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Doctors Foster and Smith On Target With Retail Distribution
Pet supplies cataloger Doctors Foster and Smith is rolling into the retail channel in a big way: The company will begin selling its products in nearly 900 Target stores nationwide next week.
Red Envelope Trims Losses
Things are looking up at Red Envelope (Nasdaq: REDE). The gifts cataloger
Performance Bicycle Sold to Private Equity Firm
North Castle Partners has been wheeling and dealing: The private equity investor announced on July 3 it bought Performance Bicycle.
NRF Urging House Support on Store Appreciation Bill
Legislation introduced last week would expand and make permanent a 2004 tax provision that temporarily shortens the depreciation period for retail remodeling and other improvements made to stores.
CDW acquired by private equity firm
It pays to be CDW Corp. The computer reseller, which in April reported a 24.5% rise in first-quarter net income, announced on May 30 that it has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for approximately $7.3 billion.
Movers & shakers
Peter Sachse, chairman/CEO of Macys.com, has taken on the additional role of chief marketing officer and president of Macy’s corporate marketing. Sachse,
Businesses continue to boom
For the business-to-business and computer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant, 2007 is off to a good start: The majority turned in stellar performances
Ingram Micro buys DBL
Ingram Micro, the world’s largest technology distributor, in June acquired business-to-business electronics accessories mailer DBL Distributing for $96 million.
Hats off to 2007 MCM award winners
After months of suspense, the winners of the annual Multichannel Merchant Awards were announced at the Annual Conference for Catalog & Multichannel Merchants (ACCM) in Boston at a special luncheon ceremony on May 22. Although you’ll have to wait until the September issue of Multichannel Merchant to read profiles of the winners, for now here’s the complete list of the 2007 award recipients.