Cash Crunch for Blue Sky Brands
Blue Sky Brands, the parent company of catalogers Paragon Gifts, Bits and Pieces, Bits and Pieces U.K., National Wildlife Direct, and Wintherthur, is facing such severe cash-flow problems that it hasn
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L.L. Bean Heads to Chicago
In its first retail expansion outside the Northeast corridor, L.L. Bean in September will open a store in the Chicago area.
Net Income Soars for Schein
Medical, dental, and veterinary supplier Henry Schein recorded impressive results for the fourth quarter
Fianacial Reports: Cabela’s, J.C. Penney
Quarterly, full-year sales for Cabela’s and J.C. Penney
Chapter 11 for Sharper Image and Lillian Vernon
Two struggling catalogers have taken a turn for the worse.
Hotels at Home Adds Three
Hotels at Home, a publisher of in-room catalogs, in January launched titles and Websites for visitors at Fairmont Hotels, Homewood Suites, and L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resorts.
Red Flag for Red Envelope?
Gifts cataloger Red Envelope is falling further into the red.
Sharper Image Replaces CEO Lightman
Just 10 months after taking on the job of rescuing the high-tech gadgets and gifts merchant, Steve Lightman is out of Sharper Image Corp.
More Layoffs, Likely Sale for Lillian Vernon
Things have gone from bad to worse for Lillian Vernon.
Flax Bids Farewell to Direct Business
Thanks in large part to last year