Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  Charming Shoppes Posts Income Loss

  Charming Shoppes Inc. posted a net loss of $3.6 million for the third quarter, compared to net income of $19.4 million in the prior year.

• Agencies

  State AGs Blast Sale in Data Breach Settlement

  Ten state attorneys general have asked a federal court to reject TJX Cos.’ proposed three-day “customer appreciation” sale as part of a settlement to help pay back customers hurt by a massive data breach, according to wire service reports.

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  Office Depot Earnings Drop

  Office Depot Inc. reported net earnings of $117 million for the third quarter, a decline from $129 million last year.

• Agencies

  CP Taps Alexander Marketing Services

  CP, an industrial power tool marketer, has chosen Alexander Marketing Services as its agency of record.

• Loose Cannon: There Will Always Be A Data Breach

  This past week, Americans celebrated Thanksgiving, a holiday that indirectly commemorates one of the earliest splits between England and what would eventually become the United States.

• Newcastle Brown Ale Gives Away Holiday Survival Guide

  Newcastle Brown Ale Gives Away Holiday Survival Guide. Pound cake rules when it’s been toasted.

• Agencies

  Charmin Returns with Public Bathrooms in NYC

  Procter & Gamble has once again opened public restrooms in New York City’s Times Square to let people sample its newly designed Charmin bath tissue.

• Agencies

  Gap Casting Call Nets Over 800,000 Entries

  Gap has narrowed down its search for baby and kid models to represent its brand, and is asking customers for their help to choose the winners.

• Sci Fi ‘Tin Man’ Helps Habitat for Humanity

  Sci Fi Channel is using “Tin Man,” its unique take on “The Wizard of Oz,” to push fund-raising to help build Habitat for Humanity houses.

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  NBA Relaunches NBAStore.com with Sweepstakes

  The National Basketball Association is offering fans a shot at sweepstakes prizes to support the relaunch of its online store NBAStore.com.