OneCoast Forms Third National Sales Division
Pittsburgh, PA — National sales and marketing company OneCoast formed a third sales division, called National Division 2 (ND2), to sell vendor lines on a national basis. <<Click to Continue>>
Dicksons Names Vandivier Prez, CEO
Seymour, IN — Jim Potts plans to step down as President and CEO of inspirational gift vendor Dicksons Inc. effective December 31. Steve Vandivier will assume the position of president and CEO. <<Click to Continue>>
Circle Peak to Invest in Luxury Paper Company New York — Circle Peak Capital, a private investment firm, took a minority interest in luxury paper goods company, Mrs. John L. Strong. <<Click to Continue>>
EBay Lays Off 1,000; Buys Bill Me Later
San Jose, CA — Online auction site EBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 employees, or about 10 percent of its work force; it will eliminate about 600 temps and reduce open positions as well. eBay is acquiring Bill Me Later, an online payment firm, for $820 million in cash and $125 million in outstanding options. <<Click to Continue>>
Big Retailers Laying Off in Time for Christmas
New York — Retailers are expected to lay off staff heading into the holiday season for the first time in at least five years.<<Click to Continue>>
Obituary: Robert Gartlan, CEO and Sports Enthusiast
edford Lakes, NJ — Robert H. Gartlan passed away on September 28 at home in Medford Lakes at the age of 60. Gartlan served as CEO of Gartlan USA Inc., a sports and entertainment collectibles company, for 23 years.<<Click to Continue>>
Your 2 Cents Worth
Ouch! Almost 88 percent of respondents to last week’s poll expect the current economic crisis to hurt their business. Another almost 8 percent say it won’t make any difference to their business, and a contrarian 5 percent expect the crisis to actually help. Not a single voter said “what economic crisis?” and interestingly, no voters said they expected the bailout to save their bacon, either. To vote in this week's poll, visit www.giftsanddec.com.