Chief Marketer Staff

• FreeShop.com Launches Free Magazine Shop

  FreeShop Inc., Seattle, launched its third satellite store, Free Magazine Shop (www.freeshopmagazines.com and www.trymagazines.com).The site offers over

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  Leadership Network Women’s Master File This file names nearly 75,000 active subscribers to six publications: Across the Board, Columbia Journalism Review,

• USPS: Canada Gains Priority, Loses Bulk

  The U.S. Postal Service last week expanded its worldwide International Priority Airmail (IPA) service to include Canada. At the same time, the USPS began

• PCC Group Posts Third Quarter Loss

  The PCC Group Inc., Pomona, CA, a e-commerce company specializing in catalog and automobile shopping on the Internet, posted net sales of $12.2 million

• Analysts Upgrade Damark Stock Again

  Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Equity Research Department upgraded its short-term investment rating on Damark International Inc.’s equity to “Market Out-Perform.”

• Second Quarter Results For Toys “R” Us

  Net earnings for Toys “R” Us Inc., Paramus, NJ, for the second quarter of 1999 ended July 31 were $15 million, excluding net costs incurred in creating

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  Embase–Biomedical & Clinical International A database containing the names of more than 100,000 international specialists in the fields of pharmacology

• Kids Stuff Revenue, Income up In Second Quarter

  Kids Stuff, Inc., Canton, OH had second-quarter sales of $4.4 million, up 29.6% from $3.4 million in second-quarter 1998. Net income for the period nearly

• Sharper Image’s Thompson Named Senior VP, Marketing

  Sharper Image Corp., San Francisco, has promoted Robert Thompson to senior vice president, merchandising. His new duties will include assuming responsibility

• St. Paul Fire and Marine Unveils E-Commerce Insurance

  St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. has unveiled a new set of products to help protect high-tech companies from risks associated with e-commerce.The