Q&As

Corona has gone Hollywood.

The beer brand is making an appearance in the upcoming film From Mexico with Love, a boxing drama. Corona signage will dress bar scenes and banners will be used in pivotal fights in the film.

Today we meet Steven Keats, vice president at Macromark Inc., a broker who’s immersed the business opportunity, health and seminars markets.

Lan Services L.L.C. has acquired www.smarterdeals.com, an online comparison-shopping service in US and Canada.

U.S. retail sales through mail order and electronic avenues totaled $24 million in November, an increase from $21.8 million in the prior-year period, according to the Commerce Department.

Going through with a deal to buy Advo Inc. for $1.3 billion would dilute the stakes of its shareholders, Valassis Communications Inc. chief financial officer Robert Recchia testified Wednesday, according to wire service reports.

Shari Fitzpatrick, who founded Sacramento, CA-based cataloger/retailer Shari’s Berries in 1989, launched another online store, the Berry Factory.

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to the memory of writer/director/actor Adrienne Shelly, has launched its new Web site at www.AdrienneShellyFoundation.org.

ICG America Inc., a Stamford, CT-based e-commerce holding company, has acquired California Reds Wine Club, which promotes Napa Valley, CA, wines.

LiveDeal.com has broadened its scope from online classified advertising to include Yellow Pages-type listings. The Santa Clara, CA-based firm operates nationwide.

Papa John’s is using the holidays as a platform for a major relaunch of its gift card. The campaign focuses on a push to drive overall sales and bring in new customers