Bombay Tonic
Software supplies the fizz in home furnishings retailer Bombay Company’s distribution cocktail. Thanks to programs that allow better merchandise forecasting
S&S Worldwide Acquires Sally Distributors
Colchester, CT-based cataloger S&S Worldwide, which sells games, crafts, and activities to schools, rehabilitation centers, and other institutions, has
Blair Revs Up Its Marketing
Ladies, start your engines. You might not think that a cataloger of apparel and housewares could benefit from an association with NASCAR. But Warren,
Reader’s Digest Folds Good Catalog, Gifts.com
The Good Catalog Co. has met a bad ending. Pleasantville, NY-based parent company Reader’s Digest has terminated the Good Catalog and Gifts.com print
Lillian Vernon Gets Carded
For the first time in the company’s 51-year history, Lillian Vernon Corp. is launching a cobranded credit card. Under the terms of the five-year agreement,
New England Serum Hopes New Name Gives It an Edge
Maybe you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But you can give an old pet supplies catalog a new name. And that’s exactly what Topsfield, MA-based pet
Mergers and Acquisitions: Big Deals, Small Deals
A cursory glance at the mergers and acquisitions conducted during the second quarter reveals several boffo catalog transactions: Sears, Roebuck and Co.’s
Office Depot puts Australian operations on the block
Less than 10 years after entering the Australian market, office products conglomerate Office Depot, which mails the Viking Office Products catalog, plans
Frederick’s Poised to Emerge from Bankruptcy
If the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approves its reorganization plan, women’s apparel cataloger/retailer Frederick’s of Hollywood could emerge from Chapter 11
Vermont Teddy Bear to unveil ‘Tasty’ relaunch
Shelburne, VT