MediaBay goes digital
Trying to keep up with the changing technology and reverse a dozen years of operating losses, Cedar Knoll, NJ-based MediaBay is transitioning from selling
Charming deal for Crosstown
Mergers and acquisitions continue to heat up, but in the latest big industry deal, a private equity firm is the seller, not the buyer: Bensalem, PA-based
Vermont Teddy Bear taken private
Shelburne, VT-based Vermont Teddy Bear Co., which mails floral gifts title Calyx & Corolla, as well as gift books PajamaGram and TastyGram, on May 16
Private equity deals pace M&A activity
If it weren’t for private equity firms flooding the market, the list of first-quarter mergers and acquisitions would be a short one. In the year’s first
PCI Pain
To protect against identity theft and security breaches, Visa and MasterCard have joined forces to enact stringent credit-card security requirements The
Alloy to Spin Off Catalog/Retail Division
New York-based Alloy is going ahead with plans to spin off the catalog/retail portion of its business. The spin-off company will consist of the Delia
Two-Step Your Way into Canada
While U.S. mailboxes are chockfull of catalogs, such is not the case up north. Canada has just 35 titles that mail more than 5,000 catalogs a year, according to Patrick Bartlett, president of CanadaPost/Borderfree.
Shakeup at Lillian Vernon Parent
Change is in the air at Direct Holdings Worldwide, the parent company of White Plains, NY-based gifts and decor mailer Lillian Vernon and books and music merchant Time Life