Chief Marketer Staff

• CMGI Cancels Engage’s Debt of $60 Million

  CMGI has cancelled $60 million of debt owed to it by Engage Inc. and transferred all of its holdings of Engage securities back to Engage for retirement.

• Amazon.com Features Office Depot Products

  Amazon.com has launched an office products section as part of its online retail offerings. The new section, http://www.amazon.com/office showcases more

• Shop at Home’s Net Loss Doubles

  Shop At Home Inc.

• Catalog Circ Cuts Slash Delia’s Direct Sales

  A 14% reduction in catalog circulation took 22% of Delia’ Corp.’s direct revenue. New store openings caused the young women’s apparel and merchandise

• DIRECT Listline

  Archaeology Magazine Subscribers This file of 189,670 subscribers is now under List Services Corp.’s management. The list consists of affluent readers

• Barbera Named Senior VP, Chief Revenue Officer of 24/7 Real Media

  John Barbera has rejoined 24/7 Real Media as senior vice president, chief revenue officer, a newly created position. Barbera had previously been president

• J. Crew Direct Sales Offset Same Store Revenue Slip

  Direct sales for J. Crew Group Inc. increased 1.5% during the company

• Harrah’s Names Loveman CEO

  Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. has chosen Gary Loveman, who was largely responsible for growing the company’s Total Rewards loyalty program, to succeed Philip

• BOG to File for Negotiated Agreement With Capital One

  The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will file an experimental case with the Postal Rate Commission to launch a negotiated service agreement with credit card direct marketer Capital One Services Inc., Richmond, VA. Capital One is the USPS

• Loose Cannon: POPs Foul Out for DMers

  I never knew how valuable “serving suggestion” illustrations were until I went to the P-O-P Show, a point of purchase display forum held recently in New