Chief Marketer Staff

• Neiman Marcus Chooses FedEx

  The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. has named FedEx as exclusive carrier for all of its shipping. The three-year deal includes all shipments to both retail and

• Eric Faintreny Takes Over as CEO of Brylane

  Eric Faintreny will replace Russell Stravitz as chairman and CEO of Brylane Inc., a New York-based apparel cataloger. Stravitz will step down effective

• Home Depot to Mail First Holiday Catalog

  The Home Depot will mail its first holiday catalog this year. The 68-page

• DMA Special Interest Councils Select New Officers

  The Direct Marketing Association

• Short Cuts

  “Then and Now” is the theme of the Tempo Awards at the next annual Chicago Association of Direct Marketing DM Days. The Tempo Awards salute creative results

• Layoffs Reported at Franklin Mint

  Collectibles DMer Franklin Mint notified 200 employees yesterday that they are about to be downsized as part of a general restructuring. The company plans

• DNC List Unconstitutional Telemarketers Tell Appeals Court

  A national do-not-call list is justified by the public’s frustration with telemarketers and its right to privacy, government lawyers argued before a federal

• Buying Club Marketer Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

  A bankrupt firm has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively sold buying club memberships to consumers, then billed their

• How ‘Glad’ Can Limited Tidings Be?

  Anybody who says

• Statlistics Introduces Primedia Small Business Segment

  Statlistics is offering the Primedia Small Business database, consisting of names from over 70 Primedia trade publications. The file includes over 400,000