Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  Pier One Losses Balloon

  Pier 1 Imports Inc. posted a net loss of $72.7 million for the third quarter compared to a net loss of $7.1 million in the prior-year.

• Agencies

  U.K. Mail, Online Sales Rise 2.9% in November

  Non-store retailing in the U.K., which includes mail order and Internet sales, rose 2.9% in November, according to the British Office for National Statistics.

• Agencies

  Canada Post Ordered to Deliver Direct Mail to Rural Addresses

  The Canadian government is ordering Canada Post to protect rural mail delivery and maintain a fund that subsidizes postage for Canadian magazines, according to wire service reports.

• Agencies

  Air Miles Names Leslie Middle East Marketing Manager

  Air Miles, a U.K.-based loyalty program, has named Fiona Leslie regional marketing manager for the Middle East.

• New Products and Services

  DirectView: a new data mining and modeling service that enables marketers to identify sales opportunities and cost-effectively grow revenue — Direct Impact LLCV, Austin, TX.

• Short Cuts

  RedCats has opened a new distribution center in Blois France for its home furnishings products.

• Agencies

  Dial Activates Apprentice Tie-In Via Sampling

  The Dial Corp. is boosting its upcoming tie-in with The Apprentice with sampling efforts and other promotions around two new product launches.

• Agencies

  Corona to Appear in Boxing Drama

  Corona has gone Hollywood.

  The beer brand is making an appearance in the upcoming film From Mexico with Love, a boxing drama. Corona signage will dress bar scenes and banners will be used in pivotal fights in the film.

• Consumers Happy, But Not Spendthrifts: Roper

  Consumers are mostly happy and feel in control of their lives, but they’re still ambivalent about buying things

• News Brief

  GSN: is out with a new online game for critics of O.J. Simpson.