EVANSTON, IL: Online retailer Ourhouse.com plans to hire a PR manager and position itself as a dot-com survivor after its recent purchase of Tavolo, a cooking products site.

EVANSTON, IL: Online retailer Ourhouse.com plans to hire a PR manager and position itself as a dot-com survivor after its recent purchase of Tavolo, a cooking products site.

'The Tavolo purchase puts us in a position of strength,' says Jon Harris, director of communications. 'This immediately establishes Ourhouse as a player in the kitchen. ...