Live from NCDM: Consumers cherish their privacy
(Direct Newsline) Philadelphia–People don’t want marketers to sell personal data about them–unless they get permission first. More than 80% of respondents
MCM staff
Executive changes at NEBS, Federated
Groton, MA-based New England Business Service (NEBS), a multititle mailer of business supplies catalogs, has names Richard Riley president/chief operating
Alloy acquires Market Place Media
New York–Generation Y marketer Alloy (Nasdaq:ALOY) acquired MPM Holding, owners of Market Place Media (MPM), for $48 million in cash. MPM is a media
Cost cuts propel Blair
Warren, PA–Sales fell 10% at women
PC Connection income down 77%
Like other computer resellers, Merrimack, NH-based PC Connection (Nasdaq: PCCC) continues to suffer the effects of corporate cuts on IT spending. The
Harvard Bioscience buys Genomic Solutions
Holliston, MA-based Harvard Bioscience, a manufacturer/marketer of tools for drug-discovery research, agreed to buy Genomic Solutions, another manufacturer
Sears stores to start selling Lands’ End apparel
Sears, Roebuck, and Co. stores in 10 markets will begin selling Lands
Systemax places kiosks in The Wiz stores
Manufacturer/marketer Systemax doesn’t have stores of its own. But that’s not stopping the Port Washington, NY-based cataloger of computers and industrial
Financial reports: CDW, Office Depot, Black Box
Record 2Q for CDW Vernon Hills, IL-based CDW Computer Centers (Nasdaq: CDWC) posted a 6% rise in second-quarter revenue, to a record $1.057 billion. Net
Catalog shopping up, but not because of safety concerns
Of 2,723 consumers surveyed in June and July by the Yellow Pages Research Institute, 16% said they