Chief Marketer Staff

• PRC Recommends Extension of BRE Service Test

  The Postal Rate Commission is recommending that the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors approve the extension of an experimental weight-averaged

• Live From Chicago: Online Catalog Sales Projected to Hit $11B in 1999

  Online catalog sales are expected to hit $11 billion this year — and surge to $84 billion annually by 2004.These were some of the preliminary findings

• Staples 1Q Sales Up 24%, as Web Partnerships Formed

  Staples Inc., Framingham, MA, has experienced strong first-quarter financial results and announced two partnerships bolstering the company’s Internet

• Short Cuts

  1-800-SOLD-OUT, the Darien, CT-based superstore for premium tickets, announced today that its market for buyers and sellers of premium tickets for theatre,

• DIRECT Listline

  Women in Construction This 44,000-name list identifies female architects, builders, designers, developers, engineers and general contractors among others.

• J.C. Penney 1Q Sales Up, as Net Income Falls

  J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Plano, TX, has reported first-quarter sales and revenue of $7.5 billion, up 7.3% from $7.05 billion during the same period last

• CRM Solution Providers Partner With Acxiom’s Data Network

  Acxiom Corp., Conway, AR, used the one-year anniversary of its Acxiom Data Network’s (A.D.N.) debut to trumpet its integration with several customer relationship

• American Express to Pay Shipping and Handling for Select DMers

  American Express Co., New York, will pay shipping and handling costs to consumers using their American Express Gold Card, Rewards Plus Gold Card or Platinum

• Live From Chicago: Dave Barry, Catalog Shopper

  Dave Barry doesn’t just make fun of catalogs, he shops from them too.In an interview with DIRECT Newsline after his keynote address yesterday at the Catalog

• Worldata Manages Autobytel.com Files

  Worldata has been named list manager of Internet car-buying service Autobytel.com.Roy Schwedelson, CEO of Worldata, told DIRECT postal names will be available