L.L. Bean: Free Shipping For All, Again
L.L. Bean has again thrown down the free holiday shipping gauntlet rather early in the season
Marketing
Bakers Footwear Not Bailing on Catalog
A recent release detailing cost-cutting initiatives might imply that Bakers Footwear Group plans to pull the plug on its fledgling print catalog.
1Q Sales Slide at Celebrate Express
First-quarter sales at Celebrate Express slipped 12%, to $17.6 million, from $19.9 million, for the period ended Aug. 31.
Christian Books Merchants Make a Deal
Christian Book Distributors, the catalog arm of Christianbook.com, has acquired Christianbooksdirect.com.
Neiman’s Direct Sales Rise 9%
Direct marketing sales for Dallas-based luxury goods merchant Neiman Marcus Group, which mails the Neiman Marcus and Horchow apparel and home decor catalogs, increased 9%, to nearly $165 million for the fourth quarter ended July 28.
Equitium Group Acquires Caswell-Massey
Private equity firm The Equitium Group on Sept. 21 acquired Caswell-Massey, a multichannel marketer of luxury personal grooming products.
Casual Male XL Launches ShoesXL
Casual Male Retail Group has some big shoes to fill. The specialty retailer of men
Paper Giants to Merge
If the proposed merger between paper company Stora Enso and private equity firm Cerberus Capital, which owns NewPage Corp., is approved, NewPage would emerge as the top producer of coated freesheet paper in North America.
Bombay Co. Files Chapter 11
The Bombay Co., Inc. and five affiliated companies have filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Live from NEMOA: L.L. Bean’s Latest Adventures
Portland, ME-There’s no place like home for L.L. Bean. And that’s why the multichannel marketer has poured more than $90 million back into Freeport, ME, in the past 24 months.