Wednesday, October 7, 2009

So…who bought Mrs. Strong?

by Cinda Baxter on October 7, 2009

in Economy, Real World, Retail, Stationery

mrs_strongTo everyone’s relief, the venerable Mrs. John L. Strong has been purchased out of bankruptcy. Long seen as the creme de la creme of social stationers, the Manhattan institution has provided bespoke papers to everyone from royals to rascals over the decades. When filing chapter 11 in August, a collective gasp could be heard from coast to coast in the paper industry; after all, if Mrs. Strong could stumble, well…no one was safe. [click here to continue…]

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