Orchard Brands On The Market

| Jim Tierney

Since the news broke that multititle mailer Orchard Brands is for sale and that parent company Golden Gate Capital hired Moelis & Co. to find a buyer, industry experts are wondering what befell the $1.17 billion catalog business

September Retail Sales Rise; Holiday Looks Happy

| Tim Parry

It’s beginning to look like a happier holiday season for the retail industry. A day after the National Retail Federation said it’s projecting a 2.3% rise in holiday sales for 2010, several merchants reported better-than-expected numbers for September.