In reporting third quarter fiscal 2008 results, Courier Corporation took a “non-cash impairment charge of approximately $23.9 million related to poor performance at Creative Homeowner,” reporting a net loss of $12.4 million against flat sales of $73.4 million. Creative Homeowner “was especially hard hit in the quarter, experiencing slow sales and higher-than-anticipated returns from retailers due to the continued reduction in store traffic at home improvement centers and other large retail chains. Including the allowance for returns, Creative Homeowner’s third-quarter sales were down 45% from a year earlier. The result was a pre-tax loss of $3.6 million” for the period. […]