MCM staff
F&G Sale Delayed Until Sept. 7
Chicago
Financial Reports: Staples, Talbots, Venator
Companywide sales at office supplies cataloger/retailer Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) increased 5%, to $2.3 billion for the quarter ended Aug. 4. Net income
Making It Online
You could argue that the catalog industry has changed more dramatically during the past five years than it had during the previous 50, almost entirely
J.L. Hammett Lays Off 60
Lyons, NY
Financial Updates: Dell, Sharper Image, 1-800 Flowers, Nordstrom, Riddell
Computer giant Dell Corp. reported a net loss of $101 million for the quarter ended Aug. 3. During the same quarter of last year, net income was $603
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View video coverage of Michael Sherman, President, Fingerhut Cos.
Financial Reports: Tiffany, Urban Outfitters, Hydron
Stamford, CT–The news was bad, good, and mixed for a trio of marketers reporting second-quarter financials. A challenging retail environment got the
Financial Reports: Federated, Sportsman’s Guide, Too
Stamford, CT–Finally, some good news at Federated Department Stores (NYSE: FD), which mails the Bloomingdale
Broder Bros. Completes Merger
Plymouth, MI–Broder Bros., a wholesale cataloger of imprintable sportswear, has completed its previously announced acquisition of fellow sportswear manufacturer/wholesaler