Who’s Buying Now
Demographers will tell you that the population is aging, even as the number of children is slowly increasing, and that for the first time Hispanics are
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The Popcorn Factory Sold to 1-800-Flowers.com
Gifts marketer 1-800-Flowers.com first set its sights on The Popcorn Factory in 1999. Three years later, it finally acquired the $30 million food gifts
Stumps Celebrates Its Fantastic Purchase
On April 23, party and prom supplies cataloger Stumps acquired upscale gifts cataloger Celebration Fantastic. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The
Deal of the Century
Never mind that we’re just a few years into the 21st century: Sears, Roebuck & Co.’s acquisition of apparel and home goods cataloger Lands’ End is, at
Mergers and Acquisitions: Quality Rather Than Quantity
Nineteen industry mergers and acquisitions were consummated during the first quarter of the year. That’s just slightly more than half as many as were
Industry Credit Woes Kill Fingerhut Deal
It would be an exaggeration to blame Spiegel for Federated Department Stores’ failure to sell its Fingerhut Cos. unit. But the woes of Spiegel’s First
For sale: Potpourri Holdings
Medfield, MA-based Potpourri Holdings, whose 10 catalogs include needlecrafts title The Stitchery and gifts books Serengeti and Back in the Saddle, is
B2B Brand Group Lays Off 33% of Florida Staff
B2B Brand Group, which mails the T. Shipley, Reliable HomeOffice, and Awards.com catalogs, is restructuring into an entirely new business
Financial reports: Lands’ End, Nordstrom, Sharper Image, Urban Outfitters
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Ritz Interactive buys CameraWorld.com
Ritz Interactive, which mails the Ritz Camera catalog, acquired Portland-based CameraWorld.com and its namesake catalog on May 1. Terms of the deal were