Eighteen months ago, an investor group led by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus took luxury goods merchant Neiman Marcus Group private in a $5.1 billion deal. Now rumors are circulating that the luxury merchant may be preparing to file for an initial public offering
Who says Friday the 13th is unlucky? Officials for Seattle-based sportswear manufacturer/marketer Cutter & Buck announced on April 13 that the company has agreed to be acquired by Stockholm-based New Wave Group
Pet supplies cataloger Revival Animal Health is expanding its presence in the bird market. It acquired Great Companions
Customers have never been more satisfied with the goods and services they buy, according to a study by Retail Systems Alert Group. Nonetheless, the retailers recently surveyed were
Five years after dumping its Fingerhut stable of catalogs and Websites, Federated Department Stores is once again embracing the direct channel in a big way. Want proof?
Kathie Lynch is the vice president of fulfillment for women’s apparel brand J. Jill, which was acquired by The Talbots in February 2006. Her group is
Because customer loyalty tends to lead to retention and advocacy, it
Home Depot has reorganized several units, leading to layoffs and the consumer direct division being absorbed into the merchandising group
Proving that there’s no such thing as a sure thing, shareholders of Eddie Bauer Holdings voted on Feb. 8 against the proposed sale of the apparel cataloger/retailer to private equity firms Golden Gate Capital and Sun Capital Partners.
Atlanta-based Home Depot is testing a store-within-a-store concept with its Home Decorators Collection catalog. Spokesperson Jen Neimi says the test concept