Chief Marketer Staff

• Bombay Company to Open New Distribution Center

  The Bombay Company, Fort Worth, TX, will a new regional distribution center in Plainfield, IN. The new facility, which is scheduled for a ribbon cutting

• Spiegel Delayed Filing Annual Report, Warning at Executive Request: Reports

  The Spiegel Group delayed filing its 2001 10-K report at the behest of company officials based in Germany, an independent investigator said, according

• Marketers Plan to Increase Marketing Budgets: Survey

  A survey conducted by the publisher of the Sales Lead Report found that 54% of respondents said their marketing budget would increase somewhat in 2004.

• Sears Acquires Structure Brand from Limited Brands

  Sears, Roebuck and Co. said it had acquired the rights to the Structure brand from Limited Brands Inc. The financial consideration was less than $10 million.

• Intel Plugs Wi-Fi with ‘One Wireless Day’

  Intel Corp. spearheads a one-day (estimated) $3 million promotional blitz that gives free wireless Internet access at thousands of restaurants, airports

• Company Sues AOL for Blocking Its E-mails

  Chris Faulkner, CEO of CI Host, which filed the lawsuit in August, claimed that AOL is in settlement talks with his firm. CI Host, a Dallas company that

• Campbell Soup Reports 4Q Sales of $1.5 Billion

  Campbell Soup Co. reported fourth quarter earnings of $74 million, up from $55 million one year ago. The company said its earnings for fiscal 2004 would

• Reed Roussel Joins Draft Chicago

  The Chicago office of Draft Inc. has hired Reed Roussel to be its vice president and director of digital marketing, a newly created position. Roussell

• List and Database News

  American Psychiatric Publishing Book Buyers Within the past two years, 29,327 psychiatric professionals have purchased books and journals from the publishing

• News Briefs

  NEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENT: registered more than 350,000 consumers last week for the Lord of the Rings Adventure Card. Customers received the cards beginning