Bare Necessities Launches Catalog
Online intimate apparel merchant Bare Necessities has launched its first-ever print catalog, with an at-home date of May 14.
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MacKenzie-Childs Sold
Private equity firm Twin Lakes Capital acquired ceramics manufacturer/marketer MacKenzie-Childs on May 7.
Solid First-Quarter Growth for Schein
Medical, dental, and veterinary products supplier Henry Schein reported a 16.4% increase in first-quarter sales, while first-quarter net income rose 20.3%, to $52.3 million, up from $43.5 million in the same period last year.
New Website Targets Bariatric Patients
Hoping to cash in on a growing niche market, food and nutrition specialist Gene Carbonell and his partner Jan Chadwick have started a new Website offering healthier food options for bariatric surgery patients.
1-800-Flowers.com Buys DesignPac Gifts
1-800-Flowers.com announced on May 1 it has acquired DesignPac Gifts for $36 million.
Fine First Quarter for PC Connection
First-quarter sales at Merrimack, NH-based PC Connection increased 6.4%, to $423.7 million, up from $398.2 million for the same period in 2007.
Live from Direct Media Co-op: Debunking Do-Not-Mail Myths
White Plains, NY–With 11 states introducing do-not-mail legislation this year, and services like Catalog Choice scaring consumers into opting out of mailings, the Direct Marketing Association is ramping up its message to marketers and legislators.
SeaBear snaps up GD Seafoods
SeaBear Wild Salmon is a bigger fish in the food catalog pond. The Anacortes, WA-based mailer acquired GD Seafoods, which does business under the Gerard
A faint fourth quarter
For many of the nine publicly traded business-to-consumer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant, 2007 went out with a whimper. Four of the nine companies