News
Survey: Direct Marketing Job Outlook Softens
The slowdown in the economy is apparently beginning to affect hiring plans for direct marketers, according to a quarterly survey from Owatonna, MN-based Bernhart Associates Executive Search
Life Uniform Buys Uniform City
Boca Raton, FL-based investment firm Sun Capital Partners announced today that its Life Uniform Co. affiliate has acquired competing cataloger/retailer Uniform City Corps.
Food Cataloger MacKenzie Limited Sold
Baltimore-based gourmet food cataloger Mackenzie Limited was sold this week to another Baltimore company, Astral Foods.
Top Execs at Williams-Sonoma, Sears Leaving
The CEO of Williams-Sonoma and the vice chairman of Sears Holding Corp. this week announced that they’d be leaving their companies.
Good News from Talbots, Bad News from Aramark
Two very different publicly traded companies have issued very different financial guidance reports.
Auto Parts Cataloger Eckler’s Sold
Titusville, FL-based Eckler
June Sales Roundup
June is the first month of summer, but it remained winter, fiscally speaking, for Sharper Image Corp., as its sales continued to slide. For the other publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT, however, June offered brighter results.
Bodybuilding.com Sold
Private equity money continues to flow into the industry. Case in point: On June 30, Boise, ID-based Bodybuilding.com sold a controlling interest to Lancaster, PA-based equity firm Milestone Partners.
Financial Reports: Systemax, MSC
Computer and industrial supplies manufacturer/marketer Systemax grew its annual revenue 10%. Meanwhile, MRO supplier MSC Industrial Direct enjoyed double-digit top- and bottom-line growth for the quarter