Will J. Crew Get a Better Offer?
Although TPG Group and Leonard Green & Partners have agreed to acquire J. Crew Group for nearly $3 billion, some believe the apparel cataloger/merchant may get a better offer.
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Brady Buys ID Warehouse of Australia
Brady Corp., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer/marketer of industrial signage, security, and safety products, has acquired New South Wales, Australia-based identification and security products supplier ID Warehouse. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. …
J. Crew Sold, Unhappy Shareholders Launch Investigations
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.
MarketLab Acquires Newmatic Medical
Seeking to expand its range of services, healthcare products and services cataloger MarketLab has acquired substantially all of the assets of Newmatic Medical. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Five Tips for Selling to Customers in Europe
Ecommerce sales in Europe are projected to reach $257 billion in 2010. This is 35% of the world total, and marginally ahead of the $250 billion forecast for the U.S. But as many as one quarter of U.S.-based merchants still won
MSC Industrial Direct Buys Rutland Tool & Supply
Maintenance repair and operations supplier MSC Industrial Direct has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Rutland Tool & Supply Co., for $11 million in cash. The deal is expected to close during the fourth quarter of calendar 2010.
Why Amazon.com Wants to Buy Diapers.com’s Parent
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.
Plow & Hearth Launches WinterthurStore.com
Home decor merchant Plow and Hearth has added a new brand to its online stable: WinterthurStore.com. And it plans to mail a print catalog to accompany the Website in the spring
How Gardens Alive! Is Digging a New Niche
For nearly a quarter century Gardens Alive! flew largely under the radar as a multititle mailer of specialty horticultural catalogs. That changed in 2008,
Orchard Brands On The Market
Since the news broke that multititle mailer Orchard Brands is for sale and that parent company Golden Gate Capital hired Moelis & Co. to find a buyer, industry experts are wondering what befell the $1.17 billion catalog business