Deals Pick up in December
2009 Ended Quite a bit Stronger than 2008 when it comes to industry mergers and acquisitions. Fourteen catalog-related deals went down in the last three
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DMA Taps Bob Allen as Interim CEO
Maybe the Direct Marketing Association Really does Aim to cater more to its catalog members. The DMA on Feb. 4 appointed Bob Allen, former president/CEO
Spring Hill Nurseries Location Opens Holiday Catalog Outlet Center
Spring Hill Nurseries in Tipp City, OH, is now the Tipp City Catalog Outlet Center through the holiday season.
Finance:Experts Predict M&A to Pick Up in 2010
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ACTIVITY IN THE MULTICHANNEL WORLD has been pretty dead in 2009, according to Lee Helman, managing director for investment firm
Quarterly Paper Update:Paper pricing for 2010: A slow rise
After a steady rise and fall this past year, paper prices have leveled off. According to forest industry research group RISI, the average price range
Bring on the new decade
CONSIDERING THAT THIS PAST DECADE brought us two recessions, 9/11, the massive postal rate hike of 2007, the banking crisis of 2008 and unemployment rates
Test your catalog’s effectiveness
Mailing a catalog is a considerable investment, so every single book, every page, every photograph must work hard to maintain the catalog’s goal: tapping
Airgas Acquires Tri-Tech
Airgas announced Nov. 16 it acquired the assets and operations of Tampa, FL-based Tri-Tech, a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related supplies.
Musician’s Friend Cutting 75 Jobs
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Some Slight Gains
THE SECOND QUARTER COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE but it still wasn’t pretty for most of the publicly traded consumer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant.