Blair inks deal with ShopNBC
Blair Corp. is going Hollywood. The Warren, PA-based multititle mailer is teaming with home shopping TV network ShopNBC to promote its Crossing Pointe
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NEBS gains on sale of payroll unit
For the three months ended Dec. 28, revenue at New England Business Service (NYSE: NEB) was $152.6 million. That
Financial reports: 1-800-Flowers, NBTY
1-800-Flowers gains on holiday sales Christmas was the most wonderful time of the year for 1-800-Flowers.com (Nasdaq: FLWS). The Westbury, NY-based gifts
Identity theft tops list of fraud complaints
Of the consumer fraud complaints filed by the Federal Trade Commission last year, 43% were of identity fraud. According to the list, which the commission
Study lauds CDW, Lands’ End, Musician’s Friend for online service
Having shopped anonymously at 100 Websites during the fourth quarter of 2002, Chicago-based e-commerce consultancy The E-tailing Group has announced the
FAO receives delisting notice
Toys cataloger/retailer FAO (Nasdaq: FAOO) is going from bad to worse. On Jan. 14, one day after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, FAO received
Office Depot launches Spanish-language site
With a sharp eye on the 2 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S., which generate an estimated $300 billion in annual sales, Office Depot on Jan.
Lands’ End boosts Sears’ bottom line
Its June 2002 acquisition of Lands
No upturn seen in direct marketing job outlook, survey says
The latest quarterly employment survey conducted by Owatonna, MN-based search firm Bernhart Associates Executive Search shows that among the 300-plus
Survey: J. Crew leads in Web-generated catalog sales
Consumers who visit apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew