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  • Justice Department Clears Level3/Genuity Acquisition

    The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have approved Level 3’s proposed acquisition of Genuity Inc. for $242 million. Under the

  • Trans Cosmos Completes DoubleClick Japan Acquisition

    Trans Cosmos Inc., a Japanese IT service provider, has completed its tender offer to acquire DoubleClick Japan for $14 million. DoubleClick Japan will

  • Short Cut

    Information compiler InfoUSA, Omaha, said Rob Chandra has stepped down from its board of directors due to “increasing professional demands from his position

  • Baby Boomers Use Internet to Shop, Study Finds

    Over 40% of all baby boomers shop online, although most spend only five hours a week on the Internet, according to a new survey from Mature Marketing

  • J. Crew Borrows More Money

    J. Crew Group, Inc. has lined up a new $180 million credit facility from Wachovia Bank, N.A. and Congress Financial Corp. This facility consists of a

  • DIRECT Listline

    Consumer Household Database Dunhill International List Co. is introducing this more than 100-million-name database containing data on over 150 segment

  • Sharper Image Posts Record Holiday Sales

    Sharper Image Corp. reported record holiday sales of $111 million, up 28% over $86 million last year.

  • Online Holiday Spending Just Shy of $8 Billion

    Consumers spent about $7.92 billion online this holiday season, up 23% from last year, according to market research firm BizRate.com. The 2002 holiday

  • Nutri/System Names Hagan Chairman/CEO

    Nutri/System Inc. has named Mike Hagan chairman/CEO and George Jankovic president/COO. The online weight-loss system provider has also sold about 58%

  • CareerBuilder Kicks Off Year-Long Ad Campaign

    CareerBuilder is launching a year-long national marketing campaign to bring more employers and qualified candidates together at its Web site (www.careerbuilder.com).