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New York-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to buy West Chester, PA-based laboratory supplies cataloger VWR International

The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. (Nasdaq:BEAR) reported a 44% increase in second-quarter net revenue, to $13.4 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, compared

Cheerleading-uniform catalogers Varsity Spirit and National Spirit have announced plans to merge. The new entity will operate under the corporate name

Edgewater, NJ-based Hanover Directeliminated the position of executive vice president, finance and administration, laying off Brian C. Harriss. The move

(Direct Newsline) Wasserstein & Co. is about to purchase Bear Creek, owner of the Harry and David and Jackson & Perkins catalogs, for $260 million, according

Blair Income Up for Q4, Down for Year It was a good news, bad news scenario for Warren, PA-based Blair Corp. (Amex: BL). First the bad news. The marketer

Cambridge, MA–On balance, 2003 was “a year of unfulfilled expectations,” said Ben Perez to attendees of the DMA Catalog Council’s 12th Annual Catalog

(Direct Newsline) Cambridge, MA–No matter what the channel, catalogers face challenges. Marketers from REI, Brookstone, and Potpourri Group shared some

(Direct Newsline) Mailers urged Congress yesterday to adopt recommendations of the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service. In testimony before