Westlake Village, CA-based retailer Guitar Center, the parent of the Medford, OR-based Musician’s Friend catalog, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the existing inventory and equipment of Pharr, TX-based musical instruments distributor/retailer Hermes Trading Co.
MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT has learned that Norwalk, CT-based Fairfield Mint, a print and Web cataloger of die-cast collectibles, was sold to investment bank Encore Capital and New York-based private equity firm Buckingham Capital
As it continues to expand its nonfood offerings, Monroe, WI-based Swiss Colony has launched a home furnishings catalog and has an apparel book waiting in the wings.
The $14.4 billion Delray Beach, FL-based Office Depot has announced the acquisition of Allied Office Products, the largest privately held office products company
Hanover Direct and Design Within Reach ended the first quarter in the red; Talbots saw income drop 21%. Only Crosstown Traders parent Charming Shoppes had bottom-line growth to report
Fingerhut Direct Marketing recently completed a move into its new headquarters in Eden Prairie, MN