Bear Creek Bid Lower Than Expected

| Mark Del Franco

As New York-based investment firm Wasserstein & Co. closes in on a potential deal to acquire Medford, OR-based Bear Creek Corp. for $260 million, industry

With Deal, CDW-G Is in the SEWP

| MCM staff

CDW Government (CDW-G), the government and education subsidiary of CDW Corp., acquired selected assets of Fairmont, WV-based T3 Corp.’s Scientific Information

Give and Take

| Ron Hounsell

Like so many issues in the logistics and distribution industry, many small improvements to gain flexibility are often the best path to the greatest benefit.

At Deadline

| MCM staff

FINAL BIDS DUE FOR EXECUTIVE GREETINGS Prospective buyers of New Hartford, CT-based Executive Greetings which mails 15 business forms, labels, and stationery

The FAO Schwarz Saga Continues

| Margery Weinstein

Toys marketer FAO Schwarz, part of bankrupt parent firm FAO, may have narrowly escaped a shutdown when an 11th-hour buyer swept in just after Christmas.

Blyth Buys Walter Drake

| Paul Miller

Home decor and home fragrance manufacturer Blyth on Jan. 29 announced it had acquired $80 million low-end housewares cataloger Walter Drake for $53 million.

BBC America Shop Rules Britannia

| Margery Weinstein

The sun has set on the Britannia catalog. Having acquired the catalog from TargetDirect in August, New York-based BBC Worldwide Americas (parent company

Financial Reports: NEBS, NBTY

| MCM staff

NEBS Up on Safeguard Results Higher sales and profits in four of its five segments drove the performance of Groton, MA-based New England Business Service