Proof Is in the Packaging for The Fruit Co.
While quality is key for Hood River, OR-based The Fruit Co., the three-year-old fresh-fruit marketer believes that another element contributed to its
Another Day in the Life of Spiegel: CEO Quits
He was supposed to right the wrongs of troubled Spiegel Group. But less than two years after becoming president/CEO/vice chairman of the multititle mailer,
Spiegel Admits to Doubt About Financial Viability
Is time running out for The Spiegel Group? On Feb. 25 the company said in a form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it doesn
Grainger’s Lab Safety buys Gempler’s
To expand the market reach of its Lab Safety Supply catalog division, MRO giant Grainger on Feb. 14 agreed to buy business-to-business horticultural and
School Specialty enters preschool, Canadian markets
Multititle educational products cataloger School Specialty is expanding the distribution of most of its catalogs beyond the kindergarten-12th grade market
Federated realigns its direct businesses
Federated Department Stores announced on Feb. 11 that it was dismantling its Federated Direct division. But that doesn
Spiegel lays off 300, loses CFO
On Jan. 31, The Spiegel Group laid off 300 workers from two of its call centers
Is Martin Zaepfel Spiegel’s Mr. Right?
Say you’re the head of a company that has seen sales drop 25% in two years, from $3.06 billion in 2000 to $2.28 billion in 2002. Nasdaq delists your company
Small Catalogs Forum: The Goal for 2003–Growth
For Naperville, IL-based music cataloger Folk Era Productions, 2002 was a year for holding and surviving, says president/owner Allan Shaw. In fact, many,
CVS Launches Home Healthcare Catalog
Woonsocket, RI-based drugstore chain CVS in November launched a 50-page mail order catalog targeting older customers in need of home healthcare. Products