BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION: Frederick’s files Chapter 11
Despite filing, no layoffs or cutbacks are plannedAlthough Frederick’s of Hollywood filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, catalog vice
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VIKING’S NELSON CLIMBS TO THE TOP Bruce Nelson, who succeeded the retired Irwin Helford last year as president/CEO of Viking Office Products, was promoted
ACQUISITIONS: Wilmar buys MRO rival Barnett
In one fell swoop, $225 million repair and maintenance products cataloger Wilmar Industries has doubled its share of the MRO market, by agreeing to buy
MERCHANDISING: Fashion dressing up home
Apparel trends continue to drive home decorWhile the apparel industry has long influenced other merchandising sectors, the fashion influence is hitting
Silhouettes gets the right “FIT”
Plus-size buyers should not have to settle for anything less than cutting-edge fashions, according to specialty-size women’s apparel cataloger Silhouettes.
Burpee acquires Heronswood Nursery
Burpee, the nearly 125-year-old Warminster, PA-based plant and seed cataloger/retailer, acquired Kingston, WA-based Heronswood Nursery Ltd. on June 28.
The experts’ picks: Who are today’s creative leaders?
Minix: Great catalog creative is first and foremost demonstrated by a total package that resonates with customers and makes them want to shop with you.
DEMOGRAPHICS: Setting their sites on seniors
Catalogers find that older shoppers do buy onlineIf online-usage surveys are to be believed, catalogers that target older consumers need not bother investing
Mailers: USPS overstates contingency needs
How much of a contingency budget is too much? That question was at the heart of recent testimony in the current postal rate case.In testimony filed in
B-to-b e-financing still out there
Despite widespread reports that financing for Internet start-ups – particularly b-to-b portals – has been drying up, the following investment firms each