Chief Marketer Staff

• Talbot Catalog Sales Tick Up Slightly

  The Talbots Inc., Hingham, MA, generated $408.2 million during third-quarter 2003, up 2% from $401.8 million a year ago. Its catalog sales mirrored this

• CA AG Sues Telemarketer Over Federal D-N-C Violations

  Bill Lockyer, California

• Short Cuts

  Elgrande.com has acquired Biscayne Bay Trading Corp., a Florida-based office furnishing and housewares wholesaler. The acquisition gives Elgrande access

• Harry and David Rolls Out First TV Campaign in 10 Years

  Harry and David, Medford, OR, began running its first direct response television commercial in a decade. The 60-second spot, which debuted Monday, will

• Chico’s FAS Announces Promotions, Including DM Position

  Chico’s FAS, Inc., Fort Myers, FL, has promoted five executives, including Bari L. Horton, who was named vice president of direct marketing. Horton had

• PMG Questions Some Commission Proposals Before Panel

  Postmaster General Jack Potter called for modifying some of the recommendations of the President

• Fingerhut Direct Launches Jewelry Direct Mail Program

  Fingerhut Direct has mailed two 100,000-piece efforts for a jewelry continuity program. The mailing, which was sent out Nov. 1, is the first since the

• Catalog Efficiencies Help Brookstone Trim Third Quarter Loss

  Third quarter sales for Brookstone Inc. rose to $73.7 million from $62.8 million a year ago. While the company did not release total net loss figures,

• Attorneys Goldstein, Kent, Others Join Manatt Phelps & Phillips

  Advertising, marketing and media law specialists Linda A. Goldstein and Jeffrey S. Edelstein have joined the New York office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips,

• Senate Passes Credit Reporting Improvement Act

  The U.S. Senate passed the National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act of 2003 by a 95-2 vote on Wednesday. Among other provisions, the