Chief Marketer Staff

• Short Cuts

  Alternate Marketing Networks Inc. has named R. Phillip Baker to serve on its board of directors.. The addition of Baker brings the total number of board

• Penney’s August Catalog Sales Drop Nearly 25%

  J. C. Penney Co. Inc. reported catalog sales of $186 million for the four weeks ended Aug. 24, off 24.7% from $247 million for the same period last year.

• Sharper Image August Catalog Sales Rise 81%

  Sharper Image Corp. reported sales of $34.5 million for August, up 40% from $24.6 million last August.

• Jos A. Banks Direct Sales Rise 27.5% In August

  Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. reported sales for the month ended Aug. 31, 2 were up 20.3% to $14.3 million compared with $11.9 million last year. Combined

• Democracies Endanger Web Freedom: Reports

  Several Western democracies have become “predators of digital freedoms,” using the fight against terrorism to increase surveillance on the Internet, an

• Letters to the Editor

  Thanks for a good clear statement about Sept. 11 and the marketing world . It was very appropriate for the

• DMAW Names Hatzer Executive Director

  The Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW) has named Dawn Hatzer as its executive director. She brings more than 17 years of experience working

• Spiegel Group Sales Fall in August

  A 25% drop in direct sales contributed to a 21% revenue decline for The Spiegel Group last month.

• Michigan AG Accuses DM Firms of Bilking Seniors

  Three direct marketing companies have been sued by Michigan Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm for allegedly bilking the state’s seniors. The firms

• Mobility Electronics Completes iGo Acquisition

  (Catalog Age) Mobile computing solutions manufacturer/marketer Mobility Electronics completed its March 25 acquisition of Reno, NV-based online cataloger