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News item: According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Postal Service has awarded the shoe department of Saks Fifth Avenue

The Federal Trade Commission will reportedly check the antitrust impact of Google’s intended $3.1 billion purchase of ad management firm DoubleClick.

(MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT) The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) agreed on Friday that catalog mailers deserve a break — but only a small, temporary one.

Home furnishings supplier The Bombay Co. said Friday that first-quarter revenue slipped 11.9% to $104.6 million compared to $118.7 million for the same quarter in 2006.

The Connecticut Attorney General has served Best Buy with a lawsuit claiming that the retailer deceived and overcharged customers through its in-store kiosks.

Chicago Cub fans will get some extra perks this week, courtesy of Kimberly-Clark and Unilever.

Many new technologies are starting to hit critical mass for marketers. Others have been around for a while without a clear way to connect with the rest of your marketing efforts.

Designer/decorator Tracy Porter has mailed out a home décor catalog featuring items designed by her and her husband. The Ronald McDonald House of New York’s latest mail package is a 12” x 9” effort which includes gift wrap and matching tags and address labels. And Corvette enthusiasts magazine Vette has sent out a simple, single-page subscription offer which touts a clock with a red Corvette on its face as a premium for taking a 12-issue subscription for $24.

Charming Shoppes Inc. posted net income of $26.3 million for the first quarter, a decrease from net income of $32.1 million in the prior year.

Staples Inc. has acquired American Identity Inc., a promotional products company, for an undisclosed sum.