West Marine buys BoatU.S.
Cataloger/retailer West Marine has acquired the catalog, retail, and wholesale units of BoatU.S. from the Boat Owners Association of the United States
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3Q sales, earnings down for Black Box
Pittsburgh-based Black Box Corp. (Nasdaq; BBOX), a cataloger of computer networking products and services, suffered a 15% drop in third-quarter sales
Survey: J. Crew leads in Web-generated catalog sales
Consumers who visit apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew
Live from NRF: Retail sales to grow 5.6% in 2003
New York–The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales will increase 5.6% this year, citing gains in consumer income and low interest
FAO files Chapter 11
On Jan. 13, the parent of venerable toy and kids clothing cataloger/retailer FAO Schwarz, (Nasdaq: FAOO) FAO Inc., filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
J.C. Penney steps up catalog cutbacks
General merchandise cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney on Jan. 10 announced that it will close its Atlanta fulfillment center as well as its Atlanta and Lenexa,
Concepts Direct delisted
The travails of multititle mailer Concepts Direct continue. The Longmont, CO-based cataloger received a delisting notification from Nasdaq on Jan. 7.
MSC profit rises on higher sales
Industrial tools cataloger MSC Industrial Direct Co. (NYSE: MSM) reported a 58% rise on fiscal first-quarter income based on a 12% hike in sales. For