Bodybuilding.com Sold

| Mark Del Franco

Private equity money continues to flow into the industry. Case in point: On June 30, Boise, ID-based Bodybuilding.com sold a controlling interest to Lancaster, PA-based equity firm Milestone Partners.

Lillian Vernon sold, Muoio takes top spot

| Jim Tierney

Now that Lillian Vernon Corp. has changed hands for the second time in three years, industry watchers are wondering if the new owners and the new president

E-commerce systems update

| Ernie Schell

When it comes to managing e-commerce, multichannel merchants have a wide variety of solutions to choose from. Options range from stand-alone e-commerce

A fresh deal for Fairfield Mint

| Mark Del Franco

The former chief executive at Brockton, MA-based Specialty Catalog Corp. is back in the catalog game, only this time with a smaller company that he hopes

Is infoUSA taking over the world?

| Tim Parry

InfoUSA, is seems, is on a mission to consolidate the list management and brokerage industry. The Papillion, NE-based proprietary database compiler announced

TIDBITS

| MCM staff

Sigma Micro to acquire Quark Commerce Indianapolis-based software provider Sigma Micro agreed to acquire the intellectual property of Quark Commerce software

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

| Tim Parry

Then: Elk Grove Village, IL-based entertainment cataloger Critics’ Choice Video spun off The Movie Book in September 1991. The 76-page catalog, which

Learning Resources Buys Two Manufacturers

| MCM staff

Vernon Hills, IL-based Learning Resources, a manufacturer/marketer of educational products for classrooms and toys for the home, has acquired Safe-T Products and Extra Measures

Building a Holistic Customer View

| Marc Fanelli

One of the most difficult yet fundamental steps in creating a customer-centric retail-marketing model is building a holistic view of the customer. This requires identifying and linking all internal sources of customer data to be able to identify each customer as an individual, regardless of where that information resides. Not only is this process an important foundation in driving multichannel strategies, but it is also the basis for creating and delivering a consistent view of the brand to the customer.