Merrimack, NH-based Brookstone
quietly laid off 19 Gardeners Eden administrative staffers on June 28 as the company prepares to sell the garden products title.

Don’t tell Michael Blumenfeld you can’t go home again. Collegiate Pacific, of which he is founder/chairman/CEO, has agreed to buy a majority share of rival Sport Supply Group (SSG)–which he’d founded in 1991.

Based on a much higher than expected response to its Christmas 2004 and
Mother’s Day 2005 catalogs, Shelburne, VT-based PajamaGram, part of Vermont Teddy Bear, is sending six times as many catalogs this Christmas

At long last, the control of Frankfort, NY-based Northern Safety is settled: Salvatore Longo emerged victorious over his brother Ronald in a New York

New York-based Alloy is going ahead with plans to spin off the catalog/retail portion of its business. The yet-unamed company will consist of the Delia’s,

Multititle educational supplier School Specialty, long a voracious acquirer of other companies, is now the acquiree: Boston-based Bain Capital Partners

Chelmsford, MA-based multititle cataloger Potpourri Group has been acquired by Bethesda, MD-based buyout and mezzanine fund American Capital Strategies. This marks the third time that the $160.6 million Potpourri has been sold

George and Julie Mosher, founders of Milwaukee-based multititle mailer National Business Furniture, have hired New York-based investment bank Gruppo, Levey & Co. to facilitate the sale of the company.

At long last, the fight for control of Frankfort, NY-based Northern Safety has ended. Salvatore Longo emerged victorious over his brother, Ronald,