Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Catalogers in eight states and two Canadian provinces were hurt in varying degrees by what is being called the Great Blackout of 2003. For instance, Cleveland-based
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Patterson Dental Acquires AbilityOne
Patterson Dental is branching out. The $1.6 billion cataloger of dental and veterinary supplies is entering the physical and occupational therapy markets
Financial Reports: School Specialty, Tiffany, Too
Net Income Up 13% at School Specialty Though the economic and funding environment in certain states has resulted in margin pressure, educational products
NRF: July Sales Up 6%
Consumer spending far exceeded analysts
Financial Reports: Penney, Systemax, Sport Supply Group, More
Direct Sales Improvement at Penney For the first time in three years, quarterly catalog/Internet sales at J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) improved. For the
Net Loss Widens at Bluefly
The second-quarter net loss at New York-based Bluefly (NasdaqSC: BFLY), widened 29%, to $2.1 million from $1.5 million last year. The online cataloger
Marke Communications Sold
Marke Communications, a New York-based catalog ad agency, on Aug. 8 was sold to Lawrence Krampf, CEO/owner of Princeton Communications Group, a Pennington,
Financial Reports: 1-800-Flowers, Excelligence, Geerlings & Wade, Brookstone
1-800-Flowers Ends Fiscal Year in the Black For the fiscal year ended June 29, multititle marketer 1-800-Flowers.com (Nasdaq: FLWS) netted $12.2 million
Broder Bros. Acquires Southeastern Distributor
Plymouth, MI
Double-Digit 2Q Increases for Henry Schein
Medical and dental supplier Henry Schein (NasdaqNM: HSIC) continues to ride a wave of prosperity. For the quarter ended June 28, net sales at the Melville,