Q&As

Schmidt Printing has acquired the cooperative direct mail line of business from Solar Communications Inc.

Neiman Marcus Inc. posted a net loss of $3.1 million for the third quarter, compared to net earnings of $55.4 million in the prior year.

U.S. retailers now constitute the largest collective market for loyalty reward program memberships, outstripping travel-hospitality and financial services aggregate memberships, according to Colloquy.

Today we meet Jim Chiavelli, vice president of list brokerage at List Services Corp. for more than 10 years. He feels his background as a mailer at Taunton Press gave him special insight into the brokerage industry.

Newspaper advertising plunged almost 30% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year

Fair Indigo’s summer catalog offers discounts on a variety of items. The Chronic Diseas Fund has mailed two fundraising promotions touting a matching gift for first-time donors. And Psychotherapy Networker magazine is offering a variety of downloadable premiums, archive access and a community forum as part of its subscriber value package.

The Federal Trade Commission announced that Sears Holdings Corp. has settled allegations that it collected personal data from customers without warning them adequately that their information was being collected.

Women’s apparel chain The Talbots Inc. has announced it will sell almost all the assets of the J. Jill brand to a private equity firm for approximately $75 million.

7-Eleven, Inc. has begun a month-long campaign to introduces its version of iced coffee with cheeky new marketing that references cup sizes

Ciao Bella is handing out 1 million free samples of its latest frozen dessert product line: single cup servings of gelato and sorbet packaged in a branded cup with a spoon tucked conveniently under the lid