JH Partners takes stake in AmeriMark
JH Partners is at it again: On March 18 the San Francisco-based private equity firm bought 75% of AmeriMark Direct, a multititle mailer of women’s apparel,
News
HP opens door to Hispanic market
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the number of small and midsize Hispanic-owned U.S. businesses is now at about 2 million and expected
Strong outlook for outdoor sports market
Like the outdoors enthusiasts it targets, the outdoors and recreation market is a hardy one. According to New York-based media brokerage services firm
USPS makes its rate case
When the U.S. Postal Service filed for a 5.4% average rate increase on April 8, the announcement was almost anticlimactic. Only six months earlier, observers
Truly building good will
Harrison, NY-based cooperative database firm I-Behavior has a constructive theme for a gathering during the 2005 Annual Catalog Conference (May 23-25
Paragon Gifts sold
Another day, another acquisition: Private equity firm Reliant Equity Investors in March bought Westerly, RI-based Paragon Gifts Holdings, parent of gifts
Net Income Drops at Puritan’s Pride Parent
Bohemia, NY-based Nature
Amazon.com Net Income Falls 30%
Seattle-based online behemoth Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) suffered from the good news/bad news syndrome. The good news? Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 rose 24% to $1.9 billion, compared to $1.53 billion last year.
Future Workforce to be Led by Temps, Dreamers
Planning your hiring strategy for the next few years? Consider these two major trends identified by The Herman Group, a business management consultancy:
(1) You