Online Gift Cards Pick Up Steam
Not only are gift cards still hot, the medium has quickly gone from paper to pixels, according to Lauren Freedman, president of ecommerce E-tailing Group.
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Lists or Co-ops: Which Fits Your Prospecting Puzzle?
Even before the recession really kicked in two years ago, merchants were beating the co-op databases to death. And when the economy caused catalogers
Potpourri Buys Country Store Catalog
The Potpourri Group stable of catalogs is a little bigger: The multititle mailer in late August acquired the Country Store catalog from Reader
Five Ways Multichannel Marketers Fail Their Businesses
Multichannel merchants have plenty of shortcomings when it comes to integrating catalogs and the Web, according to Bill LaPierre, senior vice president
Green Mountain Buys Van Houtte
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters acquired LJVH Holdings, the parent company of Canadian gourmet coffee brand Van Houtte, for $890 million. The deal was announced Sept. 14 in Green Mountain
Salesmanship triumphs
Looking over some of this year’s winners of the Multichannel Merchant Awards, I was seeking a common denominator. My conclusion is on the loose-fitting
M&A Activity Grinds to a Halt
Just Three Catalog-Related Deals were reported in the second quarter a far cry from the 10 we reported in the second quarter last year. While the quarter
Debt Forces Oriental Trading Into Chapter 11
In an effort to pay down debt, OTC Holdings Corp., owner of gifts and novelty merchant Oriental Trading, on Aug. 25 filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Blackstreet Capital Acquires Park Seed, Jackson & Perkins
Private equity firm Blackstreet Capital acquired horticultural catalogers Jackson & Perkins and Park Seed following an Aug. 23 bankruptcy auction.
U.S. Auto Parts Buys J.C. Whitney Parent
U.S. Auto Parts has acquired Whitney Automotive Group, best known for its J.C. Whitney brand, for $27.5 million.