Second-quarter operating income for the Uniform and Career Apparel Direct Marketing unit of Aramark Corp. (NYSE: RMK), which includes the Galls, Wearguard, and Crest Uniform titles, fell 40%, to $2.5 million for the three months ended July 2.
Port Washington, NY-based PC and warehouse supplies manufacturer/marketer Systemax (NYSE: SYX) shook off nearly $1 million in restructuring charges and still posted a profit.
Marysville, OH-based lawn care manufacturer Scotts has purchased Novato, CA-based upscale garden products cataloger/retailer Smith & Hawken for $72 million from private equity firm DDJ Capital Management.
In a deal that will give Federal Express 80 more catalog parcel shipping customers and the opportunity to one-up rival United Parcel Service in the residential ground delivery market, FedEx on Aug. 9 agreed to acquire small package consolidator Parcel Direct from its parent firm, printer Quad/Graphics.
Hollywood, FL–When you
Torrance, CA-based PC Mall couldn
Hollywood, FL–During her presentation at e-Tail 2004 here, Katie Kean, vice president of the WebSphere Commerce Application and Integration Middleware division for IBM Software Group, discussed some of the key multichannel issues that brick-and-mortar retailers need to consider in running their Websites in conjunction with their other marketing channels.
Hollywood, FL–After ZelnickMedia bought Lillian Vernon Corp. in July 2003, the parent firm has made it clear from the get-go that its goal for the 53-year-old gifts and housewares cataloger is to build the Lillian Vernon brand while maximizing the company
Hollywood, FL–Online marketers would best serve themselves by optimizing their search advertising investments to help level out the imbalance between supply and demand