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After only two hours of debate, the House on July 26 approved H.R. 22, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.

Gemstar-TV Guide is considering selling SkyMall, a Phoenix-based inflight and online cooperative cataloger.

Louisville, KY-based Brown-Forman Corp., best known as the maker of Jack Daniel’s and Southern Comfort, agreed to sell $465 million china and crystal subsidiary Lenox to Department 56

Red ink for OfficeMax, top- and bottom-line gains for Henry Schein, and more

More traditional catalogers are counting on their Websites to boost sales, and more Internet-only retailers are launching catalogs. These changes in the industry has led the Direct Marketing Association

(Promo) Gap Inc. Business Direct is out with a new corporate apparel catalog targeting small and large companies in search of logo apparel to use as rewards or to outfit staff members.

Profitability is the name of the game these days at apparel and home products marketer Blair Corp., and Aviall’s direct division helped boost its bottom line

Further augmenting its push into the $410 billion maintenance, repair, and
operations (MRO) marketplace, Atlanta-based The Home Depot on July 19 agreed to acquire $1.5 billion National Waterworks
Holdings

Vernon Hills, IL-based computer reseller CDW Corp. (Nasdaq: CDWC) achieved
record second-quarter results.

Direct marketing job seekers, rejoice. Your prospects remain positive,