brighton, MN-based cataloger of educational toys. New York-based...
J. Jill Posts 3Q Loss
Quincy, MA-based women's apparel cataloger/retailer The J. Jill Group (Nasdaq:JILL) lost $2.9 million for the quarter ended Sept. 27, a turnaround from...
Sharper Image Sues "Consumer Reports"
After seeing a second report in "Consumer Reports" magazine slam the company cash cow, the Ionic Breeze Quadra air purifier, Sharper Image decided to...
Financial Reports: Blair, Transcat, Amazon.com
Sales, Income Up at Blair Corp. Warren, PA-based Blair Corp. (Amex: BL) reported gains on both sides of the ledger. For the third quarter ended Sept....
FAO: We're A-OK
Responding to what it called “negative press” in the Oct. 17 issue of "The New York Post," children's products cataloger/retailer FAO issued a press release...
Penney Seeks Buyer for Eckard Drugstores
Plano, TX-based cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney Co. has hired investment bank CSFB to begin soliciting bids for its Eckerd drugstore subsidiary. While...
Spanish Firm Buys Majority Stake in JR Cigar
Madrid-based Altadis, through its Tabacalera Cigars Internacional unit, bought a majority stake in Burlington, NC-based distributer JR Cigar. The $62...
September Sales Round-Up
Led by firm back-to-school sales, the publicly traded marketers tracked by CATALOG AGE ended September and entered the all-important fourth quarter on...
Equity Firm Buys Stylin' Concepts
New York-based private equity firm The Riverside Co. has acquired Stylin’ Concepts, an Independence, OH-based cataloger of parts and accessories for trucks...
Bulls and Bears: Quiet End to the Summer
Ticker symbol Company Price as of 9/5/03 52-week high 52-week low % price change last month Revenue per share T4Q % total debt/total capital DIRECT TO...
Second-Quarter Results Hint at Growth
The second quarter was a classic good news, bad news scenario for the publicly traded business-to-business and computer catalogers tracked by Catalog...
Golfsmith's Latest Acquisition All About Market Share
As part of its goal to become the dominant multichannel marketer of golf equipment, cataloger/retailer Golfsmith in late July bought Don Sherwood Golf...
Catalog Analysis: Profit and Loss Statements Part 2
In June we looked at the profit and loss statement, discussing how a catalog P&L or income statement is different from that of a manufacturer and reviewing...
Patterson Buys into New Market
Who says there are no new lands left to conquer? Certainly not St. Paul, MN-based Patterson Dental Co. In August the cataloger of dental and veterinary...
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