A Green Thumb

| Jim Tierney

Who knew dirt-free indoor garden kits could be such a hot commodity? They’re also a great direct marketing product, which is why AeroGrow International

Deals Pick up in December

| Jim Tierney

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

BACHRACH TO BE AUCTIONED OFF

| Jim Tierney

Bachrach Acquisition, which Owns the 133-Year-Old men’s apparel cataloger/retailer Bachrach, was scheduled to hold an auction to sell the assets of the

Green Mountain Coffee Acquires Diedrich

| Jim Tierney

In an apparent move to acquire every licensee of its Keurig K-Cup business, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters announced Dec. 8 it has bought Diedrich Coffee for about $290 million.