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Henry Schein Acquires Three More

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Healthcare products and services provider Henry Schein announced Jan. 12 it has acquired three European companies serving the veterinary, dental and medical markets.

Dismal December, Holiday Sales Trickle In

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Multichannel merchants were right to brace for the worst this past holiday, judging by the numbers reported today. From apparel to books to luxury markets, retailers in most segments had a blue Christmas.

Airgas Acquires Welding Suppliers Distributor

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Airgas is at it again. The direct merchant of industrial gases and safety gear, which since the beginning of its fiscal year in April has completed 13 acquisitions, on Dec. 31 announced it has purchased Great Lakes Oxygen, a $15 million distributor of industrial gas and welding supplies.

Getting flogged for a blog post

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Being relatively new to this blogging thing, I was excited when several people recently posted comments to one of my entries even though most of them

Under the Prairie Moon’s cover

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Prairie Moon Nursery sells Native Plants and Seeds for Wetland, Prairie, Savanna and Woodland, according to its tagline. Critiquers Sarah Fletcher, creative

Layoffs Likely for L.L. Bean

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Although L.L. Bean was still taking Christmas orders up until noon on Dec. 23, the apparel, outdoor gear and home goods cataloger had by then already declared this year a bit of a bust.