Still Waiting on J. Crew Sale

| Jim Tierney

Will J. Crew ever reach a deal to be sold? The revised “go-shop” period for the apparel cataloger/retailer to consider other bids for its business ends Feb. 15. But it doesn’t look like a final decision will be made by then

J. Crew Sold, Unhappy Shareholders Launch Investigations

| Tim Parry

Apparel cataloger/merchant J. Crew Group announced today that it will be acquired by funds affiliated with TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners for $43.50 per share in cash, or a total of nearly $3 billion. Shortly after the company announced the deal, several law firms issued statements indicating they are investigating the deal on behalf of J. Crew’s shareholders.

Why Amazon.com Wants to Buy Diapers.com’s Parent

| Tim Parry

Amazon.com is spending $545 million to acquire Quidsi, the parent company of Diapers.com, for the same reason the online retailing giant paid $850 million last July to buy online shoe merchant Zappos.com. If you can’t beat them, buy them.

From Diapers to Soap: Q&A With Quidsi’s Josh Himwich

| Tim Parry

On July 15, ecommerce company Quidsi launched the new ecommerce site Soap.com, just five years after it started Diapers.com. Josh Himwich, director of ecommerce solutions for Quidsi, talked to Multichannel Merchant senior writer Tim Parry about the new site launch.