Garden Botanika Returning to Retail
Two years after its sale to St. Louis-based manufacturer Schroeder & Tremayne, Garden Botanika is reentering the retail market. The Redmond, WA-based
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Hanover Growing Impatient with Richemont, Chelsey
The bad blood between multititle mailer Hanover Direct and investors Richemont Finance and Chelsey Direct continues. In July, Hanover sued Richemont and
Group Withdraws Offer to Buy Zones
The investor group that wished to take publicly traded computer reseller Zones private has withdrawn its offer. The group, led by the Zones chairman/CEO
CDW to Buy Micro Warehouse’s North American Business
The big get bigger: Computer reseller CDW Corp. is buying the North American assets of rival Micro Warehouse for $22 million. According to CDW, the U.S.
August Sales Roundup
If August sales are any indication, most of the publicly traded mailers tracked by CATALOG AGE are in for a strong second half of the year. Total August
Broder Bros. Buys Rival
Plymouth, MI-based Broder Bros. has made its fourth acquisition in two years. On Sept. 8, the b-to-b cataloger of imprintable sportswear agreed to buy
Figi’s Launches B-to-B Catalog, Website
In late August, food cataloger Figi
USPS Cuts Post Office Hours
According to “The Wall Street Journal,” about half of the post offices in Maine have scaled back their hours of operation during the past few months,
Schein Divests German X-ray Supplier
Saying that the business no longer fits its long-term strategic plans, medical and dental supplier Henry Schein is divesting its $31 million PMA Bode
E-Commerce, Lite
Psst! Can you keep a secret? E-commerce is making a comeback. That was the pervasive belief at a bellwether show, Etail 2003, which took place in Boston