Spinning a Global Web

| MCM staff

Let’s say you’re searching the Website of Getty Images, a distributor of photographs, illustrations, and graphic software. You want to download a photo

Slim, Fast

| D. Douglas Graham

Few of us can remember the number of times we’ve resolved to lose weight, or the number of times we’ve gone off a diet. For companies, however, the current

Black Box buys another German marketer

| MCM staff

Lawrence, PA-based networking systems cataloger Black Box Corp. on Jan. 29 acquired Stuttgart, Germany-based NKS Netzwerke Kabel Systeme GmbH, a $1 million

Financial reports: Grainger, Zones, and more

| MCM staff

Annual Sales and Earnings Down for Grainger, Lab Safety Industrial supplies manufacturer/marketer W.W. Grainger (NYSE: GWW), whose divisions include the

FeelGood CEO Matuszewski to resign

| Paul Miller

FeelGood For Life CEO James Matuszewski on Jan. 28 announced that he will leave the Lakewood, CO-based company he co-founded in September 1993 on Feb.

Star Struck acquires ProTeam

| Mark Del Franco

On Jan. 7, Bethel, CT-based licensed sports apparel cataloger Star Struck acquired the sports assets of defunct ProTeam from Stamford, CT-based GE Capital.

FAO Acquisition Rounds Out Right Start

| Paul Miller

At first glance, it looks like a case of the tail wagging or buying the dog. The Right Start, a $65 million children’s products cataloger/retailer, on

At Deadline

| MCM staff

DR. LEONARD’S, SUNBELT SPORTSWEAR FOR SALE Edison, NJ-based Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare Corp., a low-end health products cataloger, has hired an investment

Nasco to Merge with Aristotle

| Paul Miller

The taxman, as well as a desire to grow an underdeveloped segment of its business, led $150 million educational supplies mailer Nasco International to