Waiting period cleared for Sears/Lands’ End deal
Sears, Roebuck & Co. has received an early termination waiting notice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for its acquisition of Lands’ End. The notice indicates
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Mark Gilman was named president of Bowling Green, KY-based cataloger/retailer Camping World. He was also named to the board of directors of Affinity Group,
Financial reports: Williams-Sonoma, Restoration Hardware, Bombay Co.
Record 1Q income for Williams-Sonoma San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) credited “significant operational improvements,” along with a nearly
Ecometry shareholders approve sale
On May 22, shareholders of Ecometry Corp., provider of the MACS catalog management system used by more than 300 catalogers, approved the sale of the company
For sale: Potpourri Holdings
Medfield, MA-based Potpourri Holdings, whose 10 catalogs include needlecrafts title The Stitchery and gifts books Serengeti and Back in the Saddle, is
Damart discontinues U.S. catalog
(Direct Newsline) Damart UK has discontinued its U.S. catalog. The last book mailed last month. Damart sells cold-weather clothing and undergarments for
Former CFO returns to Lillian Vernon
Richard Randall, who was chief financial officer of Lillian Vernon Corp. in 1999, is returning to the multititle mailer. He was named executive vice president/chief
Financial reports: Talbots, Brookstone
Talbots 1Q catalog sales down 11% Women
Federated signs another deal to sell Fingerhut
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Hint of a downside to Sears/Lands’ End deal?
In a “Milwaukee Journal” report, Lands