A peek at new packaging products
You may not think there’s much to improve upon when it comes to order packaging materials. After all, what else can you do to make the lowly packing peanut,
CATHOLIC CO. LAUNCHES SPANISH-LANGUAGE SITE
RELIGIOUS PRODUCTS MAILER The Catholic Co., which has sold online since 2001, has just unveiled a Spanish-language e-commerce site. CompaniaCatolica.com
Sears Stores to House Edwin Watts Golf Shops
Sears Holdings Corp. has signed a multiyear agreement with Edwin Watts Golf Shops to open 12 branded specialty golf stores in select Sears locations.
Office Depot to Close DC in NJ
Office Depot plans to shutter its distribution center in Westampton, NJ, according to company spokesperson Melissa Perlman. About 135 employees currently work at the office supplies marketer
Two More Acquisitions for Sport Supply Group
Sport Supply Group has picked up two more. The sports equipment merchant acquired substantially all of the assets of Coaches Sports Corner, a regional team sports distributor based in Sandusky, OH, and certain assets of Greg Larson Sports, a national cataloger and regional team sports distributor based in Brainerd, MN.
Penney Presents Five-Year Plan
J.C. Penney last week outlined a five-year operational and financial plan, focusing on top-line growth and expanding market share.
Lillian Vernon Virginia Beach Operations to Close
Current USA, the parent company of personalized gifts merchant Lillian Vernon, plans to shut down the venerable cataloger
USPS: Catalog Visibility at All-Time High
Catalog mail is most definitely on the radar of the U.S. Postal Service, according to Tom Foti, the agency
ACMA to Catalogers: We Need More of You
The good news is that the American Catalog Mailers Association has picked up 15 new members since January, bringing its membership to more than 100 companies. The bad news is that