The Judging Panel

| MCM staff

Geoff Batrouneyexecutive vice president, Estee List Marketing John Bortavice president of marketing operations, NewarkInOne Jeff Campbellcatalog manager,

Blair Launches Wholesale Unit

| Shayn Ferriolo

Venerable apparel and home goods mailer Blair Corp. is getting down to business. The Warren, PA-based company has formed a sportswear wholesale subsidiary,

J. Jill Merges Direct, Retail Units

| MCM staff

Deciding whether to operate retail and direct divisions separately or together can be a taxing decision for a marketer. When the units are run as independent

Crutchfield Names EVP

| MCM staff

Charlottesville, VA-based consumer electronics cataloger/retailer Crutchfield Corp. appointed Rick Souder executive vice president, merchandising. Souder

Fingerhut Direct Adds Call Center

| MCM staff

To handle what it hopes will be a fourth-quarter sales rush, and to support future growth, Minneapolis-based Fingerhut Direct announced on Aug. 28 that