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  • TIMELINE

    Feb. 7, 2006 The Talbots Inc. said it will acquire cataloger and retailer The J. Jill Group Inc. for $517 million in cash, beating out rival suitor Liz

  • Volume Control

    Verizon Wireless is tuning up for a stint at South by Southwest this month to tout its young V Cast Music service, which launched in February. V Cast’s

  • From Junk Mail to Junk Food

    One direct marketing ad executive was so fed up with the way some clients treat agencies that he risked a heart attack to draw attention to their misbehavior.

  • Postage Paid

    Say what you want about AOL and Goodmail, but their plan to charge mailers to have their e-mail delivered intact and certified is not a new idea. Pundits

  • Experian’s Kiebala Starts Own Firm

    GEORGE KIEBALA, A 20-year Experian veteran, has left the company to join Exotic Car Share. Kiebala will serve as president and CEO of the newly established

  • Retailers Walk Beyond Foot Traffic

    SPECIALTY STORES USED TO live on foot traffic, but today that’s not enough. Retailers need a leg up from things like private-label credit cards and brand

  • A Freedom of Search Issue

    LET ME SAY THIS RIGHT AWAY: I don’t want kids to see Internet porn. To that extent, I’m in line with the U.S. Department of Justice, which wants to revive

  • Petco Tests Product Reviews

    Petco Animal Supplies is testing to see if including customer-written product reviews in its outbound e-mail will lift sales conversion rates. In January

  • Notes From the Diaper Bag

    WRITING THIS ISSUE’S Pushing the Envelope is a bit like coming out of a time warp. My last three columns were written way back in early fall 2005, prior

  • Noveau Smoking

    There’s a new Chicago hot spot that acts like a club but does business as a tobacco store. It’s the Marshall McGearty Lounge, which opened in Chicago’s