The U.K. Communication Workers Union, which represents about 120,000 British postal workers, has called off strikes for Fri. Nov. 6th and Mon. Nov 9th as it reached an interim agreement with Royal Mail, according to the union.
The Otto Group, the Hamburg, Germany-based mail order giant, has acquired Quelle Russia and the rights to use the Quelle name in Germany and other Eastern European counties.
Bisnode has acquired Kauppalehti 121, a Finnish direct marketing services provider.
Lifetime Brands Inc. posted net income of $4.9 million for the third quarter, compared to a net loss of $1.1 million in the prior year.
Abercrombie & Fitch reported net sales of $203.4 million for October, a 5% decrease from $215 million in the prior year.
