Listline e-Newsletter 1/09
Bromeland Publishing Inc. has released a list of 361,373 names from Scuttlebutt Magazine.
Yahoo, TV Makers Unveil Deals to Webify the Tube
TV and the Web are converging, but until recently most of the movement has come at the Internet end. Broadcast channels are increasingly putting current episodes online, and U.S. audiences
Final Round of $1 Million Doritos Super Bowl Ad Contest Starts
Doritos is staging the final phase of its $1 million Super Bowl ad challenge, with consumers voting for one of five finalists eligible to win tickets to the Big Game.
Heinz Reprises its Ketchup Packet Design Contest
The H. J. Heinz Co. is at it again, calling on grade-school students to create designs for its Heinz Ketchup packets.
New Car Shoppers to Buy American: Survey
It should provide some encouragement to the troubled Detroit automakers that results of one recent survey indicate a predisposition among U.S. car shoppers to buy American-made vehicles
News Brief
SAPUTO’S: Frigo Cheese Head’s brand is running an on-pack promo tied to “High School Musical 3” where people who purchase two of the cheeses and send in the proofs of purchase
Two Online Travel Firms Change Top Execs
Orbitz Worldwide and Travelocity Global have named new company leaders. The two firms are unrelated save for both being in the online travel industry.
Retail Sales Lead Direct In J. Crew Earnings Drop
J. Crew has revised its per-share earnings expectations.
Direct Sales Fall Slightly Faster Than Retail for Williams Sonoma
Williams Sonoma Inc. generated $729.4 million in sales during the eight weeks leading up to Dec. 28, a 22.6% drop from the $942 million it pulled in during the eight weeks before Dec. 30, 2007.
Internet Sales Small Bright Spot For JCPenney
While sales levels for J.C. Penney Company Inc. were below those of 2007
