Q&As

A Michigan man considered to be one of the world’s most prolific spammers has been indicted along with 10 others, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.

An Internet directory firm that allegedly sent checks and debited the bank accounts of people who cashed them has been hit with a state lawsuit.

Usana Health Sciences Inc., a U.S. firm based in Salt Lake City, is being investigated by a Chinese government agency in connection with an alleged multi-level marketing scam, a U.S. source claims.

(Multichannel Merchant) It wasn’t a very merry holiday at gifts and housewares cataloger Lillian Vernon. The Virginia Beach, VA-based company laid off about 25% of its full-time workforce on Dec. 20.

Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) has kicked off a campaign that uses its gecko mascot to promote wildlife conservation and the role of American zoos and aquariums in the fight to preserve species.

Build-A-Bear Workshop is driving store traffic with a sweepstakes tied to the DVD release of “Alice Upside Down,” offering the chance to win a trip to Los Angeles.

Retailer Talbots is closing its kids and men’s businesses and instead plans to focus on its core shoppers: Women over 35.

Dozens of women dressed in bathrobes and waving bras hit city streets yesterday, setting the stage for Lifetime Television’s biggest marketing campaign to promote the new reality series “How to Look Good Naked.”

Today we meet Chris Ragusa, president of Estee Marketing Group Inc., based in New Rochelle, NY. Regusa is an owner/broker.

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell’s administration plans to develop a do-not-e-mail list similar to the telemarketing do-not call list.