Land of Nod affirms retail expansion
In a move that will make it a triple-channel competitor, children’s furniture cataloger/Web marketer Land of Nod will open its first store early next
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Victoria’s Secret case headed to Supreme Court
Washington –The U.S. Supreme Court will decide a trademark case involving lingerie cataloger/retailer Victoria’s Secret and a store called Victor’s Little
Ebeling & Reuss sold
Allentown, PA–Giftware cataloger/wholesaler Ebeling & Reuss was sold to Strathmore Corp. of Pennsylvania on April 15. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Libey sees signs of economic recovery
In his monthly economic outlook for the catalog/direct marketing industry, Philadelphia-based consultant/futurist/investment banker Don Libey reports
Midwest publisher acquires Clotilde catalog
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based needlecraft catalog Clotilde’s Sewing Notions was acquired on April 9 by Berne, IN-based Dynamic Resource Group (DRG), a $75
Penny execs ring trading bell
Plano, TX–To celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary, the top executives of J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) were on hand to ring the opening bell of the
Coldwater: could have been worse
Apparel cataloger/retailer Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR) reported a 16% decline in fourth-quarter net sales, to $116.6 million from $139.0 million in
Orvis closing auxiliary call center
Outdoor gear and apparel cataloger/retailer Orvis will close its Albuquerque, NM, call center on May 25, less than four years after opening the facility.
Movers and shakers
Norwalk, CT-based computer reseller Micro Warehouse has named Kirby Myers to the newly created position of president, North American operations. Kirby
Employment survey suggests economic rally
More than two-thirds of respondents to a Bernhart Associates survey say they plan to add to their staffs by the end of June. What