Orion Telescopes Sold to Imaginova

| MCM staff

Imaginova Corp., a New York-based marketer of astronomy products and science information, acquired manufacturer/marketer Orion Telescopes & Binoculars on Jan. 13.

Ringing in with resolutions

| MCM staff

After the last champagne cork has been popped, the final chorus of Auld Lang Syne has trailed off, and the horns and noisemakers have fallen silent, the

Shopping around

| Heather Retzlaff

Comparison shopping engines can help you boost sales and acquire customers provided your company’s product is a top contender among the search results.

Seven steps to grow your house file

| Steve Trollinger

When sales dip and protecting profits becomes critical, many catalogers respond by cutting back on mailings, as has been the case during the past few

All in the Family

| MCM staff

OH, TO BE VIVITEK! A start-up of Sun Chemical Corporation, the fast-growing printing supply business has seen its revenue grow from zero to millions in

New glory days for Old Glory

| Mark Del Franco

Rock ‘n’ roll music merchandise print and Web catalog Old Glory is back in the hands of its original owner. Glenn Morelli who started Old Glory as a boutique

Black Box Buys Norstan

| MCM staff

On Dec. 20, $525.5 million Lawrence, PA-based Black Box (NASDAQ:BBOX) announced it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Minnetonka, MN-based voice services provider Norstan (NASDAQ:NRRD)

Old Glory Founder Buys Back Catalog Business

| Mark Del Franco

You can go home again: The founder of rock-and-roll merchandise marketer Old Glory once again owns the catalog and Website. Last month Glenn Morelli, who had sold the direct division of Old Glory to Alloy in December 2002, bought the properties

Alloy Ends 3Q in the Black

| MCM staff

New York-based cataloger and marketing firm Alloy reported a third-quarter profit thanks largely to lower operational and legal expenses and higher net merchandise sales