Collegiate Pacific to Buy Major Distributor
Dallas-based Collegiate Pacific signed a letter of intent to acquire $30 million team sporting goods distributor Kesslers Team Sports. Collegiate Pacific
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DMA President/CEO Wientzen to Retire
Bob Wientzen, president/CEO of the New York-based Direct Marketing Association since 1996, formally announced on Dec. 16 his plan to retire effective
Lillian Vernon Revising B-to-B Strategy
Media management firm ZelnickMedia, which backed by a private equity fund managed by New York-based Ripplewood Holdings bought Rye, NY-based general merchandise
Survey: Consumers Not Shopping Any Earlier
In an October survey of consumers, Peterborough, NH-based list firm Millard Group found that 62% of respondents planned to start their holiday shopping
FedEx Announces 2004 Rate Hikes
Federal Express this week announced that FedEx Express package and freight published rates will increase 2.5% on average for both domestic and export
Day-Timers Launches Gifts Title
Known for its business diaries and day planners, Day-Timers last month mailed a spin-off gifts catalog. Titled Flavia, the catalog sells photo albums,
Dr. Fad Looks to Buy FAO
Can Dr. Fad save toys cataloger/retailer FAO Schwarz in time for Christmas? Ken Hakuta–aka Dr. Fad, the entrepreneur responsible for bringing the Wacky
Equity Firm Buys Edwin Watts Golf
Wellspring Capital Management, the New York-based private equity firm that owns model-trains maker Lionel and the CCM hockey skates company, has acquired
E-commerce Stumbled on Black Friday
The Keynote E-Commerce Transaction Performance Index, which surveys major online shopping Websites, shows that from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 28–aka Black
November Sales Roundup
Most of the publicly traded marketers tracked by CATALOG AGE have reason for good cheer: They reported solid gains in November sales. For instance, a