FAO receives delisting notice
Toys cataloger/retailer FAO (Nasdaq: FAOO) is going from bad to worse. On Jan. 14, one day after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, FAO received...
West Marine buys BoatU.S.
Cataloger/retailer West Marine has acquired the catalog, retail, and wholesale units of BoatU.S. from the Boat Owners Association of the United States...
3Q sales, earnings down for Black Box
Pittsburgh-based Black Box Corp. (Nasdaq; BBOX), a cataloger of computer networking products and services, suffered a 15% drop in third-quarter sales...
FAO files Chapter 11
On Jan. 13, the parent of venerable toy and kids clothing cataloger/retailer FAO Schwarz, (Nasdaq: FAOO) FAO Inc., filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection...
J.C. Penney steps up catalog cutbacks
General merchandise cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney on Jan. 10 announced that it will close its Atlanta fulfillment center as well as its Atlanta and Lenexa,...
Public companies post December sales
Disappointing holiday sales were the rule rather than the exception for publicly traded catalogers. For instance, apparel cataloger/retailer The Talbots...
MSC profit rises on higher sales
Industrial tools cataloger MSC Industrial Direct Co. (NYSE: MSM) reported a 58% rise on fiscal first-quarter income based on a 12% hike in sales. For...
Concepts Direct delisted
The travails of multititle mailer Concepts Direct continue. The Longmont, CO-based cataloger received a delisting notification from Nasdaq on Jan. 7....
Chiasso files for bankruptcy protection
Home accessories cataloger/retailer Chiasso filed for federal bankruptcy protection on Jan. 7. But while CEO David Marshall will close 10 of the company’s...
Financial reports: Guitar Center, Sharper Image, Tiffany, and more
Sales strike positive chord at Guitar Center Westlake Village, CA-based Guitar Center (Nasdaq NMS: GTRC), which mails the Musician’s Friend catalog, reported...
Not-so-jolly Christmas for corporate sales
You probably received far fewer gift baskets and paperweights from clients and vendors this holiday season than in years past. And while you may have...
Divine Intervention
Can a company patent Web commerce? Some marketers are accusing Chicago-based software and services provider Divine of trying to do just that. But Divine...
Miles Kimball on the Block
Multititle mailer Miles Kimball is being shopped around by owner Sun Capital Partners, just 18 months after the Boca Raton, FL-based private equity firm...
Bulls and Bears: At LastGood News
Ticker symbol Company Price as of 12/2/02 52-week high 52-week low % price change last month % price change year to date Revenue per share T4Q % total...
State Delegates Approve Tax Collection Proposal
Simplification of tax collection sounds like a good idea. But some direct marketers fear that the November approval of a plan to simplify the collection...
Climbing Up from Rock Bottom?
Following last year's dismal third quarter, sales and earnings for most of the publicly traded business-to-business catalogers tracked by Catalog Age...
FAO staves off bankruptcy with short-term bank agreement
Cash-poor cataloger/retailer FAO received a holiday present from its lenders: a standstill agreement. Under the terms of the deal, the banks that form...
Frederick's of Hollywood to emerge from Chapter 11
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved Frederick’s of Hollywood’s reorganization plan. The lingerie cataloger/retailer expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Financial reports: Lillian Vernon, Restoration Hardware
Lillian Vernon ends 3Q in the red -Gifts and home goods cataloger Lillian Vernon Corp. (Amex: LVC) suffered a 10% drop in third-quarter revenue. What’s...
November Sales Roundup
Most of the publicly-traded catalogers tracked by Catalog Age were thankful for decent November sales. Some catalogers gave thanks for an early blast...
APG Direct parent company seeks sale out of Chapter 11
American Paper Group, a manufacturer of church offertory and other types of envelopes which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Nov. 6, is working...
Neiman Marcus Direct sales up 12%
With an emphasis on full-price selling, inventory management, and decreasing its promotional activities, upscale apparel and home decor marketer Neiman...
Airgas acquires fellow distributor
The nation's largest distributor of gases and welding supplies just got a little bigger. On Dec. 2, Radnor, PA-based Airgas acquired Detroit-based Welding...
Vitamin Shoppe sold to Bear, Stearns
Private equity player J.P. Morgan Partners sold off $260 million cataloger/retailer Vitamin Shoppe Industries to a private equity group from New York-based...
Office Depot sells Australian operations to Officeworks
On Dec. 2, office products conglomerate Office Depot, which mails the Viking Office Products catalog, agreed to sell its Australian operations to Officeworks....
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