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NEW LISTS Time Life Books Time Life recently reintroduced a direct mail-sold list of continuity book buyers which had been off the market. The file names

Omnicom Group Inc. has acquired a majority stake in interactive marketing and design agency 180 Amsterdam.

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. reported sales of $50.6 million for November, a 20.8% gain over $41.9 million last year.

MSN has kicked off an online scavenger hunt that leads to $100,000 in cash prizes. The campaign sends players across 10 of its sites digging for clues among a range of its products during this critical holiday shopping period.

Thanks to Pontiac, an undiscovered band will take to the stage in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Under its biggest music promotion to date, Pontiac is

Big-name brands are boosting the holiday spirit with rebate offers tied to Classic Media’s re-release of animated Christmas DVDs, including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town, Frosty the Snowman, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol and Cricket on the Hearth.

Today we meet David Brill, vice president of list brokerage and management at Listdata. Brill entered the list business 21 years ago straight out of the University at Buffalo, NY.

Blair Corp., an apparel and home products marketer, will close its leased Returns Center in Erie, PA, and move all returns operations to the Blair Distribution Complex in Irvine, PA., which is located approximately seven miles from its Warren headquarters.