Home Depot Changes Course on HD Supply
Last year Home Depot put a lot of effort and money into expanding its HD Supply business. It acquired nine companies for the business-to-business division,...
Financial Update: Third Quarter's Not the Charm
All but one of the publicly traded consumer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant increased their third-quarter sales in 2006. On the other side...
Christian Book Distributors Buys Best to You
Multititle cataloger and online merchant Christian Book Distributors (CBD) agreed to purchase Best to You, which sells Christian-themed gifts via catalog...
Timberland Mails Its First Catalog
After years of selling its footwear and apparel to retailers and in its own stores and Website, Timberland has launched a print catalog....
Home Depot Folds Two Titles
Just a year after launching the catalogs, The Home Depot has ceased mailing its upscale furnishings book 10 Crescent Lane and lighting catalog Paces Trading...
Road Runner Sports Races Toward Retail
San Diego-based running equipment and apparel cataloger Road Runner Sports is revving up its retail expansion plans. By year's end, the 23-year-old company...
NRF Forecasting Slower Growth for Holiday 2006
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is expecting total holiday retail sales to grow 5.0% this year over last year, to $457.4 billion. That’s less than last year’s 6.1% rise in year-over-year holiday sales ...
Ashro Lifestyles Joins The Swiss Colony
For the most part, Monroe, WI-based The Swiss Colony has grown its stable of catalogs organically. In August the company announced its first acquisition...
