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In a stinging loss, meat company Hormel

The Talbots, Inc., reported a third-quarter net loss of $9.4 million, compared with net income of $8.1 million a year earlier.

The Federal Trade Commission will begin a regulatory review of its environmental marketing guidelines on Jan. 8 at a meeting in Washington, DC.

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Charming Shoppes Inc. posted a net loss of $3.6 million for the third quarter, compared to net income of $19.4 million in the prior year.

Ten state attorneys general have asked a federal court to reject TJX Cos.' proposed three-day "customer appreciation" sale as part of a settlement to help pay back customers hurt by a massive data breach, according to wire service reports.

Office Depot Inc. reported net earnings of $117 million for the third quarter, a decline from $129 million last year.

CP, an industrial power tool marketer, has chosen Alexander Marketing Services as its agency of record.

Few marketing programs completely fulfill one's hopes. In the new year, marketers should avoid over-hyped opportunities to focus on measuring success by one satisfied customer at a time. Here are the key ideas you should consider.

Sometimes I groan when a press release comes across my inbox. But I'm not about to go all Chris Anderson on the public relations people who send me things of no relevance to my publications.