BlueSky Brands: It’s Over
Multititle mailer BlueSky Brands evidently did not get the financing it was desperately seeking.
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Lillian Vernon Closing In On a Sale
Less than one month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, gifts and housewares cataloger Lillian Vernon has reached a tentative agreement to sell the 57-year-old company, according to documents filed last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, DE.
February Sales Roundup
February was for the most part a decent month for the publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT.
Yankee Candle Learns From Matchback Analysis
The first question Yankee Candle asks when it’s looking at its buyer file is how much it can spend to market to a customer and still break even.
That’s why matchbacks are so important to the firm. If it understands a consumer
AB&C Group, The Paragon Shut Down
It appears multititle mailer BlueSky Brands did not get the financing it was desperately seeking.
Hallmark Halting Flowers and Gifts Direct Business
Hallmark Flowers, a subsidiary of Kansas City, MO-based Hallmark Cards, plans to shut down its direct-to-consumer flowers and gifts business by the end of April.
Talbots to Shutter 20 Stores
Two months after announcing it would drop its Kids and Mens lines, Hingham, MA-based merchant The Talbots said March 12 it plans to close 20 under-performing stores
BlueSky’s Outlook: Not Good
Two weeks after MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT first reported on the financial turmoil at multititle mailer BlueSky Brands, the situation has rapidly deteriorated.
Financial Reports: J. Crew, Design Within Reach
Quarterly, year-end results for J. Crew and Design Within Reach
Total Luxury Group Acquires Petals
Apparel holding company Total Luxury Group announced Monday that it had acquired home decor products merchant Petals Decorative Accents for about $20 million.