Investment Group Takes Over Control of Talbots
Troubled women
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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 ROASTERS IN NOVEMBER bought the coffee brand and wholesale operations of Toronto-based Timothy’s Coffees of the World. Green Mountain
Billabong International has acquired online boardsports catalog and online retailer Swell.com. Terms of the deal, announced Nov. 23, were not disclosed.
Green Mountain paid $157 million in cash for the coffee brand and wholesale operations of, which had been an affiliate of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners.
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.
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
Active lifestyle travel cataloger Backroads has acquired Bike Riders, a similar provider of biking, walking and culinary tours.
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.
To beef up its Science Education portfolio VWR Education has acquired X-treme Geek.