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Recreation Equipment Inc. reported $1.18 billion in sales in 2006, which includes a 19% gain in online and catalog sales.

The Great American Hanger Co.'s most recent catalog incorporates both kindness and kitsch. On its cover, the company asked "May we hang that up for you?" while within its pages it references the "No more wire hangers!" line attributed to Joan Crawford. On a more serious note, the National Urban League sent out a #10…

For the 14th consecutive quarter, the Direct Marketing Association's quarterly review of DM business performance and prospects found that things were good in the last three months and should get better.

Last Thursday I met with our new senior reporter, Sean Donahue, who covers the b-to-b marketing beat for us. He wanted to know best practices for getting more people to sign up for Webinars.

The Postal Regulatory Commission will announce its recommendations for postage rate hikes to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Monday at 11 a.m.

Brookstone Inc. posted net income of $34.1 million for the fourth quarter, an increase over net income of $23.5 million in the prior-year period.

J. C. Penney Co. Inc. reported net income of $477 million for the fourth quarter, a 13.4% decrease from $551 million last year.

Landmark Communications has acquired Franchise.com for an undisclosed sum.

Today we meet Ed Bello, an ailment list specialist with Lighthouse List Co., Pompano Beach, FL. Bello provides list brokerage services for firms in the healthcare industry, such as Med-Care Pharmacy.

Consumerinfo.com, doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, will pay $300,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for its "free credit report" offer failed to disclose adequately that those who signed up would be automatically enrolled in a $79.95 credit- monitoring program.