Blyth Buys Walter Drake
Home decor and home fragrance manufacturer Blyth on Jan. 29 announced it had acquired $80 million low-end housewares cataloger Walter Drake for $53 million.
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Movers and Shakers
New York-based apparel cataloger/retailer J.Crew Group has hired Tracy Gardner as executive vice president of merchandising, planning, and production.
Financial Reports: Red Envelope, Amazon.com
RedEnvelope Sales, Income Up Despite Ops Woes Despite sourcing and fulfillment snafus, San Francisco-based gifts cataloger RedEnvelope (Nasdaq: REDE)
Big Dog Gets Bigger with Walking Co.
Santa Barbara, CA-based apparel cataloger/retailer Big Dog Holdings has agreed to buy $65 million footwear retailer The Walking Co. for more than $15
BBC America Shop Rules Britannia
The sun has set on the Britannia catalog. Having acquired the catalog from TargetDirect in August, New York-based BBC Worldwide Americas (parent company
Survey: E-mail Response Times Flagging
Although e-commerce sites have made progress in a number of areas during the past year, they fall short when it comes to responding to customer e-mails,
Blair Makes Itself at Home with Big Book
Continuing its efforts to win over baby boomers, Warren, PA-based Blair Corp. mailed an expanded version of its home goods catalog on Jan. 5. Between
Financial Reports: NEBS, NBTY
NEBS Up on Safeguard Results Higher sales and profits in four of its five segments drove the performance of Groton, MA-based New England Business Service
J. Crew Lays Off 30
New York-based apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew laid off about 30 employees from its distribution center and call center in Lynchburg, VA, according
J.C. Penney to Cut 475 Jobs
Plano, TX-based cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney Corp. is closing its Austin, TX, telemarketing center as part of a plan to save more than $100 million