Home Depot Keeps Aiming Its Catalogs High
With its newest catalog, Outdoor Living, Atlanta-based Home Depot continues to target a more affluent audience.
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Fourth-Quarter, Fiscal Year Sales Increases at Williams-Sonoma
Fourth-quarter catalog and Internet net revenue for San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma increased 14%, to $475.5 million for the three months ended Jan. 29.
Another Big Deal: MSC Buys J&L Industrial
Melville, NY-based maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplier MSC Industrial Direct Co. announced on March 16 that it was purchasing bought J&L Industrial Supply, the catalog division of $1.8 billion Latrobe, PA-based manufacturer/marketer Kennametal, for $349.5 million.
APX Logistics to File for Chapter 11
MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT has heard from several sources that Santa Fe Springs, CA-based third-party logistics provider APX Logistics will be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Golfsmith to File for IPO
Austin, TX-based golf products cataloger/retailer Golfsmith International Holdings has filed for a proposed initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
New Ballgame for Sportsman’s Guide
The Sportsman’s Guide expanded beyond hunting and other outdoor gear with its June 2004 purchase of The Golf Warehouse. Now it’s expanding again, beyond the links to the baseball field.
Crosstown Traders Resurrects Home, Etc. for a Test
Tucson, AZ-based multititle mailer Crosstown Traders has resurrected its Home, Etc. catalog. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the home products book hit the mail again in January.
Financial Reports: Bean, Coldwater, J. Jill, and More
L.L. Bean and Coldwater Creek ended 2005 with a bang. A fourth-quarter surge wasn’t enough to reverse a bottom-line decline at J. Jill, though
Five Key Developments in the U.K. Home Shopping Market
Explosive growth in the U.K. home shopping market, driven mainly by homegrown companies, looks set to continue in the foreseeable future. American presence to date remains concentrated mainly in the hands of veterans who have been established since the early 1990s, before the current boom began
Norm Thompson Outfitters Sold to Golden Gate Capital
The latest cataloger/retailer to be gobbled up by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital: Portland, OR-based Norm Thompson Outfitters.