Chief Marketer Staff

• Germany’s Karstadt to Merge With Mail Order Firm

  Germany’s Karstadt AG department store chain said it plans to merge with mail order group Quelle, according to Reuters. The merger, which will create

• InfoUSA Building Internet Yellow Pages

  InfoUSA.com, Omaha, NE, has signed an agreement with Network Solutions Inc., which registers Internet domain names, to build and distribute an Internet

• Millard Debuts Internet Division

  Millard Group Inc., Peterborough, NH, Friday launched Millard Interactive, an Internet division.In addition to e-mail list brokerage, the unit’s services

• DIRECT Listline

  Manufacturing Executives This database identifies 850,254 executives.Cost: $60/MSelections: business address, title, function, telephone and fax numbers,

• Short Cuts

  World Color Press Inc., Greenwich, CT, has acquired Downey Printing Group, an Iowa-based printer of specialty directories. Terms were not disclosed. Quebecor

• Concepts Direct Plans to Purchase Music Stand Catalog

  Concepts Direct Inc., Longmont, CO, has signed a letter of intent to purchase The Music Stand, a catalog featuring music-related gifts, awards and collectibles.The

• E4L to Debut Interactive Shopping Show

  E4L Inc., Los Angeles, announced the debut of its Everything4Less Radio Show, which the company says is the first live interactive shopping show to be

• Metris’ Zebeck Named DMer of the Year by Midwest DMA

  Ronald N. Zebeck, president and CEO of Metris Cos. Inc., St. Louis Park, MN, has been named Direct Marketer of the Year by The Midwest Direct Marketing

• Compaq CEO Resigns Under Pressure From Board

  Eckhard Pfeiffer resigned on Sunday as CEO of Compaq Computer Corp., Houston. The resignation was reportedly the result of pressure from the board of

• Boy Scouts Sue USPS for Mailing Overcharges

  The Boy Scouts of America, Irving, TX, is suing the U.S. Postal Service for allegedly overcharging it for the mailing costs of its catalog.The suit, filed