Swiss Colony Parent Acquires Wisconsin Cheeseman

| MCM staff

The Dane County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court approved the sale of Wisconsin Cheeseman by parent firm by Wisconsin Food Gift Co. to Colony Brands on Monday for $550,000, according to court documents. The acquisition includes the brands, assets and inventories of Wisconsin Cheeseman.

Shareholders Approve J. Crew Deal

| Jim Tierney

Now, it’s actually over. The deal that started back in November when the J. Crew Group announced it was being acquired by funds affiliated with TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners

How to build links outside the box

| Stephan Spencer

LINKS ARE THE CURRENCY OF THE WEB: Not only do they drive traffic in their own right, they are also essential to high search engine rankings. Without

Finance: M&A Fizzles in Fourth Quarter

| Jim Tierney

IF YOU THOUGHT INDUSTRY MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS WOULD PICK UP IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2010, THINK AGAIN. Multichannel Merchant reported a dismal four

Nordstrom Jumps Into Private Sale Game

| Tim Parry

General merchandise retailer Nordstrom acquired online private-sale merchant HauteLook on Feb. 17. It hopes to better compete with the Rue La Las, Gilts and Ideelis for flash sales.

March 1 Vote Set for J. Crew Sale

| Jim Tierney

Is it really over? Technically, the March 1 shareholder vote will determine the new owners of apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew.

GSI Commerce Buying Sports Merchandise Retailer

| MCM staff

To extend its reach in licensed sports merchandise, GSI Commerce announced Feb. 9 that it will acquire Fanatics for $277 million, including $171 million of cash and $106 million of GSI common stock.