Holiday 2008: The Winners

| MCM staff

Yes, there were actually a few multichannel merchants that did well this holiday season, despite the dismal economy. We caught up with a few of them to see how they did it.

Oneida Ltd. to Close Factory Outlet Stores in U.S.

| MCM staff

Faced with slumping sales, Oneida Ltd., which for 129 years has been selling flatware, dinnerware, cookware, kitchen tools and cutlery to consumers and the food service industry, is closing its 20 factory outlet stores in the U.S.

Hanna Andersson, Gerber Childrenswear Sold

| Jim Tierney

Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners announced Nov. 25 that one of its affiliates, Childrenswear LLC, acquired children’s clothing cataloger/retailer Hanna Andersson Corp. and Gerber Childrenswear for $179 million.

Segmenting for Catalog 2.0

| Steve Trollinger

In the Internet marketing world, Web 2.0 is about moving beyond the so-called nuts and bolts of technology and e-commerce and creating a more robust experience