Chief Marketer Staff
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FAO Says Sales Below Expectations
Troubled toy titan FAO Inc. said Friday that both its direct and retail sales had been significantly below expectations. The King of Prussia, PA-based
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UPS to Test Cheap, No-Frills Service
United Parcel Service will test a no-frills, low-cost service for selected direct marketers starting this month, UPS said. UPS Basic is designed to attract
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Post Offices Closed When Anthrax Found
Eleven post offices remained closed this morning in Washington, D.C. after a routine air sample tested positive for anthrax, news reports said. The air
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October Sales All Over The Lot for Marketers
October direct sales results for several retailers were a mixed bag, with some reporting cuts associated with pulling back resources, and others generating
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Direct-to-Consumer Sales Lead Restoration Hardware’s Fortunes
Home furnishings chain Restoration Hardware burnished its sales figures with a substantial jump in catalog and Internet sales. The Corte Madera, CA-based
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Short Cuts
Karen Kaplan, president of advertising agency Hill, Holiday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc. in Boston, has been appointed to the Advo board of directors. Advo
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Shareholders to Vote on Boise Acquisition of OfficeMax
Both Boise Cascade Corp. and OfficeMax Inc. shareholders will meet on Dec. 9 to vote on Boise
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SPSS Acquires DataDistilleries
SPSS Inc., a predictive analytics technology provider based in Chicago, has acquired DataDistilleries. Under the terms of the purchase, SPSS acquired
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