Chief Marketer Staff

• Restoration Hardware Sales Increase

  Restoration Hardware Inc., Corte Madera, CA, reports net sales for the second quarter ended July 31 of $53.9 million. This is an increase of 35.8% from

• DIRECT Listline

  American Trucker This list of more than 635,000 reaches buyers and sellers of new and used trucks and equipment. Included are owner and operators, small

• House Measure Would Bar Wine Sales Over Net

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill enabling states to bar direct shipments of wine and beer to consumers, a measure backed by wholesalers

• Senate Sweepstakes Bill May Dilute House Measures

  The Senate may have indirectly derailed two House bills to regulate the direct mail sweepstakes industry Monday when it approved and sent to the House

• Karlstadt Buys Quelle for $1.4 Billion

  German department store chain Karstadt AG has received shareholder approval to acquire mail order giant Quelle for $1.4 billion, according to wire service

• Y&R and Dentsu Restructure Asian Joint Venture

  Advertising agencies Young & Rubicam Inc. and Dentsu Inc. have agreed to change the ownership and management structure of their 50/50 joint venture, Dentsu

• M&A West Acquires Stake in Gambling Web Site

  M&A West Inc., San Bruno, CA, which develops, invests in and operates Internet and technology related companies, has acquired a majority stake in online

• Short Cuts

  Floral products retailer Gerald Stevens Inc. has completed the acquisition of floral direct marketer Calyx & Corolla Inc., San Francisco. Terms were not

• SpeciaLists Tapped to Manage Golfweek

  The SpeciaLists Ltd., Weehawken, NJ, has been appointed list manager of the 89,000 Golfweek subscribers file. Golfweek, published by Turnstile Publishing

• ValueVision Names Goldfarb To New Vice Chair Post

  Television home shopping network ValueVision International Inc., Minneapolis, has named Stuart Goldfarb to the new position of vice chairman.Goldfarb,