The Catholic Co. Buys Rosary.com
Religious products cataloger The Catholic Co., which has sold online since 2001, has purchased Rosary.com for an undisclosed amount....
Net Income Up 22% for Sport Supply Group
Fourth-quarter net sales for the Sport Supply Group dropped 2.2%, to $59.7 million, down from $61.1 million for the same period last year. ...
Direct Sales Slide on Circ Cuts at Williams-Sonoma
Kitchen and home furnishings merchant Williams-Sonoma saw its second-quarter direct-to-consumer sales sink nearly 24%, to $272 million, compared with $356.4 million in the second quarter last year. ...
1-800-Flowers Officially Divests Home, Children’s Titles
Multititle mailer 1-800-Flowers.com will stick to floral and food gifts moving forward. The company said in releasing its fourth-quarter and fiscal year financial results that it has divested its Home and Children’s Gifts business segment....
Staples Sales Rise, But Profits Slip
Second-quarter sales for catalog/retailer Staples grew 9%, to $5.5 billion for the three months ended Aug. 1....
Dreams' Revenue Falls, Net Loss Decreases
Sports apparel and memorabilia merchant and manufacturer Dreams reported that revenue was down for the second quarter ended June 30....
Will Golden Gate Deal Save Eddie Bauer?
Now that Golden Gate Capital’s acquisition of Eddie Bauer is a done deal as of last week, the big question remains: Does the outdoor apparel cataloger/retailer have enough left to make a resurgence?...
Direct Sales Least Weak Among Nautilus’s Units
“Least weak” may be damning with faint praise, but for exercise and fitness marketer Nautilus Inc., the cross-training sneaker fits. ...
Chico’s FAS Expects Profits to More Than Double
Chico's FAS Inc. reported net sales of $419.9 million for the second quarter, an increase over net sales of $405.2 million last year....
Brookstone's Sales Slide Continues
Sales at gifts and gadgets cataloger/retailer Brookstone continue to fall. The company reported total net sales of $73.0 million for the quarter ending July 4, a 25.1% decrease from the comparable 13-week period of 2008....
Solid Second Quarter for Cabela’s
Total second-quarter sales for cataloger/retailer Cabela’s rose 4.4%%, to $549.2 million, compared with $526.0 million for the same period last year. ...
Sales, Profits Take a Tumble at PC Connection
First-quarter sales at Merrimack, NH-based PC Connection decreased 16.1%, to $377.3 million, down from $449.4 million for the same period in 2008. ...
Golden Gate Finally Gets Eddie Bauer
A well-known player in the multichannel selling industry has emerged the winner in yesterday’s auction for the assets of Eddie Bauer Holdings. ...
Eddie Bauer's Fate on Auction Block
A bankruptcy auction to determine the fate of apparel cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer Holdings will be held today in New York. After the auction a judge will issue a final decision on July 22....
Bon Prix Buys Venus Swimwear
Struggling Venus Swimwear has been tossed a lifeline. German mail order company Bon Prix purchased the swimwear cataloger/retailer in a transaction finalized on July 10. ...
June Sales Roundup
June sales matched the June weather – at least for the Northeast – in that they were downright dismal for the retailers tracked by Multichannel Merchant....
Smith & Hawken Shutting Down
It’s official: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. announced yesterday it is closing its Smith & Hawken division....
Smith & Hawken Facing Liquidation
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has not found a buyer for its struggling Smith & Hawken division, and may be liquidating the high-end home and garden merchant by week's end....
Hershey to Close Direct Unit
The Hershey Co. said on Thursday it will close its gifts catalog and Web businesses on July 31, eliminating about a dozen jobs. ...
Sport Supply Group Buys Gus Doerner’s Team Sports Division
Sports equipment merchant Sport Supply Group announced June 30 it acquired certain assets from Evansville, IN-based Gus Doerner Sports. Terms were not disclosed....
Gardens Alive! Buys TouchStone
It didn’t take too long for TouchStone to be scooped up. Gardens Alive! purchased the gifts and home decor catalog and all its assets in May, just two months after TouchStone officials announced they were closing the business....
Dress Barn Acquires Tween Brands
Woman's clothing retailer Dress Barn has acquired Tween Brands in an all-stock deal worth $157 million. The merger deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, and has been approved by both company’s boards of directors....
Live From DM Days 2009: DMEF Awards Rising Stars
New York—The Direct Marketing Educational Foundation on Tuesday night honored its Rising Stars for 2009. ...
