Meet the Broker: Bill Ochs

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Today we meet Bill Ochs, director of list sales at Macromark, where he's worked for the past four and a half years. Despite overall economic gloom, he's been able to find strength in categories such as health and business opportunities.

News Briefs

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UNILEVER: said yesterday that it plans to buy Baltimor Holding ZAO's sauces business, the leading ketchup business in Russia. The deal would further strengthen Unilever’s existing dressings portfolio and competitive position in Russia, one of its priority countries

IAC Takes First-Quarter Loss

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IAC, which runs a variety of Internet businesses, took a $28.4 million loss during first-quarter 2009, compared with $52.8 million in net income during first-quarter 2008. The company

Online Sales Rise in Q1 2009

According to a survey conducted by Forrester Research and Shop.org, online retail sales in the U.S. rose 11 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.