Q&As

Staple is out with a sweepstakes timed for back to school offering the chance to win a host of prizes including amovie tickets, a month’s worth of gas and a pizza party.

XM Satellite Radio and Primedia Enthusiast Media are running a Coolest Car Challenge with a $10,000 grand prize.

Direct mail recipients were nearly twice as likely to purchase from a retail Web site as those who received only an Internet communication, according to a new survey by the U.S. Postal Service.

Cabela’s Inc. posted net income of $11.3 million for the second quarter, an increase over net income of $8.4 million in the prior year.

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc has promoted Gary Merry from senior vice president for operations to executive vice president. He will now will head the firm’s store and catalog operations

Consumer electronics giant Best Buy, along with YouTube, this week introduced the Tech U Out Video Challenge, a contest in which college students are encouraged to post videos to YouTube.

Universal Studios is running a sweepstakes as a run-up to the final go-round for its “Back To The Future’ theme ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Yahoo Sports has launched an online touchdown contest to spark interest in its fantasy football products.

The Geek Squad, those customer service reps behind the counter at Best Buy, is challenging people to come up with the next big idea.

Today we meet Donna Mallinson, president of List Counsellors Inc., a three-person company in Allentown, NJ, where she does the list brokerage work.