Airgas Acquires Fitch Industrial & Welding Supply

| Jim Tierney

Airgas announced Dec. 1 it acquired the assets and operations of Lawton, OK-based Fitch Industrial & Welding Supply, an industrial gas and welding supply distributor.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ACQUIRES TIMOTHY’S

| Jim Tierney

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS IN NOVEMBER bought the coffee brand and wholesale operations of Toronto-based Timothy’s Coffees of the World. Green Mountain

Billabong Buys Swell.com

| Jim Tierney

Billabong International has acquired online boardsports catalog and online retailer Swell.com. Terms of the deal, announced Nov. 23, were not disclosed.

Airgas Acquires Tri-Tech

| MCM staff

Airgas announced Nov. 16 it acquired the assets and operations of Tampa, FL-based Tri-Tech, a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related supplies.

FAO Boutiques in Store for Toys ‘R’ Us

| Jim Tierney

Customers who want more access to iconic upscale toy merchant FAO Schwarz just got their wish: Starting Nov. 1, FAO Schwarz-branded boutiques will be introduced in 585 Toys

Backroads Acquires Bike Riders

| MCM staff

Active lifestyle travel cataloger Backroads has acquired Bike Riders, a similar provider of biking, walking and culinary tours.

Tall Girls Assets Acquired by U.K. Rival

| Jim Tierney

Long Tall Sally, a U.K-based multichannel merchant of apparel for tall women, has acquired select assets of troubled retailer Tall Girls, including its U.S. Website and 10 Tall Girls stores in Canada.

VWR Unit Buys X-treme Geek

| Jim Tierney

To beef up its Science Education portfolio VWR Education has acquired X-treme Geek.