Ashro Lifestyles joins The Swiss Colony
For the most part, Monroe, WI-based The Swiss Colony has grown its stable of catalogs organically. In August the company announced its first acquisition
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Then: The Jazz Store debuted in October 1996 as a 40-page catalog, selling hard-to-find jazz videos, posters, CD sets, and books. Prices ranged from $10.95
Swiss Colony Acquires Ashro Lifestyles
Monroe, WI-based multititle mailer Swiss Colony announced this week that it has acquired Ashro Lifestyles, a Downers Grove, IL-based cataloger of apparel and accessories geared to African-American women.
USPS and FedEx Agree to New Contract
The U.S. Postal Service and FedEx Express, a division of Memphis, TN-based FedEx Corp., have agreed to a new contract for domestic air transportation of postal shipments.
Goods That Give to Give IT
In the two years since it launched, New York-based print and Web cataloger Goods That Give has sold a broad range of eco-conscious products
HomeDepot.com to Sell Ads
Selling lumber, hardware, maintenance supplies, and furniture isn
New CEO for American Blind and Wallpaper Factory
MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT has learned that Steve Katzman resigned last month as president/CEO of Plymouth, MI-based home decor cataloger American Blind and Wallpaper Factory.
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Then: British broadcaster BBC released the BBC America Shop print catalog in September 2001, three years after it launched its BBC America cable-TV network.
State of the union on reform
According to the Mailers Council’s executive director Bob McLean, the status of postal reform has not changed much in recent weeks. The only significant