Chief Marketer Staff

• DIRECT Listline

  Orvis Masterfile Millard Group Inc. is offering new selects on its 812,704-name masterfile that

• Live from ACC: Good News–Sales Weren’t That Bad

  (Catalog Age)–How much do you think consumer catalog sales declined last year? Five percent? Seven percent? More? According to the Spring 2002 Catalog

• Live from ACC: The Pros Speak

  (Catalog Age)–What with continual postage and parcel shipping increases, not to mention a rocky economy, these are hardly the best of times for catalogers.

• Fingerhut Deal Finalized

  Federated Department Stores agreed Tuesday to sell major chunks of its Fingerhut Cos. subsidiary to Fingerhut’s former owner, Ted Deikel, reports said late Tuesday.

• Live from ACC: When the Going Gets Tough

  (Catalog Age)–Sure, the economy isn’t great. But direct mailers are well positioned to ride out the tough times, according to Donn Rappaport, president

• Live From the ACC: New Amazon Partner Surprises Audience

  (Catalog Age) J&R Music and Computer World cofounder/co-CEO Rachelle Friedman surprised attendees when keynote speaker Jeff Bezos, founder/president/CEO of Amazon.com, announced that Amazon had signed the consumer electronics cataloger/retailer as a partner on Amazon’s Website.

• CMGI Net Loss Narrows in Quarter

  CMGI Inc., the Internet marketing services firm, reported a net loss of $125.2 million for the third quarter ended April 30, down from a net loss of $988.5

• Millard Group Wins Rodale Alternative Media Programs

  AM/Direct, a division of Millard Group Inc., has been named to manage all of the Rodale Inc. alternative media programs. The appointment takes effect

• ALC of New York Wins Sharper Image List

  The Sharper Image has appointed ALC of New York LLC its exclusive list manager, effective July 1.

• Nordstrom.com President and CEO Resign

  Nordstrom.com CEO Dan Nordstrom and president Mike Smith have resigned.