Chefs Catalog Shutting San Francisco Office

| MCM staff

Cooking and kitchenware products merchant Chefs Catalog will close a San Francisco office and shift jobs from that location to its Colorado Springs, CO, headquarters.

Third quarter gets down to business

| Jim Tierney

For the dozen business-to-business merchants and computer products marketers tracked by Multichannel Merchant, the third quarter brought strong revenue and income gains.

FUNDAMENTALS OF MERCHANDISING

| MCM staff

Product is the lifeblood of your business So when was the last time you put any serious thought into the way you merchandise your catalog, Website, or

Sears still seeking Restoration

| Jim Tierney

It looks like Sears Holdings Corp. is gaining ground in its quest to acquire Restoration Hardware for $269 million. Restoration Hardware at press time

THE IMAGE MAKER

| Jim Tierney

The once-iconic brand Sharper Image has in recent years become about as passe as the razor scooter it rode the decade in on. After peaking at $760 million

Gander Mountain gets into water sports

| Jim Tierney

Gander Mountain is on the fast track back into the catalog business. The St. Paul, MN-based sporting goods retailer announced Dec. 6 that it had acquired

Gander Mountain Acquires Overton’s

| Jim Tierney

Gander Mountain is back into catalogs in a big way. The St. Paul, MN-based sporting goods retailer announced Dec. 6 it has acquired water sports cataloger/retailer Overton