Chief Marketer Staff

• Uproar Appoints King Executive VP of Merchandising

  Uproar Ltd., New York, has appointed Shannon King as Executive Vice President of Merchandising. In this newly created position, King will spearhead the

• ACI Opens California Call Center

  ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Minneapolis, has opened an outbound call center in Redding, CA. This call center, ACI’s 10th, will increase ACI’s overall call

• JC Penney 2ND Quarter Income Up, Catalog Sales Down

  JC Penney Co. Inc., Plano, TX, had second-quarter net income of $39 million, compared to $27 million in the same period last year.Total revenue for the

• Geller Heads Nat Ross DM Lecture Series

  Lois K. Geller, president of New York-based Mason & Geller Direct Marketing, will lead New York University’s Nat Ross Lecture Series in Direct Marketing,

• Time Inc. Health Acquires American Health Trademark, Sub List

  Time Inc. Health is acquiring American Health magazine trademark and subscriber list from The Reader’s Digest Association Inc. The terms of the agreement

• Sale of Catalog Helps Boost Williams-Sonoma Earnings

  Second-quarter net sales for San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma grew 22.6%, from $215.3 million in 1998 to $264 million in 1999, while net earnings rose

• No Cost to Mailers as UPS Absorbs Tax Charges

  A week after being slapped with a $246 million bill for back taxes, United Parcel Service yesterday said it was taking an additional charge against its

• WeddingChannel.Com Names Former Franklin Mint Exec President

  WeddingChannel.com, Los Angeles, has named former Franklin Mint president Adam Berger president of the company. Berger most recently served as a consultant

• FCC Reasserts Right to Regulate Internet Service Providers

  The Federal Communications Commission has reasserted its authority to regulate Internet service providers, instead of leaving it to state and local officials.Monday

• Austerity Initiatives Boost Reader’s Digest Income

  The Reader’s Digest Association, Pleasantville, NY, had fiscal 1999 revenue of $2.532 billion, down 6% from $2.691 billion in fiscal 1998. Net income