PMG Warns of Steep Postal Rate Hike in 2006
In a joint House-Senate hearing on postal reform on March 23, Postmaster General Jack Potter told the panel that if the laws governing the U.S. Postal
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Personal Creations Parent Buys Bankrupt Silvo
The name and assets of Silvo Hardware Co., the Rolling Meadows, IL-based owner of the Silvo Home & Garden catalog, was sold on March 2 to Creative Catalogs
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Jonathan Shapiro was named president of Rye, NY-based gifts and home products cataloger Lillian Vernon Corp. He was previously chief strategy officer
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The Direct Marketing Association announced that president/CEO Robert Wientzen will retire on July 1. An executive search committee consisting of current
BBC America Shop Rules Britannia
The sun has set on the Britannia catalog. Having acquired the catalog from TargetDirect in August, New York-based BBC Worldwide Americas (parent company
Petals Acquired by Southridge Capital
Shortly after cataloger/retailer Petals filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in November, its name and assets were acquired by Ridgefield, CT-based private
Lists and Prospecting: Wanted–New B-to-B Prospects
A cataloger of art supplies, Seattle-based Daniel Smith no longer wants to limit its prospecting efforts to artists, art-supplies stores, and galleries.
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Fort Myers, FL-based women’s apparel cataloger/retailer Chico’s promoted Charles Kleman from chief financial officer to chief operating officer. Kleman
Petals Acquired by Southridge Capital
The name and assets of cataloger/retailer Petals, which filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in November, was acquired by Ridgefield, CT-based private equity
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Vernon Hills, IL-based business-to-business technology products/services cataloger/retailer CDW Corp. has appointed Cindy Klimstra director of investor