Chief Marketer Staff

• Restoration Hardware Direct Sales Up 46% for Quarter

  Net sales for Restoration Hardware’s catalog and Internet sales division increased 46% for the second quarter compared to a 40% increase in the same period

• Direct Sales Jump 37% for Urban Outfitters

  Niche clothing and lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. posted direct-to-consumer sales of $9.2 million for the second quarter ended July 31, a 37%

• P&G Debuts New Packaging For Folger’s

  Procter & Gamble will introduce new packaging for Folgers coffee next month. The “AromaSeal” plastic canister will bow nationally on Folgers’ flagship

• DMA Releases Report on Global Spam Laws

  The Direct Marketing Association has released an executive summary of international spam laws, which covers 41 countries and the European Union. The report

• Goodman Joins Lillian Vernon as New Chief Merchandising Officer

  Lillian Vernon Corp. has hired Alyce Goodman to serve as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. She will report directly to Strauss

• Playboy Greatly Narrows Its Losses

  Playboy Enterprises Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss for the quarter of $900,000 for the second quarter, compared with a net loss of $3.1 million

• Short Cuts

  The Direct Marketing Association, seeking to avoid a conflict with the American Catalog Conference, has scheduled its 2004 Direct Marketing Days New York

• Kelly Abeles Becomes President of CADM

  Kelly Abeles will become the 49th president of the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing (CADM) at the annual business meeting on Aug. 13. Other officers

• American Business Media Asks for Stay of Fax Restrictions

  American Business Media has asked that the Federal Communications Commission hold off implementing new restrictions on commercial fax use for one year,

• 1-800-Flowers.com Income Jumps in Quarter

  1-800-Flowers.com Inc. reported net income of $8.3 million for its fourth quarter, up 51.3% over the same period last year. The flower and gift direct