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Photobox merges with Moonpig
Photobox, the online photo printing firm has acquired Moonpig.com in a deal valuing the greetings-card business at £120 million. Following the acquisition the two companies will continue to operate as separate businesses but enjoy the benefits of a complementary customer base and increased scale. Photobox chief executive Stan Laurent becomes group president and chief executive officer while Iain Martin becomes Moonpig's managing director. Moonpig.com founder and executive chairman Nick Jenkins will serve as an advisor on the group’s board of directors.
Orbital buys Readicut
Response handling and fulfilment firm Orbital has acquired some of the assets of craft supplies cataloguer Readicut on 15th June from the administrator. Orbital had been operating Readicut’s outsourced fulfilment for the past three years and was the business’s main creditor when it collapsed. Orbital is currently operating Readicut’s website and is preparing autumn catalogues. It plans to stabilise and evaluate the business and its prospects before deciding whether to continue trading or seek a buyer.
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Supplier of the Year Awards 2011
This terrific must-attend event takes place in The Gallery Hall, Business Design Centre on Wednesday 30th November from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Bringing together a dynamic group from ECMOD Direct Commerce Show and Data Driven Business Week, CatEx Direct Commerce Association & Direct Commerce magazine to celebrate a great day of learning, sharing and interchange over informal drinks and canapes with the added excitement of these very special client nominated awards. For a nomination form click here or for more information about the evening click here.
York Mailing acquires assets of Pindar
The trade and assets of Pindar’s web offset and bindery division have been acquired out of administration by York Mailing. Approximately 255 jobs have been saved by the sale and the company will continue to trade from its Scarborough base.
Ironmongery Direct posts strong growth
Fixings cataloguer Ironmongery Direct reports that turnover for the half-year rose 25 percent to £7.1 million, compared with £5.7 million for the same period in 2010. Operating profit for the first half of 2011 is up 40 percent to £750,000 compared with £500,000 in 2010.
Scotts & Co hands delivery brief to Hermes
Multititle cataloguer Scotts & Co has awarded a two-year contract extension to Hermes for the home delivery of 2.2 million items each year. Under the agreement, Scotts & Co will streamline its existing operation for items up to 15 kilograms by consolidating the requirements under a single supplier for the first time.
ECMOD Direct Commerce Show - register for FREE!
This year's show will be held on 30th Nov & 1st Dec at the Business Design Centre in London. Visitors to the show will get the opportunity to meet with a wide range of suppliers whilst also benefitting from fantastic networking opportunities and free seminars. The latest exhibitors to sign up include CLX Europe, FIS Merchant Payments and MNP. The conference programme will be published soon, in the meantime it's simple to register to visit the show, just click here. For more information call Jenny on 01271 866112, or email info@ecmod.com.
Charles Tyrwhitt to open first Scottish store
Charles Tyrwhitt, the upmarket shirt cataloguer/retailer, is opening its first store in Scotland. The new store, in Edinburgh, will open in September.
Hush replatforms on Magento
Nightwear and loungewear etailer Hush has replatformed and relaunched its website, developed by Screen Pages on the Magento platform.
How to use the welcome email to boost conversion rates
Research shows that over a third of email welcome programmes from the UK’s top 50 online retailers fail to welcome or thank customers that actively subscribe. In this article we look at how retailers can improve strategies to boost email sales conversions. Click here to read more…
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