Live From Insert Media Day: Insert Pros ‘Rally’ in Westchester
Rye Brook, NY — After a 10-month-long battle, insert marketers formally proclaimed victory on Sept. 10 during the Direct Marketing Association’s inaugural
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Group Withdraws Offer to Buy Zones
The investor group that wished to take publicly traded computer reseller Zones private has withdrawn its offer. The group, led by the Zones chairman/CEO
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Pop-up Ads
(Direct Newsline) A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by U-Haul International involving pop-up ads for U-Haul
Hanover Growing Impatient with Richemont, Chelsey
The bad blood between multititle mailer Hanover Direct and investors Richemont Finance and Chelsey Direct continues. In July, Hanover sued Richemont and
Live from B-to-B Marketing Conference: Economy Growing but…
(Direct Newsline) Economically, the next three years will be better than the past three years, a trend that should start in the fourth quarter of 2003,
Spiegel Seeks Buyer for Newport News
In an announcement that surprised no one, Spiegel Group on Sept. 9 said it has retained investment bank Miller Buckfire Lewis Ying & Co. to find a buyer
CDW to Buy Micro Warehouse’s North American Business
The big get bigger: Computer reseller CDW Corp. is buying the North American assets of rival Micro Warehouse for $22 million. According to CDW, the U.S.
August Sales Roundup
If August sales are any indication, most of the publicly traded mailers tracked by CATALOG AGE are in for a strong second half of the year. Total August
Broder Bros. Buys Rival
Plymouth, MI-based Broder Bros. has made its fourth acquisition in two years. On Sept. 8, the b-to-b cataloger of imprintable sportswear agreed to buy