Holding Off on Florida Mailings
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MCM staff
Ross-Simons Founder Dies
Sidney T. Ross, the founder of $188.0 million Cranston, RI-based jewelry, gifts and tabletop marketer Ross-Simons, passed away on Sept. 21 at the age of 88.
Survey News: NRF Projects 4.5% Holiday Sales Gains for Retailers
The National Retail Federation anticipates a decent holiday season this year, projecting a 4.5% overall retail sales gain and overall holiday spending of $219.9 billion for the November-December period.
Potter to Mailers: Promote Your Industry
In his keynote address to attendees of the National Postal Forum in Washington on Sept. 20, Postmaster General Jack Potter said the best thing mailers can do to help keep postal rates in check is to keep mail volumes up by promoting the use of print mail to the masses.
J. Crew Improves Operating Results; Direct Sales Pick Up
New York-based apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew improved its operating income to a gain of $8 million for the second quarter ended July 31, compared with an operating loss of $15 million last year. Its net loss for the quarter totaled $14 million, compared to a loss of $28 million last year.
In-Store Pickups: Great Idea, Weak Execution
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Florida Marketers Clean Up from Frances, Brace for Ivan
Hurricane Frances forced numerous Florida businesses to shut down for several days.
New Catalog Targets Owners of Diminutive Dogs
Judging by the number of pint-sized pure-breds teetering along city sidewalks and poking their heads out of designer pocketbooks, small dogs are big business.
Broder Bros. Acquires NES Clothing
Philadelphia-based imprintable sportswear cataloger Broder Bros. announced on Aug. 31 that it has acquired NES Clothing Co., a Middleboro, MA-based regional distributor of imprintable sportswear. Boston-based private equity firm Bain Capital, which owns the majority stake in Broder Bros., orchestrated the deal to buy the privately owned NES.