The increased use of e-mail communications as a channel serving information as well as for increasing sales means that capturing valid, deliverable e-mail addresses early in the relationship is critical for most online businesses.
The $365.1 million direct division of Westlake Village, CA-based Guitar Center
BabyUniverse, a Jupiter, FL-based Internet content, commerce, and new media company for the pregnancy, baby, and toddler market, recently announced several changes to its organizational structure.
Business-to-business mailer Lab Safety Supply has agreed to acquire Professional Inspection Equipment and Construction Book Express.
Aramark’s direct division ended the fiscal year in the red, while J. Jill dragged on Talbots’ bottom line during the third quarter.
Redcats USA on Oct. 23 launched a Website that it’s billing as “the world’s first plus-size fashion mall.”
Pittsburgh-based Dick
Office supplies giant Staples and supplements manufacturer/marketer NBTY had fiscal results worth bragging about. That wasn’t the case for apparel cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer, however.
On Nov. 13, Golden Gate Capital and Sun Capital agreed to buy Redmond, WA-based cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer for $614 million, including $328 million in debt.
InfoUSA bought another list firm on Nov. 10: Schaumburg, IL-based Rubin Response Services.