High customer costs drive deals
The number of mergers and acquisitions taking place among direct marketing-related firms is down overall, but the marketing…
Deluxe adds to customer base with acquisitions
Deluxe Corporation, which provides customer loyalty and retention programs and other marketing services as well as promotional products…
Scotts Miracle-Gro to shut down Smith & Hawken
Lawn care products manufacturer The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company said it will cease operating its Smith & Hawken business by…
Neiman Marcus names CMO
Wanda Gierhart has been named SVP and CMO at The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. and will be responsible…
Johnson & Quin acquires certain assets of Staples’ direct mail division InteliMail
Direct mail production and printing services provider Johnson & Quin has acquired certain assets of Staples Print Solutions’ direct…
CognitiveData acquires CMS Direct
Seeing an opportunity to bring innovation to the areas of data accuracy, analytics and marketing databases for the…
Design Within Reach seeks NASDAQ delisting
Multichannel home furnishings merchant Design Within Reach Inc. has notified the NASDAQ Stock Market of its intent to voluntarily…
JC Penney chief merchandising officer Ken Hicks leaves for Foot Locker
Ken C. Hicks is leaving his position as president and chief merchandising officer at JC Penney Co. Inc. to become president…
Dress Barn, Tween Brands to merge
Dress Barn Inc. and Tween Brands Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement. In the stock-for-stock transaction, a subsidiary…
Digital River introduces platform for clearance merchandise
Digital River Inc. has introduced a new e-commerce platform designed to optimize the online sales of limited-edition and…