Finance: More Distress, More Deals

| Jim Tierney

The Second Quarter Saw Some Action in terms of mergers and acquisitions. Twenty transactions were recorded for the period, compared with 14 for the quarter

The Independents

| Ray Schultz

Walter KarlEdith RomanDirect MediaWill there be a single independent list firm standing by the time Vin Gupta is done? Good question. Gupta has said several

The distressing tale of DMSI

| MCM staff

When the Word Got Out that Direct Marketing Services Inc. (DMSI) would be sold at a public auction on Aug. 5, not many people even knew the multititle

Transcat Buys Westcon for $7.2 Million

| Patrick Barnard

Transcat Inc., a marketer of grade test, measurement and calibration instruments and services, has acquired competitor Westcon Inc. in a cash-stock transaction valued at approximately $7.2 million.

Live From E-Tail: Orvis Exec is Down on Silos

| Tim Parry

Brad Wolansky, vice president of e-commerce at Orvis, hates it when his company sends coupons to Web buyers within 50 miles of an Orvis store–and those coupons can only be redeemed in the retail location.

Blyth Buys As We Change

| Jim Tierney

Blyth, the parent company of gifts and housewares cataloger Miles Kimball, announced on Aug. 4 it acquired As We Change, a catalog targeting women age 40 and older