Borders Accepts Stalking Horse Deal From Direct Brands

| Tim Parry

Bankrupt books and music merchant Borders Group has accepted a stalking horse bid from direct music and books seller Direct Brands worth more than $435 million. Direct Brands, a portfolio company of Najafi Companies, owns direct sellers Book-of-the-Month Club, Doubleday Book Clubs and Columbia House.

SEO: To Build or Not to Build a Microsite?

| Stephan Spencer

There’s a time and place for creating a microsite, vs. further building out your main website. If your microsite is likely to gain significantly more

Water Street Healthcare Partners Acquires MarketLab

| Jim Tierney

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Water Street vice president Kelly Zitlow says her company is committing up to $70 million of equity financing to both acquire and grow MarketLab.

Chapter 11 for Signature Styles

| Jim Tierney

Spiegel is back in bankruptcy. Signature Styles, a division of private equity firm Patriarch Partners formed two years ago to purchase Spiegel Brands, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware late Monday

Airgas Acquires ABCO

| Jim Tierney

Airgas has snapped up another company: The industrial gases and safety gear direct merchant announced May 31 it has purchased ABCO Gases, Welding and Industrial Supply Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed

Optimizing your videos for YouTube

| MCM staff

Common sense would tell you that the most popular search engine is Google, and thus it is the most important search engine to optimize for. But what’s

Harry & David Gets Funds, Needs A Plan

| MCM staff

Now that Harry & David Holdings received approval for a $310 million financial bailout from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, what

Airgas Acquires Pain Enterprises

| Jim Tierney

Airgas, a direct merchant of industrial gases and safety gear, announced May 9 it has purchased Pain Enterprises, which produces and distributes dry ice and carbon dioxide in the Midwest