Chief Marketer Staff

• Sweden Is Customer Support Choice for Three U.S. Tech Firms

  Altiris inc., Citrix Inc. and FileNET have chosen to locate distribution, sales support and service facilities in Sweden. Altiris provides systems management

• Justice Department Clears Level3/Genuity Acquisition

  The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have approved Level 3’s proposed acquisition of Genuity Inc. for $242 million. Under the

• Online Holiday Spending Just Shy of $8 Billion

  Consumers spent about $7.92 billion online this holiday season, up 23% from last year, according to market research firm BizRate.com. The 2002 holiday

• DIRECT Listline

  Consumer Household Database Dunhill International List Co. is introducing this more than 100-million-name database containing data on over 150 segment

• Trans Cosmos Completes DoubleClick Japan Acquisition

  Trans Cosmos Inc., a Japanese IT service provider, has completed its tender offer to acquire DoubleClick Japan for $14 million. DoubleClick Japan will

• Baby Boomers Use Internet to Shop, Study Finds

  Over 40% of all baby boomers shop online, although most spend only five hours a week on the Internet, according to a new survey from Mature Marketing

• Short Cut

  Information compiler InfoUSA, Omaha, said Rob Chandra has stepped down from its board of directors due to “increasing professional demands from his position

• J. Crew Borrows More Money

  J. Crew Group, Inc. has lined up a new $180 million credit facility from Wachovia Bank, N.A. and Congress Financial Corp. This facility consists of a

• Sharper Image Posts Record Holiday Sales

  Sharper Image Corp. reported record holiday sales of $111 million, up 28% over $86 million last year.

• Banks Give FAO Some Breathing Room

  FAO Inc. said Tuesday it has reached a standstill agreement with its lenders not to take any action relating to its credit facility through Jan. 10. The