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February Sales Roundup

February was for the most part a decent month for the publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT. ...

AB&C Group, The Paragon Shut Down
By: By Melissa Dowling
It appears multititle mailer BlueSky Brands did not get the financing it was desperately seeking. ...

Hallmark Halting Flowers and Gifts Direct Business
By: By Jim Tierney
Hallmark Flowers, a subsidiary of Kansas City, MO-based Hallmark Cards, plans to shut down its direct-to-consumer flowers and gifts business by the end of April....

Talbots to Shutter 20 Stores
By: By Jim Tierney
Two months after announcing it would drop its Kids and Mens lines, Hingham, MA-based merchant The Talbots said March 12 it plans to close 20 under-performing stores “in light of the economic challenges to the company.”...

Live From NEMOA: Eastwood Gets Social With Customers
By: By Tim Parry
When it comes to social networking, Eastwood may have a head start. ...

Live From NEMOA: Choice Words for Catalog Choice et al
By: By Tim Parry
What began as a session on how home decor merchant Williams-Sonoma uses customer data to form its contact strategies turned into a debate about the pros and cons of catalog opt-out services....

BlueSky’s Outlook: Not Good
By: By Jim Tierney
Two weeks after MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT first reported on the financial turmoil at multititle mailer BlueSky Brands, the situation has rapidly deteriorated. ...

ForestEthics Takes Aim At Catalog Lists
By: By Jim Tierney
ForestEthics, the environmental watchdog group known for its creative protest against catalogers, is taking a new tack. ...

Financial Reports: J. Crew, Design Within Reach

Quarterly, year-end results for J. Crew and Design Within Reach...

Postal Reform: A Rate Hike Every May
By: By Jim Tierney
What does postal reform mean to you? Yes, rate hikes should be much more manageable since they are tied to the CPI (Consumer Price Index). ...

Total Luxury Group Acquires Petals

Apparel holding company Total Luxury Group announced Monday that it had acquired home decor products merchant Petals Decorative Accents for about $20 million....

Bill Would Let Merchants Negotiate Credit Card Fees
By: By Jim Emerson and Ray Schultz
Catalogers have long wanted relief from the fees charged by credit card issuers. But a bill introduced in Congress last week may not be the best way to get it....

Sharper Image Seeking Store Liquidators
By: By Jim Tierney and Tim Parry
High-tech gadgets and gifts merchant Sharper Image, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 19, is seeking court approval to hire a liquidator to conduct store-closing sales at more than half of its retail locations....

Video to Star on Doctors Foster and Smith Site
By: By Tim Parry
Pet-care products cataloger Doctors Foster and Smith is getting ready for its close up. ...

Restoration/Catterton Deal Advances
By: By Jim Tierney
One day after the expiration of a “go shop” period, Restoration Hardware on Feb. 29 opted to complete its merger plans with private equity firm Catterton Partners....