Home, sweet home merchants
There’s no place like the home market, or multichannel purveyors of furnishings, linens, floor and window coverings, tableware, and kitchen items. The
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Pets United goes after new animal
First it was dogs and horses. Then it was fish and ferrets. Now Pets United is setting its sights on sites outside the pet industry by acquiring URLs
Golden Boy
Beverly, MA is an unlikely setting for the center of the catalog industry. Thirty miles northeast of Boston, it’s a sleepy town with old New England houses
Christian Books Merchants Make a Deal
Christian Book Distributors, the catalog arm of Christianbook.com, has acquired Christianbooksdirect.com.
Equitium Group Acquires Caswell-Massey
Private equity firm The Equitium Group on Sept. 21 acquired Caswell-Massey, a multichannel marketer of luxury personal grooming products.
Paper Giants to Merge
If the proposed merger between paper company Stora Enso and private equity firm Cerberus Capital, which owns NewPage Corp., is approved, NewPage would emerge as the top producer of coated freesheet paper in North America.
Lands’ End Finds a Fit In Sears Stores
Sears Holdings Corp. has taken a lot of heat during the past five years for the way it
Pets United Goes After a Whole New Animal
Pets United is setting its sights on sites outside the pet industry and getting into categories from gardening and solar power to farming and biking.
Orchard Brands Buys Two More Books
In its quest to become the one-stop destination for consumers age 55+, Orchard Brands on Sept. 14 acquired gifts book Gold Violin and undergarments title WinterSilks. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
Redcats USA Acquires United Retail Group
New York-based multititle cataloger Redcats USA announced Sept. 11 it bought United Retail Group for $198.9 million, or $13.70 per share in cash. United Retail Group is a specialty retailer of plus-size women