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Fingerhut’s online sales grow by 11.3% in 2009

Online sales at Fingerhut.com increased 11.3% to $177.9 million in 2009 from $159.8 million in 2008. The company has been expanding e-commerce including the launch of a new brand and site, Gettington.com, in September.

Posted 03/03/2010Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Fingerhut changes its name to Bluestem Brands

Fingerhut Direct Marketing Inc. announced today that it has changed its corporate name to Bluestem Brands Inc. to signify the company’s evolution from a catalog company to a multichannel retailer.

Posted 02/18/2010Zak StamborPost a comment

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Redcats lands a new CEO for Sportsman’s Guide

Retailer Redcats USA has appointed Jay Berlin CEO of The Sportsman’s Guide. His retail positions have included marketing management at Fingerhut and C.O.M.B. Corp. and senior vice president of catalog and e-commerce business lines for Northern Tool.

Posted 06/22/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Former head of ShopNBC.com joins InfoSpace as CEO

William Lansing, a pioneer of Internet retailing who has worked in senior management at ShopNBC.com, Fingerhut Companies and Federated Department Stores Inc., has been named president and CEO of Internet search company InfoSpace.

Posted 02/09/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Fingerhut gets its hands on a 2.9% hike in Q4 web sales

For the fourth quarter, Fingerhut grew web sales to $67.8 million from $65.9 million in Q4 of 2007. But shoppers also compressed the normal five week holiday shopping cycle down to only 14 days.

Posted 01/21/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Marketing

Fingerhut plans to expand e-commerce in 2008

Catalog and online retailer Fingerhut Direct Marketing derived 33% of its $440 million in 2007 sales from the Internet and the company is looking to continue growing that channel.

Posted 05/21/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment