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Pier 1 Imports Inc. posted a net loss of $72.7 million for the third quarter compared to a net loss of $7.1 million in the prior-year.

Non-store retailing in the U.K., which includes mail order and Internet sales, rose 2.9% in November, according to the British Office for National Statistics.

The Canadian government is ordering Canada Post to protect rural mail delivery and maintain a fund that subsidizes postage for Canadian magazines, according to wire service reports.

Air Miles, a U.K.-based loyalty program, has named Fiona Leslie regional marketing manager for the Middle East.

Today we meet Steven Keats, vice president at Macromark Inc., a broker who's immersed the business opportunity, health and seminars markets.

Lan Services L.L.C. has acquired www.smarterdeals.com, an online comparison-shopping service in US and Canada.

U.S. retail sales through mail order and electronic avenues totaled $24 million in November, an increase from $21.8 million in the prior-year period, according to the Commerce Department.

Going through with a deal to buy Advo Inc. for $1.3 billion would dilute the stakes of its shareholders, Valassis Communications Inc. chief financial officer Robert Recchia testified Wednesday, according to wire service reports.

Shari Fitzpatrick, who founded Sacramento, CA-based cataloger/retailer Shari's Berries in 1989, launched another online store, the Berry Factory.

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the memory of writer/director/actor Adrienne Shelly, has launched its new Web site at www.AdrienneShellyFoundation.org.