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The Yankee Candle Co. Inc. reported net loss of $700,000 for the third quarter, compared to net income of $6.7 million last year.

Dover Saddlery Inc. posted net income of $272,000 for the third quarter, a 56% increase from $174,000 in the prior year.

Macy's Inc. posted a net loss of $35 million for the third quarter, compared to a net loss of $44 million in the prior year.

Today we meet Harold Pratt, president of Pratt Direct Marketing, Rosemont, IL, a company he has run since 1998.

Casual Male has selected Netezza Corp. to provide a data warehouse appliance.

Upper Deck

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. has launched a new global marketing organization. The new unit brings the company’s digital teams and consumer marketing capabilities under a single banner.

The U.K. Communication Workers Union, which represents about 120,000 British postal workers, has called off strikes for Fri. Nov. 6th and Mon. Nov 9th as it reached an interim agreement with Royal Mail, according to the union.

The Otto Group, the Hamburg, Germany-based mail order giant, has acquired Quelle Russia and the rights to use the Quelle name in Germany and other Eastern European counties.

Lifetime Brands Inc. posted net income of $4.9 million for the third quarter, compared to a net loss of $1.1 million in the prior year.