Chief Marketer Staff

• German Post Office May Lose Part of Letter Monopoly

  Deutsche Post, the German postal service, may lose at least part of its letter monopoly, according to Associated Press. The post office now has a monopoly

• Office Depot Doubles Earnings in First Quarter

  Office Depot nearly doubled its first-quarter net earnings to $102.7 million, compared with the same period last year. The company’s sales blipped rose

• DIRECT Listline

  Exporters to North America in Asia Nearly 30,000 executives of public and private companies in the major trading countries of Asia are named. The source

• DMA Files Opposition to Federal Do-Not-Call List

  The Direct Marketing Association yesterday filed comments opposing a national do-not-call list set up by the federal government, calling it unnecessary and expensive.

• Short Cuts

  Priceline.com has launched its air and hotel booking service in Hong Kong, according to published reports. The venture, which is backed by businessman

• Grainger’s Income Up, Sales Down in Quarter

  W.W. Grainger had first-quarter earnings of $58.5 million, up from $42.2 million one year ago. The industrial products marketer saw its sales fall from

• Sales, Income Off for 1-800-Contacts

  1-800-Contacts had net income of $1.9 million during first quarter 2002, down from $2.3 million last year. The company

• LeeAnn Dixon Returns to DMI’s Walnut Creek Office

  LeeAnn Dixon has returned to the Walnut Creek, CA office of Direct Media Inc. Dixon will resume her duties in list brokerage and list management for both

• Capital One’s Net Income Up 31%

  Capital One Financial Corp. had net income of $188 million, compared with $143.6 million in first quarter 2001. The company

• Direct Focus’ Sales Strong in First Quarter

  Direct Focus Inc. reported net income of $24 million in first-quarter 2002, up from $14.7 million last year. The company’s sales rose 82%, from $74.9