Chief Marketer Staff

• Consumers Regain Confidence, But Fear Lingers: Study

  Consumers have settled into a new shopper mentality. They may not be feeling anymore financially secure than they did six months ago, but they are confident

• Spiegel Sales Decrease for Month

  The Spiegel Group posted net sales of $150.9 million for the four weeks ended May 24, an 11% decrease from net sales of $169.9 million for the same period

• May Sales Up for Clothing Catalogers

  Flowers weren’t the only thing in bloom last month. Several clothing catalogers reported sales up from last year for May. Total company sales for Talbots

• Keith McCracken named CEO of GEM

  The GEM Group has promoted Keith McCracken to chief executive officer. The appointment took effect June 3. McCracken replaces Rick Jones, who left the

• 2003 Alphabetical Listing

  141 Worldwide 3 Jay Farrell (312) 527-3900 141ww.com 360 Youth 2 Derek White (866) 360-9688 The A Team 54 Andrew Cohen (212) 239-0499 Active Sports Marketing

• Live from ACC: A Sharper Keynote Address

  (Catalog Age) Cataloger/retailer The Sharper Image expects to exceed $600 million in annual sales this year — a double-digit sales increase over last

• Live from DMDNY: The Segmentation of Shelby Lynne

  Music fans may not have heard of Shelby Lynne before she took the Grammy for best new artist in 2001 — unless they were married women with children who

• Schein Agrees to Buy Colonial Surgical

  (Catalog Age) Medical, dental and veterinary supplies cataloger Henry Schein has agreed to buy Los Angeles-based Colonial Surgical. Terms of the cash

• Millard Group Wins Popcorn Factory File

  Millard Group, Inc. has been appointed as list manager for The Popcorn Factory gift catalog. The file is 79% female and 21% male, with an average age

• FTC Reports to Congress on FCRA

  Any harsh new revisions to the Fair Credit Reporting Act will not be coming from the Federal Trade Commission. That