Neiman’s Direct Sales Rise 9%

| MCM staff

Direct marketing sales for Dallas-based luxury goods merchant Neiman Marcus Group, which mails the Neiman Marcus and Horchow apparel and home decor catalogs, increased 9%, to nearly $165 million for the fourth quarter ended July 28.

Direct Sales Up 19% at J. Crew

| MCM staff

Apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew had plenty of good news to report from its second quarter ended Aug. 4. The New York-based company

Orchard Brands Buys Two More Books

| Mark Del Franco

In its quest to become the one-stop destination for consumers age 55+, Orchard Brands on Sept. 14 acquired gifts book Gold Violin and undergarments title WinterSilks. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.