Software rollouts get modular

| Jim Hoefflin

While most pundits debate the timing for an economic recovery, one thing is certain: Companies are changing how they buy and consume technology. Several

Good deals, bad deals

| MCM staff

A Flurry of Multichannel M&A activity took place during the past few weeks. Some of these transactions were happy ones, relatively speaking, in that they

DRESS BARN SNAPS UP TWEEN BRANDS

| Tim Parry

Women’s Clothing Retailer Dress Barn has Acquired Tween Brands in an All-stock Deal Worth $157 Million. A multichannel retailer of fashion and accessories

J. Jill’s out, Sears is in

| MCM staff

I Just Read Your July Editor’s Note (Paying the price for J. Jill), and I couldn’t agree more. I was so disappointed with J. Jill’s decline in quality,

BON PRIX BUYS VENUS SWIMWEAR

| Jim Tierney

Struggling Venus Swimwear has been Tossed a Lifeline. German mail order firm Bon Prix purchased the swimwear cataloger/retailer in a transaction finalized

Brookstone’s Sales Slide Continues

| MCM staff

Sales at gifts and gadgets cataloger/retailer Brookstone continue to fall. The company reported total net sales of $73.0 million for the quarter ending July 4, a 25.1% decrease from the comparable 13-week period of 2008.