Short Cuts

The J. Jill Group Inc., Hingham, MA, has plans to open its first retail store. The 4,700-square-foot store will be located in the Natick Mall in Natick, MA.

NextCard, San Francisco, and Travelscape.com, an online wholesale travel planning and reservation service, have formed a three-year integrated marketing agreement. Under the terms of the alliance, NextCard becomes the exclusive credit card sponsor at http://www.travelscape.com and its affiliate sites. NextCard will market the NextCard Internet Visa to Travelscape.com’s 2.5-plus million monthly visitors through multiple channels, including onsite advertising, email and promotional tie-ins.

Shop2u.com, Fairfax, VA, has appointed Ed Krug director of list acquisition. Krug is responsible for development of e-mail lists which will be available to Shop2u.com participants. The company delivers personalized full-color catalogs via e-mail.