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Country Walkers Covering More Ground

| Jim Tierney

If you’re feeling the need to take a hike, Country Walkers has added to its already hefty list of trips. In its 2008 catalog mailed Sept. 4, the marketer of walking vacations introduced 13 new itineraries spanning four continents.

MSC Reports Industrial-Strength Fourth Quarter

| MCM staff

Maintenance repair and operations (MRO) supplier MSC Industrial Direct turned in a stellar fourth quarter. For the three months ended Sept. 1, the Melville, NY-based merchant of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies recorded net sales of $450.5 million, a 16.7% increase over $385.9 million for the same period last year. Its net income soared nearly 39%, to $47.4 million from $34.1 million last year.

1-800-Flowers.com Increases Revenue, Improves Loss

| MCM staff

First-quarter revenue for 1-800-Flowers.com rose 6.3%, to $145.8 million, up from $137.1 million after the first quarter in 2006. For the period ended Sept. 30, the gifts, toys, and home d?cor merchant saw its net loss improve 22% to $5.8 million

Neiman Marcus’ Retail Cusp Concept

| Jim Tierney

How does a high-end department store retailer go after younger, more fashion-forward customers? If you’re Neiman Marcus, you start opening Cusp stores–trendy, stylish boutiques designed to appeal to women age 21 to 45.

Fancy Flours Makes Foray into Catalogs

| Tim Parry

Looking to see its sales rise, cake and cookie decorating supplies Web merchant Fancy Flours has launched a print catalog. The book mailed to 50,000 customers and prospects over two drops, says Fancy Flours president/founder Nancy Quist. She plans to distribute two catalogs a year, one in the fall and one in the spring.

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