After spending the past decade building up its business-to-business division, home improvement products retailer Home Depot has sold the unit to a trio of private equity firms:Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group, and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
As consumers continue to grow taller and increasingly wider, there’s a greater need for everyday products to accommodate people of size. That’s why men’s apparel merchant Casual Male XL in late May launched LivingXL, a catalog of non-apparel products for obese men and women.
Playmobil isn’t playing games with its international Websites anymore: The $2 billion toy manufacturer last fall relaunched 10 international sites in five languages to better focus on expanding into new markets and maintaining a consistent brand image.
Don’t get alarmed. You haven’t picked up the wrong magazine. Yes, there’s a new face on this page, but hopefully it reflects continuity. As some of you
Richard Thalheimer is back in action. Less than a year after he was replaced as chairman/CEO of The Sharper Image Corp., Thalheimer has unveiled an e-commerce
It’s not a great time to be shopping for coated freesheet paper. Nine major paper companies Domtar, Sappi Fine Papers, NewPage, West Linn, Verso, PineBluff,
MacKenzie-Childs is seeking a new owner. Owner/CEO Pleasant Rowland announced to employees on June 13 that she will begin exploring the ceramics manufacturer/marketer’s
Children’s clothing cataloger/retailer Hanna Andersson Corp. has a new parent. Apparel marketer Kellwood Co. announced in June it is acquiring Hanna Andersson for about $175 million.
Business-to-business multititle mailer Lab Safety Supply keeps adding to its stable. The merchant in June announced it had acquired the assets of McFeely’s Square Drive Screws, a woodworking tools and supplies merchant that logged more than $9 million in sales last year. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.