Chief Marketer Staff

• Lands’ End Net Income Up 25% in 1Q

  Lands’ End Inc., Dodgeville, WI, reported net income of $6.5 million on net sales of $290 million for its first quarter ended April 30, 1999, compared

• Short Cuts

  San Francisco-based flower direct marketer Calyx & Corolla (www.calyxandcorolla.com) has launched an entirely new Web site, in response to 800% to 2,000%

• CoolSavings Reaches Settlement With Competitor

  CoolSavings.com Inc., Chicago, which provides coupons and discounts on the Internet, has reached an agreement to end a patent infringement lawsuit brought

• NEBS Teams With WebNow.com to Build Web Sites

  New England Business Service Inc., Groton, MA, entered into a joint marketing agreement with WebNow.com, an Internet utility company to offer a free online

• Sears Launches Web Site to Sell Major Appliances

  Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL, has launched what it is calling “the widest selection of major appliances on the Internet” at (www.sears.com).

• List Industry Pioneer Hal Burnett Dies at 74

  Hal L. Burnett, list industry pioneer, died Sunday, May 2. He was 74. Burnett began his career in the list business in 1960, representing Compiler’s Plus,

• DIRECT Listline

  Contributors A list of donors to charitable and political causes identifies more than 1 million individuals. Telephone numbers are available for more

• Bid.Com Losses Grow, Revenues Soar

  Internet auctioning company Bid.Com International Inc., based in Toronto, reported a net loss of $3.5 million Canadian for the quarter ended March 31,

• Dell, Micron Settle FTC Charges Over Misleading Ads

  Two computer manufacturers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their computer lease advertisements on the Internet, television

• DIRECT Listline

  Oakstone Publishing Wellness Subs Aggressive List Management has been chosen to manage this 21,727-name subscribers file. Oakstone publishes TopHealth,