Deadheads and Boarders Unite: Alloy Buys Old Glory
The 12.5-million-name house file of multititle cataloger Alloy consists largely of fashion-conscious teens, BMX bikers, and skateboarders. With its Dec.
Bottoms Make That Bottom Lines Up
On the surface, the third quarter of 2002 was a hale and hardy one for consumer catalogers. Of the 15 publicly traded catalogers and cataloger/retailers
Concepts Direct for Sale
Concepts Direct is officially on the selling block. On Dec. 23, the Longmont, CO-based multititle cataloger announced that it would begin soliciting buyers.
Familymeds buys Intelihealth assets
Pharmacy chain Familymeds has purchased the 415,000-name customer list, inventory, and creative assets of the InteliHealth catalog and online store from
Shakeup, layoffs at Executive Greetings
Joel Hughes resigned as CEO of b-to-b multititle mailer Executive Greetings on Jan. 22. His resignation comes two weeks after the company cut 99 jobs
Bronson Labs sold to unnamed company
On Jan. 21, nutritional supplements manufacturer/marketer Twinlab Corp. sold its Bronson Laboratories catalog division for $8.0 million in cash. The buyer
Bronson Labs sold to unnamed company
On Jan. 21, nutritional supplements manufacturer/marketer Twinlab Corp. sold its Bronson Laboratories catalog division for $8.0 million in cash. The buyer
Vermont mailers to talk postal reform with senators
On Jan. 10, several Vermont-based catalogers will meet with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT) to voice their concerns about the need
Divine Intervention
Can a company patent Web commerce? Some marketers are accusing Chicago-based software and services provider Divine of trying to do just that. But Divine