News
L.L. Bean Leaning Toward Canada
In continuing its international expansion plans, apparel, sporting gear, and home goods cataloger L.L. Bean has its sights set north of the border.
Siegler & Co., Treasures From a Bygone Era Titles Shut Down
MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT has learned that the gifts catalogs Siegler & Co. and Treasures From a Bygone Era closed down before the holidays.
Movers & shakers
Airgas, a marketer of industrial gases and welding equipment based in Radnor, PA, has appointed Thomas M. Smyth vice president/controller/chief accounting
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This porridge is too healthy It’s been said that beauty starts on the inside. Japanese skincare merchant DHC Corp. is backing up that theory with the
TALES FROM THE FRONT
Sending the wrong signal Gifts cataloger Signals evidently tried to reactivate some dormant customers this holiday season. How do we know this? A Multichannel
Christian Book Distributors buys Best to You
Multititle cataloger and online merchant Christian Book Distributors (CBD) agreed to purchase Best to You, which sells Christian-themed gifts via catalog
Epsilon to Acquire Abacus
Epsilon, a business unit of Alliance Data Systems Corp., reached an agreement to purchase Lafayette, CO-based co-op database services provider Abacus, a division of DoubleClick, Inc., in an $435 million cash deal that is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007.
Netflix Leads ForeSee Results Satisfaction Index
Netflix is number one in customer satisfaction for the second holiday season in a row, according to customer satisfaction measurement and management firm ForeSee Results.