Sharper Image Hiring Brookstone Execs

| Jim Tierney

The newly relaunched SharperImage.com is hiring talent away from its rival Brookstone. The high-tech gifts and gadgets brand announced Jan 21 it

DHL Express Donates Former Air Hub

| Jim Tierney

DHL Express said Jan. 19 it is donating its Airborne airport in Wilmington, OH to the Clinton County Port Authority in that state.

Target Buys Smith & Hawken

| MCM staff

General merchant Target Corp. Friday announced it has acquired the Smith & Hawken brand and other intellectual property from Smith & Hawken, LTD, a subsidiary of The Scotts Co.

Figi’s Business Unit to Target Retailers

| MCM staff

Figi’s Business Services, a subsidiary of food gifts cataloger Figi’s, is partnering with the Greenwood Group to sell goods to the retail market.

Schein Merges Animal Health Unit With Butler

| Jim Tierney

Medical, dental, and veterinary supplies merchant Henry Schein on Dec. 31 closed a deal that combines its U.S. Animal Health businesses and Butler Animal Health Supply into a new company called Butler Schein Animal Health.

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.