Chief Marketer Staff

• Barnes&Noble. com Trims Losses

  Barnes & Noble.com reported a net loss of $17.5 million for the third quarter, a 54% over a $38.3 million loss last year. Consolidated net sales for the

• Printcafe Acquires Online Assets

  Printcafe Software Inc., which powers online print-procurement systems, will acquire the assets of printChannel Inc. for a undisclosed sum. Along with

• DIRECT Listline

  Sports Weekly Worldata/Webconnect has won the management of this file of more than 225,641 subscribers to this publication formerly known as Baseball

• Reader’s Digest Losses Widen

  The Reader’s Digest Association Inc. reported a net loss of $5.2 million for its first quarter, compared to $1.1 million last year.

• Bean to Offer Early Retirement to 500

  L.L. Bean Inc. is offering early retirement packages to about 500 employees, according to wire service reports. The Freeport, ME cataloger said that diminished

• Short Cuts

  Verizon Information Services, the publisher of Hispanic yellow pages, has launched its first bilingual SuperPages directory in Tampa, FL. The directory

• Loose Cannon: Your Tax Dollars Subsidize Bad Airline CRM

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• PC Mall Sees Rise in Sales, Net Income

  PC Mall Inc. generated $230 million in sales during the third quarter of 2002, up from $172 million in third quarter 2001. Its net income rose from $493,000

• Cluster Products Show Biggest Gains in Valassis Third Quarter

  Valassis, Livonia, MI, reported a 40% gain in third quarter net income, from $23.4 million to $32.7 million. Its revenue grew from $198.4 million to $214.3

• Fingerhut Catalog Re-Launches for the Holidays

  The Fingerhut catalog is re-launching with a fall/winter book to be mailed Nov. 9.