Chief Marketer Staff

• 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

• Letters to the Editor

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

• Holdup of FTC’s Do-Not-Call List Would Not Affect Other Measures in TSR

  Rep. Billy Tauzin may be able to hold up the Federal Trade Commission

• FTC Hopes to Get Funding Approval for Do-Not-Call List by Month’s End

  The House Energy & Commerce Committee expects to authorize by Jan. 31 the $16 million in funding the Federal Trade Commission had requested to create

• MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS PLUMMETED IN 2002

  After the tremendous buying binge of the 1990s, companies around the world pulled their purse strings tight when it came to mergers and acquisitions in

• Listworks Acquired by Investors and Employees

  The Listworks Corp. has been purchased by a group of investors and several employees for more than $5 million. The firm will continue operations under

• Aeropostale Reports 29% Boost in December Sales

  Aeropostale Inc. reported total net sales of $117.1 million for the five weeks ended Jan. 4, up 29.2% from $90.6 million last year. The cataloger and

• OOPS, BRITNEY’S LAWYERS DO IT AGAIN

  Former pop queen Britney Spears could be souring on the promotions world. Late last month, Spears filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Manhattan Beach,

• Chiasso Files for Bankruptcy Protection

  (Catalog Age)–Home accessories cataloger and retailer Chiasso filed for federal bankruptcy protection on Jan. 7. Ten of the company’s 14 stores will