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Time Inc. Settles With States Over Autorenew, Solicitations
Time Inc. will set aside $4.3 million for consumers as part of a settlement with 23 states over its billing practices. The publisher will also hand $200,000 to the states to cover their investigation costs.
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Home Depot Keeps Aiming Its Catalogs High
(Multichannel Merchant) With its newest catalog, Outdoor Living, Atlanta-based Home Depot continues to target a more affluent audience.
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Data Driven ROI
Branding: The New Direct Marketing Metric
Direct marketing practitioners have always prided themselves on being able to quantify the behavioral impact of their marketing efforts. What has changed is the speed at which all this occurs.
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MultiBrand Marketer Jones Group Explores Sale Possibilities
Jones Group Apparel Inc. is exploring the possible sale of the company. The Bristol, PA-based firm has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. as its financial advisor.
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DM Vet Michael Grant Joins Winterberry Group
Michael Grant has joined Winterberry Group, a direct marketing consulting firm. Grant will serve as the New York-based firm
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Half of OfficeMax Board to Leave: Report
The OfficeMax Inc. board will have six vacancies – half of its total membership — come April 20, according to the Associated Press.
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MSC Industrial Direct to Acquire J & L Industrial Supply
MSC Industrial Direct, a catalog and retail marketer of maintenance, repair and operations suppliers, will acquire J & L Industrial Supply fro $349.5 million. The acquisition is expected to close during the second quarter, and will use both on-hand cash as well as borrowed money.
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Merkle, Direct Group Jointly Offer Services
Database marketing firm Merkle has inked an agreement with Direct Group, a direct mail service provider. Under the terms of the arrangement, the two companies will jointly offer their products and services to the direct mail and marketing community.
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Golfsmith to File for IPO
(Multichannel Merchant) Austin, TX-based golf products cataloger/retailer Golfsmith International Holdings has filed for a proposed initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Crosstown Acquisition Helps Pace Charming Shoppes Results
Charming Shoppes Inc. reported net income of $19.2 million for the fourth quarter, up 294% from $4.9 million last year.