Chief Marketer Staff

• Appeals Court Upholds Do-Not-Call List

  After months of legal wrangling, a federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that the national do-not-call registry is constitutional, allowing the Federal

• Bluefly Posts First Quarterly Net Profit

  Online discount retailer Bluefly Inc. reported net income of $111,000 for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2003, compared to a net loss of $1.66 million

• West Marine Annual Income Floats 6.3% Above 2002

  Boating supplies cataloger and retailer West Marine Inc. reported net income for the year ended Jan. 3 of $20.1 million, a 6.3% increase over the $18.9

• List and Database News

  Homeless Pets Foundation The Homeless Pets Foundation is a non-profit organization that tracks lost animals, assists pet owners with unexpected vet bills

• Agencies

  Food Network Touts World Kitchen On-Screen, In-Store

  Food Network and housewares marketer World Kitchen will run an on-pack, on-air joint promotion in May and June. Food Network will produce a Cooking from

• P&G Brews $50 Million Launch for Home Caf

  In a bid to take on Starbucks Corp., Procter & Gamble and four appliance marketers have joined forces to launch Home Caf single-cup brewing system in

• Quad/Graphics Unit Acquires Parcel Shipper

  Parcel Direct, the parcel expediting business of printer Quad/Graphics Inc., has purchased parcel shipper PaqFast Inc. for an undisclosed sum. PaqFast

• Yankee Candle Posts Sales, Income Gains

  The Yankee Candle Co. Inc. reported net income of $44.9 million for its fourth quarter, up 15% from $39.2 million during the same period last year. The

• Lists and Databases

  ChoicePoint Hispanic Households ClientLogic is offering the ChoicePoint Hispanic Household file, listing 3.5 million individuals and 2.4 million households.

• Inter/Media Launches Per-Inquiry Unit

  Inter/Media Advertising is spinning off a new division Mediapoint Network (to specialize in per-inquiry advertising. Mediapoint Network is the Encino,