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  • Environmental Group Blasts Catalogers Over Paper Use

    Most U.S. catalogers, including those that cater to an outdoor audience, are not using recycled paper, according to a new report. And there hasn

  • Tiffany Reports 11% Rise in DM Sales

    Direct marketing sales continued their upward curve at Tiffany & Co. during the third quarter. They rose by 11% to $37 million, and combined Internet/catalog sales went up by 19% compared with the same period last year.

  • Coupons Inc. Acquires JTA Media, Enters List Business

    Coupons Inc., a vendor of consumer-printed coupon services, has entered the list business by acquiring JTA Media. JTA, which offers management and maintenance

  • Federated Reports Flat Sales, Higher Income

    Federated Department Stores Inc. reported flat sales of $3.4 billion for its third quarter. But income from continuing operations jumped to $75 million compared with $26 million during the same period last year.

  • FLAME OUT FOR BURGER KING?

    The $2.26 billion sale of Miami-based Burger King to a consortium of U.S. capital firms has hit a major bump in the road. BK’s parent, London-based Diageo,

  • Wine.com Launches Print Book

    (Catalog Age) San Francisco-based Wine.com is no longer an online-only purveyor of wines. The eight-year-old company, originally named Virtual Vineyards,

  • PRIVACY DISCUSSED AT PMA LAW CONFERENCE

    Marketers continue to watch consumer privacy legislation and Federal Trade Commission enforcement. The Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2002, if passed,

  • New Products and Services

    PersonalEffect software: Blends creative with database informaiton to produce full-color print on the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press–XMPie

  • Sales Up at Sportsman’s Guide

    The Sportsman’s Guide Inc. reported sales of $36.9 million for the third quarter, compared with $36.5 million one year ago. Net earnings for the quarter,

  • J.C. Penney Has Strong Third Quarter

    J.C. Penney Co. had third-quarter net income of $123 million, up from $31 million in third-quarter 2001. The company