Hickory Farms Sold
Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners yesterday acquired food gifts catalog Hickory Farms.
Retail
Gander Mountain Wins Right to Use Logo, Name in Direct Marketing
Eleven years after mailing its last catalog, Gander Mountain can get back into direct marketing again.
Doctors Foster and Smith On Target With Retail Distribution
Pet supplies cataloger Doctors Foster and Smith is rolling into the retail channel in a big way: The company will begin selling its products in nearly 900 Target stores nationwide next week.
NRF Urging House Support on Store Appreciation Bill
Legislation introduced last week would expand and make permanent a 2004 tax provision that temporarily shortens the depreciation period for retail remodeling and other improvements made to stores.
Richard Thalheimer’s solo act
Richard Thalheimer is back in action. Less than a year after he was replaced as chairman/CEO of The Sharper Image Corp., Thalheimer has unveiled an e-commerce
Home Depot sheds HD Supply unit
After spending the past decade building up its business-to-business division, home improvement products retailer Home Depot has sold the unit to a trio of private equity firms:Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group, and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
The Talbots Names New Chief
Apparel cataloger/retailer The Talbots (NYSE: TLB) has named Trudy F. Sullivan president/CEO, effective Aug. 6, 2007.
Sundance Steps Into Store Channel
Sundance Catalog Co. is expanding into retail.
Pier 1 Pulls Plug on Catalog/Web Business
Pier 1 is exiting the direct business. The home furnishings and decor retailer announced on June 21 it will shelve its three-year-old catalog and its seven-year-old e-commerce site by the end of August.
Sharper Image Sales Slide Continues
Fiscal problems continued to plague consumer electronics cataloger/retailer Sharper Image during the first quarter ended April 30.