Financial Reports: Staples, Eddie Bauer, NBTY
Office supplies giant Staples and supplements manufacturer/marketer NBTY had fiscal results worth bragging about. That wasn’t the case for apparel cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer, however.
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The Latest Holiday Forecasts
In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and Black Friday, reporters and editors are flooded with news releases about
Golden Gate, Sun Capital Acquire Eddie Bauer
On Nov. 13, Golden Gate Capital and Sun Capital agreed to buy Redmond, WA-based cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer for $614 million, including $328 million in debt.
Survey: Inaccurate Data Lead to Mail Waste
The average business could be wasting more than $180,000 a year by sending out direct mail that is not relevant or does not reach the intended recipient due to inaccurate data, according to research commissioned by QAS, a Boston-based address management solutions provider.
New Products
Lanham, MD-based Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software has launched Customer Data Quality Platform, designed to help businesses and government agencies better manage their customer data.
Abacus Indicator
According to the Abacus 2006 B-to-B Industry Insights Report, small businesses continued to be the largest market sector for business direct marketers, accounting for 81% of 2005 b-to-b direct revenue
InfoUSA Buys Rubin Response
InfoUSA bought another list firm on Nov. 10: Schaumburg, IL-based Rubin Response Services.
Venus, WinterSilks Join the Golden Gate Family
Another week, another acquisition for Catalog Holdings, a subsidiary of Golden Gate Capital. On Nov. 10 the private equity conglomerate completed the recapitalization of Venus Swimwear.
Two More Sharper Image Execs Out
On Nov. 9, a little more than a month after founder Richard Thalheimer was forced out at Sharper Image Corp., president/chief operating officer Tracy Wan and executive vice president/chief financial officer Jeff Forgan resigned
The Key to Holiday E-mail Success
During the holiday shopping rush, e-mail relevancy matters more than ever if you want to see increased Web sales.