Amazon Buys Zappos For $850 Million
Amazon.com announced today that it would purchase online apparel and footwear merchant Zappos.com in a deal worth more that $850 million.
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Smith & Hawken Facing Liquidation
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has not found a buyer for its struggling Smith & Hawken division, and may be liquidating the high-end home and garden merchant by week’s end.
Sorting Out Warehouse Automation
Warehouse automation can be a good way to reduce labor and improve efficiency and overall accuracy while spending less money. The technology available for sorting units and packages to specific locations for packing and shipping offers several possibilities for multichannel retailers.
Sport Supply Group Buys Gus Doerner’s Team Sports Division
Sports equipment merchant Sport Supply Group announced June 30 it acquired certain assets from Evansville, IN-based Gus Doerner Sports. Terms were not disclosed.
Paying the price for J. Jill
When Talbots Bought J. Jill Three Years Ago, it was no secret that industry watchers felt the women’s apparel merchant had way overpaid. Financial experts
Notable deals of the past 12 months
JUNE 2008 Provide Commerce acquired gifts cataloger Red Envelope in a bankruptcy auction. Staples acquired fellow office supplies distributor Corporate
Use Unique Codes to Bridge Channels
If I could click my heels together and give every merchant in the world one capability, it would be unique codes, used today primarily for coupons
Gardens Alive! Buys TouchStone
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Dress Barn Acquires Tween Brands
Woman’s clothing retailer Dress Barn has acquired Tween Brands in an all-stock deal worth $157 million. The merger deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, and has been approved by both company
InfoGroup Merging Direct Media With Millard
List conglomerate InfoGroup said today it will merge list firms Direct Media and Millard Group into a single entity called Direct Media Millard on July 1.