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Datavantage buys CommercialWare Natick, MA-based CommercialWare was sold on Feb. 1 for $13.2 million to Cleveland-based Datavantage, a subsidiary of Micros
EToys gives birth to spin-off
Building on its online Birthday Club reminder service, Denver-based eToys launched a 68-page catalog of children’s party supplies in January. The Birthday
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Bread of Life Bakery In a case of divine inspiration, Glenn Crowther was returning from a religious retreat five years ago when he heard a calling to
Talbots takes J. Jill
In a turn of events befitting a soap opera, apparel merchant The Talbots on Feb. 6 announced its purchase of fellow cataloger/retailer J. Jill for $517
The ties that bind
It’s not only geography that ties J. Jill and Talbots. J. Jill was founded in 1987 as DM Management by George Burman, a former senior vice president for
Talbots, Not Liz Claiborne, Buys J. Jill
In a turn of events befitting a soap opera, Hingham, MA-based The Talbots, and not Liz Claiborne, purchased Quincy, MA-based cataloger/retailer J. Jill for $517 million or $24.05 per share.
The C is for channel
For years recency, frequency, and monetary value (RFM) was king. Even catalogers that shied away from lavish database models segmented their buyers according
Third-quarter dj vu
With a few exceptions, third-quarter 2005 results for the publicly traded consumer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant were remarkably similary
An offer J. Jill can’t refuse?
Quincy, MA-based women’s apparel cataloger/retailer J. Jill Group continues to play hard to get from the advances of New York-based apparel merchant Liz
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Bean to get bigger Apparel, outdoor gear, and home goods merchant L.L. Bean plans to expand its 660,000-sq.-ft. Freeport, ME, distribution center by 50%.