Q&As

Office Depot is hoping to boost sales with its “Top 30 Smart Gifts” campaign

Macy’s Inc. posted a net loss of $35 million for the third quarter, compared to a net loss of $44 million in the prior year.

Today we meet Harold Pratt, president of Pratt Direct Marketing, Rosemont, IL, a company he has run since 1998.

Casual Male has selected Netezza Corp. to provide a data warehouse appliance.

Loyalty services, alone among Alliance Data Systems

Upper Deck

Groupe Aeroplan Inc., a loyalty marketing firm that serves a multi-national market, has acquired Carlson Marketing, a US-based loyalty marketing services provider, from Carlson Companies Inc.

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. has launched a new global marketing organization. The new unit brings the company’s digital teams and consumer marketing capabilities under a single banner.

The U.K. Communication Workers Union, which represents about 120,000 British postal workers, has called off strikes for Fri. Nov. 6th and Mon. Nov 9th as it reached an interim agreement with Royal Mail, according to the union.

The Otto Group, the Hamburg, Germany-based mail order giant, has acquired Quelle Russia and the rights to use the Quelle name in Germany and other Eastern European counties.