VWR Unit Buys X-treme Geek
To beef up its Science Education portfolio VWR Education has acquired X-treme Geek.
Service is the Soul of SimplySoles
How do you boost customer loyalty? For online shoes merchant SimplySoles, the key is making the online experience as intimate as possible, says owner/founder Kassie Rempel.
1-800-Flowers Selling Home, Gifts Titles
MULTITITLE MAILER 1-800-FLOWERS.COM will stick to floral and food gifts moving forward. The company has classified its home and children’s gifts business
Seriously Bad Second Quarter
JUST WHEN YOU THINK THINGS CAN’T GET ANY WORSE, they do. The second quarter was even more dismal than the first for the business-to-business and computer
Price hikes unlikely for last quarter
A few companies have announced price increases of $2 per hundredweight (cwt), or $40 per ton, for coated paper in the fourth quarter. But some industry
UPS Testing Direct to Door Program
United Parcel Service on Sept. 28 launched a pilot program known as UPS Direct to Door.
Velocity Express Files for Bankruptcy
Ground package delivery company Velocity Express Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sept. 24, according to Bloomberg.
Gardens Alive! Buys Thompson & Morgan
Gardens Alive! continues to grow like a weed: The horticultural mailer announced Sept. 25 it has acquired the U.S. operations of Thompson & Morgan Seedsmen.
Morton’s Launches Steaks Catalog
If you have a hankering for Morton’s but you don’t live near one of the famed steakhouse’s locations, fear not: Morton’s is going direct.
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