Heymann's Pacific MailOrder System began as a direct-mail advertising company, which later evolved into a mail-order firm for members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving in Vietnam.
Buying into the Hollinger mess is a bold move by the Barclay brothers, who already own other British newspapers, including the Scotsman and the Business, as well as London's Ritz hotel and Littlewoods, a mail-order firm.