Grolier 1913543 224391514 2008-07-08T17:25:17Z DaughterofSun 6715754 interwiki '''Grolier''' was an educational [[publishing company]], known for its presence in school libraries. Grolier had a strong presence among the under-6 demographic, the target of Grolier's direct mail-to-the home business. Grolier had a US$100 million international business, primarily located in the UK, Canada and Asia, As of Monday, [[May 1]], [[2000]], parent company Lagardere S.C.A. of France entered into agreement with [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] to be acquired for US$400 million in cash. Grolier had 1999 revenues of $450 million and earnings of approximately $45 million, with $4.5 million in Internet revenues. == See also == *[[Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia]] *[[Lagardère Group]] == References == [http://www.allbusiness.com/sector-61-educational-services/546308-1.html Acquisition activity in the education market heats up.] {{publishing-stub}} [[Category:Publishing companies]] [[it:Grolier]] [[tl:Grolier]]