ZaleMark Holding Company Inc. has announced that several of its jewelry brands will be sold on Gems TV. The two companies, in addiition, have agreed to “co-design and co-develop specific celebrity endorsed brands.” ZaleMark Holdings Press Release on MSNBC.com Feb. 17, 2009
Feb 182009
QVC and Micky D’s Bring New Vibe to NYC’s Fashion Week
DRTV Retailer, Fashion - Womens, USA
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Feb 162009
The decidedly non-haute marketers offer more cash than cachet, but several departing fashion designers opened up spots for new sponsors, according to Zach Eichman, spokesman for IMG, which owns and organizes Fashion Week. McDonald’s is sponsoring the coffee and QVC will put on (and broadcast) a runway show featuring fashions priced below $130. USA Today Feb. 13, 2009
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Long on the wane, their profits have been battered since the recession began in late 2007. To add insult to injury, ow some industry heavyweights are imagining a future without them. In December, CBS Corp.’s chief executive Leslie Moonves said that moving the CBS network to cable would be “a very interesting proposition.” WSJ article is an excellent overview of the television business over the past few decades. The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2009 Paid subscription may be required.
Feb 112009
“Mindy Grossman, Chief Executive Officer, and Judy Schmeling, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review these results. Those interested in participating in the conference call should dial 719-325-4819 or 877-723-9522 at least five minutes prior to the call. There will also be a simultaneous audio webcast available via the company’s website at http://www.hsni.com. A replay of the conference call can be accessed until Tuesday, March 17, 2009 by dialing 719-457-0820 or 888-203-1112, plus the passcode 6671400 and will also be hosted on the company’s website for a limited time.” HSN Press Release on PR Newswire Feb. 10, 2009
Feb 102009
DirecTV Group Inc., the largest U.S. satellite-television provider, reported a 4.6 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit after spending more to attract customers in a slowing economy. That investment paid off in the form of an additional 301,000 U.S. TV subscribers the year-ago period. That seems pretty good, given the times, or as one stock analyst put it, “DirecTV has, at least so far, been as little impacted by the recession as any company in America.” Bloomberg Feb. 10, 2009
Verizon Adds HSN in HD to FiOS Line-Up in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Carriage (Cable & Satellite TV)
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Feb 062009
HSN in HD was one of thirteen new channels Verizon added to its FiOS service in the two New England states. The Boston Globe Verizon Press Release Feb. 6, 2009
Feb 052009
Swiss watch exports turned in another banner year in 2008, despite ending on a downcast note that is carrying over into this year, of course. “Watch exports increased 6.7 percent in value (export price) to 17 billion Swiss francs (almost $14.6 billion), the fifth year they’ve topped prior year results. In terms of units, however, total exports barely finished ahead of 2007, increasing just 0.8 percent to 26.2 million watches (a gain of only 210,000 units).” JCK Online Feb. 5, 2009
Same-Store Sales at Most Retailers Drop in January
Bricks-and-Mortar, Research, Trends, Forecasts
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Feb 052009
Retail sales fell 1.8 percent in January, according to Retail Metrics, a research firm Factoring out Wal-Mart’s trend-bucking 2.1 percent increase, the industry-wide sales decline would have been 5.6 percent. Department stores and mall retailers fared especially badly. The New York Times Feb. 5, 2009
Feb 052009
Lansing, who oversaw the launch of ShopNBC.tv before leaving the company in October 2097, takes over at InfoSpace (NSDQ: INSP) from Jim Voelker, who is retiring. Infospace provides customers online directory and meta search services. The Washington Post Infospace Press Release Feb. 5, 2009
