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CDW plugs in healthy 2007 web sales

Online computer gear retailer CDW grew its e-commerce sales by 20% to $2.4 billion in 2007 from $2 billion in the prior year. Total sales rose to $8.1 billion.

Posted 02/06/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

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As Yankee Candle agrees to acquire Illuminations, it also looks for a buyer

Yankee Candle has agreed to acquire the Candle Acquisition Co., operator of Illuminations.com, for about $22 million. Yankee also has hired Lehman Bros. to help it explore strategic alternatives, including sale of the company.

Posted 07/26/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

Q2 web sales at CDW rise 17% year-over-year

Second-quarter Internet sales at office supplies retailer CDW rose 16.8% year-over-year to $493.5 million, as total sales rose 6.1%, the company said today.

Posted 07/19/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Q2 web sales jump 16.9% for CDW

Personal computers and accessories direct marketer CDW Corp. is reporting an e-commerce sales gain of 16.9% for the second quarter; total sales rose 6.1%. Overall the web accounted for 30% of sales in Q2.

Posted 07/19/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

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CDW posts a record first quarter for e-commerce

Web sales increased 14.1% to a record $501 million from $438.9 million in Q1 2005. Total sales were $1.59 billion for Q1 2006 compared with $1.47 billion the previous year.

Posted 04/26/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Harlan M. Kent promoted to COO at The Yankee Candle Co.

The Yankee Candle Co. Inc. has promoted Harlan M. Kent to chief operating officer. Kent, who joined the company in 2001 as senior vice president of the wholesale unit, was promoted to president in July 2004.

Posted 01/09/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

CDW posts a web sales gain of 12% for Q3

Third quarter web sales for CDW Corp. totaled $455 million, a 12% increase from web sales of about $406 million from the same quarter in 2004. Overall in the third quarter the web accounted for 27.3% of total sales.

Posted 10/18/2005Paul DemeryPost a comment

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CDW enjoys a healthy second quarter of web sales

CDW posted healthy web sales in the second quarter and is nearing the day when the Internet will account for at least one-third of all sales. For the quarter, CDW had e-commerce sales of $422.6 million, which is up 14.4% from the second quarter of 2004.

Posted 08/09/2005Mark BrohanPost a comment