Chief Marketer Staff

• ALC Expands Compilation Operation

  American List Counsel Inc. has expanded its list compilation division and named Chris DeMartine to vice president research and analytical services to

• Letters to the Editor

  Re: Loose Cannon: No Shortcomings in Industry Shorthand, DIRECT Newsline, Oct. 14, 2002 Certainly those you mention are very useful phrases, and if for

• Pottery Barn Recalls Halloween Candleholders

  Pottery Barn is recalling about 11,500 Halloween candleholders sold online, in catalogs and at retail from August through early October. The retail of

• Short Cuts

  QVC founder Joseph M. Segel has extended his contract to continue as chairman emeritus and as a consultant to the shopping network through January 2008.

• Office Depot E-Sales Grow in Third Quarter

  Office Depot Inc.’s worldwide e-commerce sales grew 35% to $542.9 million during the quarter and by 36% to $1.5 billion for the first nine months of 2002.

• Delia’s Hires Advisor to Explore Its Options

  Delias’s Corp., which saw its stock price reduced to .50 cents per share today, has retained Peter J. Solomon Co. to explore strategic alternatives.

• “YM” MAGAZINE BRINGS BOY BAND TO FROSTED CHEERIOS

  New York City-based “YM” magazine and Minneapolis-based General Mills have teamed up to bring teen-favorite band O Town to two million Frosted Cheerios

• PENNSYLVANIA CASHES OUT ON LAWSUIT

  The Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection last week announced it will release more than $1.7 million to state residents who made excessive purchases

• SPIDEY MEETS HIS MATCH

  Spider-Man may have defeated the Green Goblin, but West Coast longshoremen are another story. Last week Blockbuster Inc., Dallas, confirmed that more

• TRUSTe and ePrivacy Group Debut Education Courses

  Nonprofit organization TRUSTe and consulting firm ePrivacy Group have teamed up to offer a privacy education program. The education initiative was designed