Jim Tierney

M&A Was MIA in 2010

| Jim Tierney

MULTICHANNEL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ACTIVITY PROGRESSED from pretty dead in 2009, to missing in action in 2010. Just five deals in the catalog segment

Q&A: A Peek Under Cuddledown’s Covers

| Jim Tierney

With the holiday shopping season officially underway, the spotlight is turning to multichannel fulfillment. Multichannel Merchant senior writer Jim Tierney caught up with Pete Foster

Will J. Crew Get a Better Offer?

| Jim Tierney

Although TPG Group and Leonard Green & Partners have agreed to acquire J. Crew Group for nearly $3 billion, some believe the apparel cataloger/merchant may get a better offer.

Brady Buys ID Warehouse of Australia

| Jim Tierney

Brady Corp., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer/marketer of industrial signage, security, and safety products, has acquired New South Wales, Australia-based identification and security products supplier ID Warehouse. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

USPS Files Brief Against PRC Decision

| Jim Tierney

The brief contains two main arguments: the PRC misread the statute governing exigency; and the PRC acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner by establishing new requirements that were not shared with or explained to the Postal Service.

Ebags Brings Call Center to U.S.

| Jim Tierney

To better cater to customers looking for phone help, online handbags and accessories seller eBags has brought its call center to the U.S., Ebags, which had been using a services provider based in the Philippines, went with Peoria, IL-based Affina.

MarketLab Acquires Newmatic Medical

| Jim Tierney

Seeking to expand its range of services, healthcare products and services cataloger MarketLab has acquired substantially all of the assets of Newmatic Medical. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.