RedEnvelope 3Q Sales, Income Up
Third-quarter net revenue for San Francisco-based gifts cataloger RedEnvelope increased 7.5%,
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Paper Manufacturers Abitibi, Bowater to Merge
In a deal that will create the third largest public paper and forest products company in North America, Montreal-based Abitibi Consolidated and Greenville, SC-based Bowater today agreed to combine companies
PC Connection Ends 2006 on a High Note
Annual net income at Merrimack, NH-based PC Connection more than tripled, to $13.8 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2006.
Study: Women Prefer Direct Mail to E-mail Ads
Direct mail is read by 32% more women ages 25-44 than e-mail advertising, according to the Customer Focus 2007 Direct Mail study conducted by Baltimore-based marketing services provider Vertis Communications
1-800-Flowers Posts Double-Digit Q2 Growth
The quarter ended Dec. 31 turned out to be a blockbuster for multichannel gifts marketer 1-800-Flowers.com.
Blair Agrees to Be Acquired by Appleseed’s
On Jan. 23, four days after making a preliminary offer to buy the remaining shares of Blair it didn’t already own, Appleseed’s Topco, a subsidiary of Golden Gate Capital, entered into a definitive agreement
USPS Releases Rate Case Revisions; Comments Due Jan. 31
Last week the U.S. Postal Service released revisions to its proposed mailing standards as part of the pending rate case, which if approved will be implemented in May.
Montgomery Ward Launches Spanish-Language Site
Chicago-based Direct Marketing Services Inc. (DMSI), the multititle mailer that acquired Montgomery Ward out of bankruptcy in June 2004, has launched a Spanish-language version of the Montgomery Ward Website
Miles Kimball to Move Contact Center
Gifts and housewares mailer Miles Kimball Co. will close its Las Vegas contact center on March 16 and move more than 100 jobs to Oshkosh, WI.