SG Merger Corp., not Syngistix, buys Ecometry
The deal is off. CATALOG AGE has learned that the merger agreement between Delray Beach, FL-based Ecometry and Englewood, CO-based supply chain software
Spiegel delisted from Nasdaq
The Nasdaq National Market delisted the Class A common stock of Spiegel Group on June 3. The delisting resulted largely because Spiegel, the parent company
Barnett’s Segmenting Strategy Goes for the Gold
The September 2000 merger of maintenance, supplies, and operations (MRO) rivals Barnett and Wilmar created based Interline Brands, a $650 million company
Computer Mailers Big on Government Sales
Computer catalogers may or may not be in favor of bigger government but they are seeking bigger government and institutional sales. According to information
Operations and Management: Catalogers’ View of Priority Mail: %@#$
Not only are Priority Mail rates going up at the end of this month, but the U.S. Postal Service is also changing the way it prices parcels. On June 30,
The Popcorn Factory Sold to 1-800-Flowers.com
Gifts marketer 1-800-Flowers.com first set its sights on The Popcorn Factory in 1999. Three years later, it finally acquired the $30 million food gifts
Casual Male Sold to Designs
On May 7, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the sale of Casual Male, a cataloger/retailer of big-and-tall men’s
Operations and Management: Talking Trash in the DC
It’s no secret that catalog order fulfillment generates a fair amount of garbage, such as cardboard boxes, dunnage, and wrapping paper. Steve Harris,
Ecometry shareholders approve sale
On May 22, shareholders of Ecometry Corp., provider of the MACS catalog management system used by more than 300 catalogers, approved the sale of the company
For sale: Potpourri Holdings
Medfield, MA-based Potpourri Holdings, whose 10 catalogs include needlecrafts title The Stitchery and gifts books Serengeti and Back in the Saddle, is