Vineyard Vines founders living the good life
WHAT BEGAN AS A NECKTIE BUSINESS sold out of backpacks to people in bars, on boats and on the beach has turned into Vineyard Vines, a good life apparel
Paper prices to pick up–maybe
The cost of catalog paper is likely to pick up in the second quarter, at least if the mills have their way. Paper mills AbitibiBowater and Kruger, for
MONOMOY BUYS CASUAL LIVING
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM MONOMOY CAPITAL PARTNERS ACQUIRED women’s apparel cataloger Casual Living USA in February. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Monomoy
FINGERHUT IS NOW BLUESTEM BRANDS
FINGERHUT DIRECT MARKETING IS NO MORE. The general merchant announced in February that it has changed its corporate name to Bluestem Brands. Bain Capital
BACHRACH ASSETS SOLD
B&B BACHRACH HAS ACQUIRED THE ASSETS OF BACHRACH ACQUISITION, which owns the men’s apparel cataloger/retailer Bachrach, for $5.25 million. The bankrupt
Avon Buys U.K. Skincare Brand
Avon Products has acquired Liz Earle Beauty Co., a privately held U.K. brand of naturally active skincare products. Terms of the all-cash deal, which closed March 25, were not disclosed.
USPS VP: It’s Time to Implement Five-Day Mail Delivery
With first-class mail slowly eroding away, the time is now to implement five-day delivery, according to Sam Pulcrano, vice president of sustainability for the U.S. Postal Service.
PPC Fundamentals Most Marketers Get Wrong
Pay-per-click advertising is a popular marketing tactic for many merchants. But according to George Michie, cofounder/CEO of online marketing consultancy The Rimm-Kaufman Group, there are five fundamentals of PPC that most marketers tend to get wrong. Michie outlines them here.
Orchard Brands Acquires Linen Source; Thompson Group to Focus on Cigar Biz
Orchard Brands, a multititle mailer of catalogs that target consumers over age 55, has acquired home goods title Linen Source. Investment bank Tully & Holland, which initiated the transaction and acted as the exclusive investment banking adviser to Linen Source, announced the deal on March 15.
ONCAP Acquires Sport Supply Group
Sports equipment merchant Sport Supply Group announced today it entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of ONCAP Management Partners, the mid-market private equity business of Onex Corp.