Executive changes at Penney, Eddie Bauer
Cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney Co. has created a new position, president/chief operating officer of stores and merchandise operations, and has hired Ken
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Live from MeritDirect Co-op: Web plus phone equals sales
(Direct Newsline) Direct marketers who use their Websites in concert with their telemarketing efforts make more money, said Neil Sexton, founder of Sexton’s
Movers and shakers
Deborah Dinkelacker has joined San Francisco-based cataloger/retailer Sharper Image Corp. as senior vice president of marketing. She was previously senior
Eddie Bauer to launch plus-size spin-off
Apparel and home goods cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer is launching a spin-off next month that will sell plus-size women
Staples buys Medical Arts Press
Framingham, MA-based office supplies cataloger/retailer Staples agreed on July 9 to buy Medical Arts Press, a multititle cataloger of medical-related
Limited Brands considering new catalog
The Intimate Beauty Corp. division of Limited Brands, the parent firm of Victoria
Financial reports: Sharper Image, J. Jill
Sharper Image June sales up 19% There
Lands’ End’s sue me, sue you blues
Austin, TX-based image consulting firm Empowerment Enterprises and its founder/president, Sherry Maysonave, on July 8 amended the lawsuit they filed last
Smithfield Foods buys Basse’s Choice catalog
Longtime supplier Smithfield Foods has acquired cataloger/retailer Basse
Concepts Direct lays off 100 workers
Multititle mailer Concepts Direct laid off 27% of its work force on July 3, or approximately 100 people. The Longmont, CO-based company also cut the salaries