The Talbots Names New Chief
Apparel cataloger/retailer The Talbots (NYSE: TLB) has named Trudy F. Sullivan president/CEO, effective Aug. 6, 2007.
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Another Solid Quarter for MSC
Maintenance repair and operations supplies merchant MSC Industrial Direct turned in a solid third quarter.
Crutchfield Mails Canadian Catalog
After testing the Canadian market with a Website last fall, consumer electronics merchant Crutchfield this month launched a print catalog specifically for Canada.
Sundance Steps Into Store Channel
Sundance Catalog Co. is expanding into retail.
Bain Capital Acquires Guitar Center
Private equity giant Bain Capital has acquired multichannel music instruments marketer Guitar Center.
WEBS Weaves Retail Magic With Yarn Harlot Event
Ordinary citizens of Northampton, MA, may not have known who the Yarn Harlot is, but the more than 600 knitting enthusiasts who converged on the town of 29,000 people on May 30 sure did.
Pier 1 Pulls Plug on Catalog/Web Business
Pier 1 is exiting the direct business. The home furnishings and decor retailer announced on June 21 it will shelve its three-year-old catalog and its seven-year-old e-commerce site by the end of August.
Sharper Image Sales Slide Continues
Fiscal problems continued to plague consumer electronics cataloger/retailer Sharper Image during the first quarter ended April 30.
It’s Final: No Reprieve on Postal Rate Hike
Catalog mailers can kiss any dreams of a postal rake hike reprieve goodbye.