Neiman Marcus to Cut Chef’s Catalog Strings
The heat is on, and Neiman Marcus Group wants out of the kitchen. The Dallas-based cataloger/retailer, which mails the high-ticket gifts and home decor
Spiegel’s Next Act
The news that bankrupt Downers Grove, IL-based Spiegel Group on May 24 agreed to sell its flagship general merchandise business to Hinsdale, IL-based
Mackenzie Ltd. Reels in Ducktrap River Fish Farm
Baltimore-based food cataloger Mackenzie Ltd. announced May 18 that it will merge its mail order business with that of Belfast, ME-based smokehouse Ducktrap
Pier 1 to Test-Mail Catalog This Fall
Fort Worth, TX-based home decor retailer Pier 1 will test-mail a catalog this fall in select geographic and demographic markets.
Silhouettes to Unveil Enhanced Website
Silhouettes, a cataloger of plus-size women
Newport News Holdings Buys Newport News
Just a month after it had appeared that Hinsdale, IL-based Pangea Holdings had won the Newport News catalog business, an entity called Newport News Holding Corp. announced on June 24 that along with senior management and San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, it had purchased the cataloger from Spiegel.
Trademark Collection Shuts Down
Soddy Daisy, TN-based gifts and collectibles cataloger Trademark Collection shut down operations on June 1.
Crosstown Traders Looking to Buy More Women’s Apparel Titles
Tucson, AZ-based multititle mailer Crosstown Traders in February quietly acquired $35 million-plus Carlsbad, CA-based apparel cataloger Monterey Bay Clothing Co.
Jacobs Gardner Supply Co. Sold to Management
Bowie, MD-based business-to-business marketer Jacobs Gardner Supply Co., which mails the Jacobs Gardner Supply and Penny Saver Office Products business supplies catalogs, was sold by founder Daniel Grossman to a management team led by Kathryn Morley and Gary Luiza. Terms of the deal, which was announced June 14, were not disclosed.
Sale of Micro Warehouse’s European Operations Complete
The parceling out of Micro Warehouse