It is organized into four business segments: publishing, Internet, broadcasting media platforms, and merchandising product lines.

MSLO's business holdings include a variety of print publications, television and radio programming, and e-commerce websites.

The company recognized subscription-acquisition costs in the period in which the acquisition efforts took place and restated the financial statements.

As part of an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, she was banned from serving in any role that would allow her to prepare, audit or disclose financial results of a public company until August 2011.

[11] In 2012, Macy's sued MSLO and J.C. Penney after the two companies decided, in 2011, to partner up and open up what would be called "Martha Stewart Home Shops".

Current books are published through Random House's Clarkson Potter division; earlier titles were offered through subsidiaries of Time Warner prior to Stewart's spin-off of her business ventures from its corporate umbrella.

Although MSLO retained no technical ownership stake in NBC's program The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, the company, its magazines, and various business ventures were prominently featured in each episode.

MSLO began marketing instructional DVDs in late 2005 through a partnership with Warner Bros., with the first five offerings oriented toward cooking and holiday and special-event planning.

In November 2006, MSLO announced its launch of Martha's Circle which is a lifestyle-oriented blog-advertising network[24] whose charter members included Apartment Therapy, Smitten Kitchen, and Charles & Hudson.

Following Stewart's public fallout and the dot-com bubble burst in 2002, the company decided to discontinue both the online and print editions in 2003.

In October 2006, the company announced a new agreement with Lowe's to develop an exclusive interior paints line, which replaced its previous contract with Sherwin-Williams.

In the fall of 2009, MSLO announced the development of a line of outdoor furniture, indoor organization, kitchen cabinets, and decor products at Home Depot.

[25] On September 14, 2007, MSLO announced that it had agreed to a partnership with E & J Gallo Winery to produce a wine brand with the label "Martha Stewart Vintage" for sale in six cities.