Topic | Direct Mail

MetroGroup, a direct mail services company, will close its Rutland, VT plant in December, laying off 204 employees, confirmed company spokesman Michael Shea late Thursday.

Today we meet Lisa Pollack, part of the list brokerage team at Adrea Rubin Marketing Inc. Pollack joined her family's firm in 1991.

Daniel W. Nelson, the senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of Sharper Image Corp., has left the company.

Albert Saxon, a direct mail copywriter, artist and frequent contributor to Direct Magazine and the DIRECTTips newsletter, died Oct. 4 of a heart attack.

Pure Collection’s newest catalog offers prospects discounts of up to 50% off its cashmere merchandise. The Archdiocese for the Military Services USA is soliciting prayers and funds to provide pastoral services for Catholics serving in the armed forces. And King Arthur Flour has sent out a double postcard advertising The Baking Sheet, a baking enthusiasts’…

(Multichannel Merchant) First, the bad news: You can expect a postal rate hike by next summer, according to Gene Del Polito, president of the Association for Postal Commerce. The good news? It's likely that the rate-making process will follow the Postal Reform Bill's new rules, meaning the increase will be subject to inflationary levels.

A total of 130,000 postal workers in the U.K. have stepped up pressure on Royal Mail by staging a 48-hour strike Thursday with another set to begin 3 a.m. Monday.

Coldwater Creek has promoted Daniel Griesemer from president/chief operating officer to chief executive officer and has named him to its board of directors.

Today we meet David Kanter, president and CEO of AccuList Inc., based in Ventura, CA. Despite his job title and being a member of the Direct Marketing Association's List Leaders Group, Kanter portrays himself as a humble list broker.

The Sears Wish Book Catalog is making a comeback after a 14-year absence. The 188-page catalog features toys, apparel, jewelry, appliances, tools and holiday items.