Finance:Experts Predict M&A to Pick Up in 2010
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ACTIVITY IN THE MULTICHANNEL WORLD has been pretty dead in 2009, according to Lee Helman, managing director for investment firm
CLOSURES:THE BIG BOOK CATALOG ERA IS OVER
J.C. PENNEY’S ANNOUNCEMENT IN NOVEMBER that it would no longer publish the semiannual big book catalog hardly came as a shocker to most industry watchers.
POSTAL: THE USPS REVEALS NEW PARCEL OPTIONS
ALONG WITH ITS PROPOSED 2010 PARCEL RATE SHIPPING PRICES, the U.S. Postal Service in November announced several new products aimed at small-package shippers.
Billabong Buys Swell.com
Billabong International has acquired online boardsports catalog and online retailer Swell.com. Terms of the deal, announced Nov. 23, were not disclosed.
Educators Resource Sings the Praises of its WMS
Educators Resource has strengthened its back-end operations and fulfillment infrastructure with a new warehouse management system.
PC Mall Settles in to Chicago Call/Sales Center
While most contact centers can be found in more remote or suburban locations, PC Mall moved to a new call center and sales facility in downtown Chicago in September to capitalize on the city
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Acquires Timothy’s Coffees of the World
Green Mountain paid $157 million in cash for the coffee brand and wholesale operations of, which had been an affiliate of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners.
Penney Dumps Big Book Catalog
Another big book catalog bites the dust: J.C. Penney announced Nov. 18 it would no longer publish the semiannual big book catalog.
USPS Posts $3.8 Billion Loss for FY2009
USPS officials reduced costs by $6 billion during fiscal
Musician’s Friend Cutting 75 Jobs
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