AJ Prindle Sold to Private Investment Firm

| Tim Parry

AJ Prindle & Co., a multichannel business-to-consumer retailer of automotive accessories and a provider of incentive purchase programs to auto manufacturers and their dealer groups, was purchased Aug. 20 by Buffalo, NY-based private investment firm Banyan Enterprises.

Scrip Buys New Life Systems

| Mark Del Franco

Looking to bolster its presence in the spa and wellness market, Scrip Companies acquired New Life Systems, a manufacturer and catalog distributor of massage and spa products on Aug. 17. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

How To Be Green

| MCM staff

Here are six steps you can take to ensure that your firm is both profitable and environmentally responsible.

New Catalog for Latin-themed Greeting Cards

| Jim Tierney

Hispanic consumers have a new way to say Feliz Navidad this season: A
catalog specializing in Latino-themed greeting cards hit the mailboxes this
summer. Titled Libre-Creacion, la base para tus ideas (Free-Creation, the
basis for your ideas) the 30-page catalog targets Latino women celebrating a
special occasion.