Vitamin Shoppe Sees 17% Increase in Ecommerce Sales

| Erin Lynch

Vitamin Shoppe has announced its preliminary results for the third quarter which ended on September 28. According to the results, total net sales this quarter increased by 14% and ecommerce sales increased by nearly 18% compared to 2012.

Blyth 3Q Net Sales Fall 33%

| Tim Parry

Net sales at Blyth for the quarter ending Sept. 30 decreased approximately 33% to $179.5 million from $268.8 million for the comparable prior year period, primarily due to lower sales at ViSalus.

Big Lots Exiting Wholesale Business

| MCM Staff

Closeout retailer Big Lots has decided to exit the wholesale business. The merchant will wind down operations of Big Lots Wholesale, Consolidated International, and Wisconsin Toy wholesale operations by the end of fiscal 2013.

MSC Industrial Direct 4Q Sales Rise 6.1%

| Tim Parry

MSC Industrial Direct’s net sales for the fourth quarter were aided by the recently acquired Barnes Distribution North America, business contributed approximately $73.6 million its figures.