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  • Fingerhut Catalog Plans on Hold–for Now

    Ted Deikel and Tom Petters — the new owners of certain Fingerhut Cos. assets — do not have time to put out a catalog this fall, Petters’ spokesperson,

  • House Adopts Postal Appropriations Bill

    The House of Representatives has passed the $34.2 billion Treasury, Postal and General Government bill (HR-5120) that allocates just a shade over $60 million for the U.S. Postal Service.

  • Barnes & Noble.com Posts Second-Quarter Sales Boost

    Barnes & Noble.com boosted its second quarter revenue to $85.8 million, a 2.6% increase over the same period last year. The online book-and-music seller

  • Online Sales Hit $31.4 Billion Last Year: DMA

    Online sales rose 12.1% last year to $31.4 billion, according to a new report from the Direct Marketing Association.

  • J. Crew Refutes Accounting Allegations

    (Catalog Age) Cataloger/retailer J. Crew flatly denies charges of misleading accounting practices levied against it by a former employee. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), former J. Crew order consultant Charles Sayler accused the marketer of inappropriately shifting expenses among its catalog, retail, and Internet divisions.

  • Campbell-Ewald, Draft Worldwide to Share USPS Chores

    The U.S. Postal Service, cutting its ad agencies from four to two, has awarded its general advertising contract to Campbell-Ewald, Detroit. Direct marketing

  • Lilly Settles State e-Mail Lawsuits

    Eli Lilly and Co. has settled state charges that it released the e-mail addresses of hundreds of patients who take Prozac. The Inadianapolis, IN-based

  • DIRECT Newsline

    Biography Magazine Direct Media Inc. is offering two new selects for its Biography magazine subscriber list: Gift givers (44,490) and gift recipients

  • PCH Sued for Alleged Product Malfunction

    Publishers Clearing House has been hit with a personal-injury suit by a consumer. A Wynnwood, PA woman named Gloria Dougherty claims that a gravy bowl

  • ClickAction Reports Revenue Falloff

    ClickAction, an e-mail services provider, reported second-quarter revenue of $2.4 million, compared with $5.1 million during the same quarter last year.