Venus Swimwear to Expand Retail Efforts
Golden Gate Capital is wasting little time in its plans to expand recently acquired cataloger Venus Swimwear.
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Brady Corp. Acquires Clement Communications
Officials at Brady Corp., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer/marketer of industrial signage, security, and safety products, believe they have found a perfect complement in the company
Penney Signs with the Polo Team
Polo Ralph Lauren’s global brand concepts division will launch a lifestyle brand that will be exclusive to multichannel merchant J.C. Penney Co.
The State of Online Security: Not So Good
Half of all Websites are vulnerable to database attacks, according to security data collected from 27,000 ScanAlert customers for a recently published report. Forty-five percent of Websites had a serious database vulnerability
Financial Reports: IAC, Overstock.com
Sales growth isn’t enough to stave of a profit plunge at IAC/InterActiveCorp, while Overstock.com doesn’t even have sales growth to console it for its stepper losses
Study: Affiliate Shoppers Spend More, Skew Older
Affiliate channel shoppers often spend more than the typical online shopper, according to a recent study commissioned by Performics
4Q, Full-Year Sales Up at Drugstore.com
Fourth-quarter and full-year net sales rose for Bellevue, WA-based Drugstore.com (Nasdaq: DSCM), registering 2.1% and 4.1% increases, respectively, for the period ended Dec. 31, 2006.
Hanesbrands’ Sales Slip, Profits Dive
Winston Salem, NC-based Hanesbrands, which began operating as a publicly traded company on Sept. 5, 2006, reported financial results for its first quarter and six-month transition period ended Dec. 30, 2006.
Guitar Center to Buy Woodwind & the Brasswind–Again
In the past two months, cataloger/retailer Guitar Center tried, but failed, to acquire South Bend, IN-based cataloger The Woodwind & the Brasswind. This week, though, its acquisition of the multititle mailer has been approved
Merz’s Smallflower.com Grows
Merz Apothecary is proof that even small, old-time retailers can become successful multichannel merchants. The company, which has had a shop in Chicago for more than 130 years,