A Lower Cost of Capital
When investment professionals discuss the benefits of taking a company public, they often home in on the lower cost of capital. Historically, price/earnings
Marketing
A Comeback for Chiasso
Three months after Chicago-based Chiasso filed for bankruptcy protection, the gifts and home goods cataloger/retailer was acquired by CCS Capital, a Northfield,
Annual sales climb at PC Mall–but income plunges
Computer reseller PC Mall (Nasdaq: MALL) enjoyed a 20% rise in annual sales. But that wasn
A Merrier Moore
First, do no harm is a cornerstone of the Hippocratic oath taken by physicians. But when Moore Medical Corp. decided to withdraw from the wholesale drug
A Little Romance
Unemployment may rise and consumer confidence may fall, but romance never dies. So while catalog purveyors of flowers, chocolates, and similar gifts didn’t
Private-Label Credit Cards: Risky Business?
There’s little doubt that offering private-label credit cards to your customers encourages them to make repeat purchases. The use of private-label credit
Alloy acquires 360 Youth
Teen apparel and accessories cataloger Alloy is also a growing teen media company, as its latest acquisition affirms. The New York-based company has bought
A Look at Victoria’s Secret Look Book
The secret to Victoria’s Secret’s 84-page Fall Look Book is less skin and more fashion apparel. While this is sure to disappoint fans of the company’s
Syndicated/Co-op, Silver Award: The FedEx Collection, 2000-2001
Federal Express is renowned as a leading expedited courier; The FedEx Collection intends to win renown as a catalog of gifts for FedEx employees and customers.
A Death in the Family
Reporters are often compared with vultures, circling near-corpses and waiting for them to die. And I did feel somewhat like a bird of prey while following