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Guitar Center DC Goes Green

| MCM staff

Every day is Earth Day for Guitar Center. The company in the past year has taken a series of initiatives to help protect the environment, including reducing the number of wooden pallets used in its distribution center, as well as eliminating the use of shrink wrap on parcels shipped to its 214 stores.

Red Envelope Files Chapter 11, Finds a Buyer

| MCM staff

Less than two weeks after MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT reported that Red Envelope was in talks with two potential buyers, the San Francisco-based gifts cataloger has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Muoio Leaving Lillian Vernon

| MCM staff

Michael Muoio’s last day with Lillian Vernon is Thursday, the gift cataloger’s president/CEO confirmed in an interview earlier this week.