Chief Marketer Staff

• J.C. Penney Slashes 2,000 Jobs From Catalog Business

  J.C. Penney Co. Inc. will cut 2,000 jobs from its struggling catalog business in a move that is expected to save the company $30 million. The move, announced

• Nasdaq Delists Concepts Direct

  Concepts Direct Inc., a Longmont, CO catalog and Internet direct marketer, has been delisted from Nasdaq. The company received the delisting notification

• Williams-Sonoma Revises Guidance after CEO’s Departure

  Williams-Sonoma Inc. reduced its earnings forecast this morning following the departure of CEO Dale Hilpert. The retailer-catalog firm announced that

• Neiman Marcus Direct Boosts Sales

  The Neiman Marcus Group experienced a 2.8% decline in comparable revenue in December, despite an increase in direct marketing sales. The Dallas-based

• 24/7 Real Media and ValueClick Settle Patent Lawsuit

  The year-long patent dispute between 24/7 Real Media Inc. and ValueClick Inc. has been settled, 24/7 announced today. ValueClick Inc. and its Mediaplex

• Letters to the Editor

  The Flaws in Do-Not-Call I am responding to yesterday

• List & Database Update

  Spa Magazine American List Counsel has been named manager of the Spa magazine list. It includes the names of 30,000 active subscribers. These readers,

• Curmudgeon At Large: I Guarantee® That My Guarantee® Is Guaranteed® to Guarantee®

  Two annoyances this time. First: What

• Williams-Sonoma CEO Hilpert Is Out

  Dale Hilpert has left his post as chief executive officer of Williams-Sonoma Inc., the company announced this morning. Edward A. Mueller, a board member,

• 60 Minutes II Segment to Focus on Financial Privacy

  A 60 Minutes II segment the show researched during last year