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A new slim-jim catalog from Foods Across America touts iconic consumables from across the nation. Newsweek is promoting its redesign with subscription rates which are 91% off the cover price. And the Active 2009 catalog from Zappos celebrates its 10-year anniversary.

VanceInfo Technologies Inc., an IT firm based in China, has acquired TP Corp. Limited

MSC Industrial Direct reported third-quarter 2009 net sales of $350.5 million, down from $457.2 million a year ago.

The Talbots, Inc. has completed its previously announced sale of the J. Jill brand business to Jill Acquisition LLC

Consumers are increasingly recognizing the value of loyalty program participation, according to a new study

Today we meet Dave Power, owner of Power Lists & Data, which has been in business since 2004. He’s been in the list business since 1985, working at such companies as Knowledgebase Marketing, American List Counsel and the former Antigone Associates.

A new version of a study tracking brand loyalty among consumer packaged goods (CPG) finds that the average brand lost one third of its most loyal U.S. consumers between 2007 and 2008

As the summer travel season pushes gas prices higher, Hyundai is adding fuel to its portfolio of Assurance auto price promotions with a buyer’s guarantee that will lock in a gas price of $1.49 a gallon for a full year on purchases or leases of selected models between July 1, 2009 and August 31

Kraft Foods and Sam’s Club are offering consumers a free planner to help plan two weeks worth of meals

IKEA: has deployed 18 Xen X5 customer loyalty-registration kiosks in six of its Belgian stores