Scotts Buys Smith & Hawken
On Aug. 9, Marysville, OH-based lawn care products manufacturer Scotts purchased $145 million Novato, CA-based Smith & Hawken, a cataloger/retailer of...
B-to-B School Supply Sales Make the Grade
School is back in session, and the business-to-business catalogers that target the education market are now reviewing their report cards as far as sales...
Sure Fit Sold
Bankrupt furniture slipcovers manufacturer/marketer Sure Fit has been sold. The D.E. Shaw Group, which in January bought toys cataloger/retailer FAO Schwarz...
Mergers and Acquisitions: Good Time for Bargain Hunting
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, one company's hardship is another's gain. When a company is operating under financial duress, notes Jim Adams,...
Martha Stewart Catalog to Close
As revenue at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO) continues to tumble, the New York-based company announced on Aug. 3 that it would eliminate its catalog...
Dick Blick Holdings Buys The Art Store
Chicago-based Dick Blick Holdings, which mails the Dick Blick Art Supplies catalog as well as home and garden title Alsto’s, purchased $40 million retailer The Art Store...
Spiegel Fields Eddie Bauer Bids; Decision Near?
Although Spiegel has no specific timetable, the bankrupt holding company appears to be closing in on accepting a bid for its last remaining division, apparel cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer....
Casual Male to Acquire Rochester Big and Tall
In a deal that marries George Foreman’s clothing line with Versace’s, Canton, MA-based Casual Male has agreed to acquire $65 million privately held Rochester Big & Tall...
Sharper Image’s Quarter "Below Expectations"
Though second-quarter revenue increased 20% at San Francisco-based gadgets cataloger/retailer Sharper Image, the bigger story was that its net earnings fell 16%...
Chinese Venture, European Purchases Push Staples Globally
Framingham, MA-based office supplies cataloger/retailer Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced several initiatives on Aug. 16 that will greatly expand its international business. ...
Penney Operating Profit Triples
Second-quarter operating profit at Plano, TX-based cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) tripled. ...
Spiegel Update: New Owner, Old Management
Earlier this summer it certainly appeared that Hinsdale, IL-based holding company Pangea Holdings would be the winner of the Newport News apparel catalog...
Bankrupt French Country Living Folds
Great Falls, VA-based home furnishings cataloger/retailer French Country Living on July 16 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy release and abruptly went out...
2004 CATALOG AGE 100: Looking Up
If you believe that what's good for big business is good for America, then this year's Catalog Age 100 should give you reason to cheer. Seventy of the...
Scotts to Buy Smith & Hawken
Marysville, OH-based lawn care manufacturer Scotts has purchased Novato, CA-based upscale garden products cataloger/retailer Smith & Hawken for $72 million from private equity firm DDJ Capital Management. ...
Alloy Reassigns CFO For Possible Spin-off
With an eye on spinning off its catalog business from its marketing and promotions division, New York-based Alloy on Aug. 5 named chief operating officer Jim Johnson chief financial officer. ...
Financial Reports: PC Mall, J. Jill, Design Within Reach, More
Torrance, CA-based PC Mall couldn’t take full advantage of its 24% increase in second-quarter net sales because its costs of goods rose 25%....
Martha Stewart Catalog to Close
As revenue at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia continues to tumble, the New York-based company plans to eliminate its catalog business by year’s end...
Gaiam’s 2Q Loss Widens, Revenue Falls
Gaiam, which mails the Real Goods, Harmony, and Living Arts catalogs, suffered a 17% drop in second-quarter revenue...
Sundance Catalog Sold
The controlling share of Sundance Catalog Co. was sold on July 2 to two private equity firms. Actor and Sundance founder Robert Redford and Sundance Catalog...
Sportman's Guide Makes Its First Acquisition
The Sportsman's Guide president/CEO Greg Binkley said in early 2003 that the company would be hunting for acquisitions. A year later, the South St. Paul,...
Jacobs Gardner Founder Sells to Management
Bowie, MD-based Jacobs Gardner Supply Co., which mails the Jacobs Gardner Supply and Penny-Wise Office Products catalogs, was sold by founder Daniel Grossman...
Financial Update: Off to a Roaring Start
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, more than half of the consumer catalogers tracked by Catalog Age were bemoaning eroding profits....
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