FAO Schwarz Catalog Makes a Comeback
New York-based FAO Schwarz is planning a major fall catalog drop the toys cataloger’s first mailing since its purchase in January by private equity firm
Scotts to Buy Smith & Hawken
Marysville, OH-based lawn care manufacturer Scotts has purchased Novato, CA-based upscale garden products cataloger/retailer Smith & Hawken for $72 million from private equity firm DDJ Capital Management.
Scotts to Buy Smith & Hawken
Marysville, OH-based lawn care manufacturer Scotts has purchased Novato, CA-based upscale garden products cataloger/retailer Smith & Hawken for $72 million from private equity firm DDJ Capital Management. Additionally, the $1.9 billion Scotts will assume $14 million in debt. The deal is expected to close Oct. 1.
The Dos and Don’ts of List Exchanges
List exchanges when mailers agree to make their lists available to each other by trading names rather than charging the usual rental fee became more accepted
Jacobs Gardner Founder Sells to Management
Bowie, MD-based Jacobs Gardner Supply Co., which mails the Jacobs Gardner Supply and Penny-Wise Office Products catalogs, was sold by founder Daniel Grossman
Pier 1 Steps Back into Catalog Business
Nearly 20 years since Pier 1 shelved its catalog, the $1.9 billion home decor retailer is reentering the catalog arena. The Fort Worth, TX-based retailer
Draper’s & Damon’s Gets a Facelift
Most baby boomers about to cross the half-century mark will proudly tell you, 50 is the new 40, if not the new 30. For marketers that target consumers
Off to a Roaring Start
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, more than half of the consumer catalogers tracked by Catalog Age were bemoaning eroding profits.
Adieu to Rue de France Catalog
It’s the end of the road for Rue de France. Direct Holdings Worldwide, the parent company of multititle mailer Lillian Vernon Corp. and the Time Life
Smith + Noble = No Future Rug Studio Catalog
Corona, CA-based Smith + Noble, part of $650 million West Chester, OH-based holding company Cornerstone Brands, will fold its Rug Studio catalog at the end of the year.