Quebecor Creates New Marketing Group

| Jim Tierney

Montreal-based printer Quebecor World, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, announced on June 16 plans to merge its retail insert, catalog, direct mail, and Sunday magazine printing divisions in the U.S. into a new integrated marketing group.

Airgas Acquires Refron

| MCM staff

One week after Airgas acquired Oilind Safety, the company announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Refron, a national reseller and distributor of refrigerants

Staples Succeeds in Corporate Express Bid

| MCM staff

After three failed attempts in the past four months, the drama has ended: Office supplies cataloger Staples announced on June 11 it has finally acquired office products distributor Corporate Express