At Deadline

| MCM staff

FEDERAL ANTISPAM BILL NEARS LAW President Bush at press time was expected to sign into law the Can Spam Act (S. 877) by the end of 2003. The bill, cosponsored

New Catalogs

| MCM staff

Early Childhood Manufacturers’ Direct Monterey, CA-based Early Childhood Manufacturers’ Direct (ECMD), a Web-only marketer for the past eight years, is

Pick the Best

| Ron Hounsell

Periodically, almost every operation is faced with the task of needing to revamp its picking methods. Common goals for a picking process revision are

3PLs Upgrade, Become 4PLs

| MCM staff

In a move certain to raise the stakes in the world of logistics outsourcing, 3PLs have announced their intention to become 4PLs in the near future. Outsourcing

Wine.com Buys A.K.A. Gourmet

| Mark Del Franco

Wine.com had good reason to cheer going into the holiday season. In early December, the San Francisco-based direct marketer bought Oakland, CA-based A.K.A.

Petals Acquired by Southridge Capital

| Mark Del Franco

Shortly after cataloger/retailer Petals filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in November, its name and assets were acquired by Ridgefield, CT-based private

3Q Sales Grow at the Expense of Profits

| Mark Del Franco

For business and computer catalogers, increased sales came at the expense of profits during the third quarter. Among the 14 publicly traded companies

Collegiate Pacific to Buy Major Distributor

| MCM staff

Dallas-based Collegiate Pacific signed a letter of intent to acquire $30 million team sporting goods distributor Kesslers Team Sports. Collegiate Pacific

Petals Acquired by Southridge Capital

| Mark Del Franco

The name and assets of cataloger/retailer Petals, which filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in November, was acquired by Ridgefield, CT-based private equity

Equity Firm Buys Edwin Watts Golf

| MCM staff

Wellspring Capital Management, the New York-based private equity firm that owns model-trains maker Lionel and the CCM hockey skates company, has acquired