Q&As

Mars Pet Care Co. will launch a high-end pet food brand next month with a slate of in-store promotions and a TV and print campaign

The Federal Trade Commission has settled with the final defendants in its do-not-call case against satellite television provider DirecTV.

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.

The Dial Corp. is boosting its upcoming tie-in with The Apprentice with sampling efforts and other promotions around two new product launches.

Corona has gone Hollywood.

The beer brand is making an appearance in the upcoming film From Mexico with Love, a boxing drama. Corona signage will dress bar scenes and banners will be used in pivotal fights in the film.

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.