Vermont Teddy Bear Purchases Calyx & Corolla
The company that touted itself as the nonflowers alternative best get working on a new tag line. On Sept. 2, Vermont Teddy Bear Co. purchased the net...
RedEnvelope Goes Public
San Francisco-based gifts marketer RedEnvelope on Sept. 24 offered 2.2 million shares to the public at $14 per share. WR Hambrecht + Co underwrote the...
Scholastic Buys Back to Basics Toys from Amazon.com
Children’s book and magazine publisher Scholastic announced this week that it bought $15 million cataloger Back to Basics Toys from Amazon.com last month....
Report: Spiegel Hid Crucial Financial Data
Publicly traded cataloger/retailer Spiegel hid information about its shaky financial state for more than eight months, according to a report issued Friday....
Store Closings Result in Sales Decline at FAO
Second-quarter net sales tumbled 49% at King of Prussia, PA-based FAO, the parent company of toys cataloger/retailer FAO Schwarz, children's products...
Group Withdraws Offer to Buy Zones
The investor group that wished to take publicly traded computer reseller Zones private has withdrawn its offer. The group, led by the Zones chairman/CEO...
Spiegel Seeks Buyer for Newport News
In an announcement that surprised no one, Spiegel Group on Sept. 9 said it has retained investment bank Miller Buckfire Lewis Ying & Co. to find a buyer...
Vermont Teddy Bear Buys Calyx & Corolla
The company that touted itself as the “nonflowers alternative” best get working on a new tag line. On Sept. 2, Vermont Teddy Bear Co. purchased the net...
Alloy Buys Rival Delia's
In what may be one of the hottest pairings in teendom since Britney and Justin, teen apparel and sporting gear cataloger Alloy agreed on July 31 to buy...
Market Consolidation: Boise Buys OfficeMax
Boise Cascade's acquisition of office supplies cataloger/retailer OfficeMax, expected to close in the fourth quarter, will no doubt transform the $7.4...
Financial Update: Strategy Drives Second-Quarter Deals
Strategic add-ons accounted for most of the 17 industry mergers and acquisitions that occurred during the second quarter. Marketers as diverse as educational...
It's Black and White for Chico's
Having firmly established its brand of apparel for upscale baby-boomer women, Chico's is expanding via acquisition. The Fort Myers, FL-based marketer...
Four Wheel Drive Hardware Buys Performance Products
Four Wheel Drive Hardware, which mails three catalogs selling after-market Jeep parts and accessories, has several new models in its catalog garage. The...
Financial Reports: Alloy, Coldwater Creek, Chico's
New York-based multichannel marketer Alloy(NasdaqNM: ALOY) posted a $321,000 net loss for the quarter ended July 31, compared with net income gain of...
Financial Reports: Williams-Sonoma, Sharper Image, More
Double-Digit Gains at Williams-Sonoma Home decor and kitchenware cataloger/retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) enjoyed a 17% rise in second-quarter direct...
Financial Reports: Staples, Talbots, Brookstone
Staples Profit Jumps Second-quarter sales for Framingham, MA-based Staples grew 18%, to $2.87 billion from $2.43 billion last year. Sales at the office...
Golfsmith Buys San Francisco Retailer
As part of its goal to become the dominant multichannel marketer of golf equipment, cataloger/retailer Golfsmith in late July bought Don Sherwood Golf...
Patterson Dental Acquires AbilityOne
Patterson Dental is branching out. The $1.6 billion cataloger of dental and veterinary supplies is entering the physical and occupational therapy markets...
Courts Could Decide Control of Hanover Direct
A New York court could decide multititle cataloger Hanover Direct’s future. All that needs to be decided is the little matter of who’s the rightful owner...
Financial Reports: School Specialty, Tiffany, Too
Net Income Up 13% at School Specialty Though the economic and funding environment in certain states has resulted in margin pressure, educational products...
Financial Reports: Penney, Systemax, Sport Supply Group, More
Direct Sales Improvement at Penney For the first time in three years, quarterly catalog/Internet sales at J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) improved. For the...
July Sales Roundup
Like the temperature, sales for the publicly traded cataloger/retailers tracked by CATALOG AGE rose in July. In fact, sales growth at the direct units...
The New Trend: Catalogers Turning Private
Eyebrows raised when San Francisco-based gifts cataloger RedEnvelope filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Chinaberry Makes Cuts, Lays Off President
Pressured by its bank to turn a profit this year, books and gifts mailer Chinaberry in early June laid off president Gary DeMaine. Ed Ruethling, an owner...
Bulls and Bears: A Steady Climb
Ticker symbol Company Price as of 7/01/03 52-week high 52-week low % price change last month Revenue per share T4Q % total debt/total capital DIRECT TO...
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