Horny Toad Nabs Nau

| Tim Parry

Lifestyle apparel manufacturer/marketer Horny Toad Activewear announced June 24 that it has acquired the assets of Nau, which sells a clothing line similar to Horny Toad

Provide Commerce adds Red Envelope to stable

| Jim Tierney

Embattled gifts cataloger Red Envelope found a buyer, as we reported last month. But it’s not Creative Catalogs Corp. After a U.S. Bankruptcy Court-supervised

If you can’t beat ’em

| MCM staff

The news in May that DHL was radically scaling back in the U.S. wasn’t a huge surprise. The courier had lost billions of dollars here, and it was well

Sharper Image finds a buyer

| Patrick Barnard

Sharper Image Corp., which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, has been acquired. A joint venture led by units of private investment

MCM 100: The Major Players

| Melissa Dowling

Considering how rough the economy has been for multichannel marketers this past year, it’s no wonder that our annual ranking of the top-100 companies

Celebrate Express Bought by Liberty Media

| MCM staff

Party supplies and costumes merchant Celebrate Express will be sold to holding company Liberty Media for $31 million in cash, or $3.90 per share.

The Intelligent Customer Front Door

| Brian Bischoff

How a company delivers customer service leaves a lasting impression: A positive experience leads to increased loyalty and sales, while a poor experience leads to frustration and increased churn. That

Burton Snowboards Contracts with West Coast Fulfillment Provider

| MCM staff

To expand product availability and provide faster fulfillment for its retail customers on the West Coast, Burton Snowboards, which sells snowboard equipment, apparel and accessories, has contracted with a distribution center in Walnut, CA.

Airgas Acquires Refron

| MCM staff

One week after Airgas acquired Oilind Safety, the company announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Refron, a national reseller and distributor of refrigerants