Financial Reports: Restoration Hardware, Delia’s
Cataloger/retailers Restoration Hardware and Delia’s both enjoyed year-over-year sales gains and managed to emerge from the red back into the black
News
Federated Invests $100 Million in Direct Businesses
Five years after dumping its Fingerhut stable of catalogs and Websites, Federated Department Stores is once again embracing the direct channel in a big way. Want proof?
Miles Kimball a Bright Spot for Blyth
Fourth-quarter catalog and Web sales for Greenwich, CT-based Blyth rose 11%, to $71.7 million for the three months ended Jan. 31. The growth, which was due to the Miles Kimball brands and Boca Java
Great American Hanger Co. Launches Catalog
You might not think something as mundane as a clothes hanger could be the cornerstone of a business. But Devon Rifkin does.
Last Chance to Contact PRC Regarding Rate Case
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has issued a procedural schedule for the U.S. Postal Service
Harry & David Sells Jackson & Perkins
Food gifts cataloger/retailer Harry & David Holdings announced that it is selling most of the assets of its Jackson & Perkins gardening brand to an investment group
Time Life to Discontinue Third-Party Fulfillment Operations with Lillian Vernon
Time Life Music and Books, a former sister company of Lillian Vernon Corp., will discontinue third-party fulfillment operations with the gifts, home decor and toys cataloger effective Aug. 31.
Annual Sales Up 11% for Design Within Reach
Fourth-quarter net sales for San Francisco-based furniture cataloger/retailer Design Within Reach rose 21%, to $50.1 million for the three months ended Dec. 30
Coldwater, Orvis Name New Presidents
Cataloger/retailers Coldwater Creek and the Orvis Co. have both promoted insiders to the position of president
Report: NBTY for Sale
Manufacturer/marketer NBTY, the parent company of the Puritan’s Pride nutritional supplements catalog, has hired Bear, Stearns & Co. and Bank of America Corp. to advise it on a possible sale, according to reports.