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November Sales Roundup
Most of the publicly-traded catalogers tracked by Catalog Age were thankful for decent November sales. Some catalogers gave thanks for an early blast
Neiman Marcus Direct sales up 12%
With an emphasis on full-price selling, inventory management, and decreasing its promotional activities, upscale apparel and home decor marketer Neiman
New York direct marketing group honors Leon Henry
Leon Henry, founder/president/owner of the Scarsdale, NY-based list and alternative media firm bearing his name, was honored with the Hudson Valley Direct
CDnow joins Amazon’s stable
Online supersite Amazon.com, which during the past year has inked Website-hosting deals with such marketers as Toys
Airgas acquires fellow distributor
The nation’s largest distributor of gases and welding supplies just got a little bigger. On Dec. 2, Radnor, PA-based Airgas acquired Detroit-based Welding
Brookstone launches Canadian Website
Nashua, NH-based cataloger/retailer Brookstone has launched a Canadian Website (www.brookstone.ca). Borderfree, a Toronto-based transaction facilitation
Vitamin Shoppe sold to Bear, Stearns
Private equity player J.P. Morgan Partners sold off $260 million cataloger/retailer Vitamin Shoppe Industries to a private equity group from New York-based
Office Depot sells Australian operations to Officeworks
On Dec. 2, office products conglomerate Office Depot, which mails the Viking Office Products catalog, agreed to sell its Australian operations to Officeworks.
Holiday shopping season: And they’re off…
Several reports indicate that the holiday shopping season is off to a solid start. A National Retail Federation (NRF) survey conducted by BIGresearch