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Paula Deen Sued for Butter Bell® Crock Trademark Infringement during QVC Appearance

April 6th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Suppliers

L. Tremain, Inc., creators of the Original Butter Bell® crock announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, against Paula Deen, Paula Deen Enterprises, LLC, and Meyer Trading Company, Ltd., over trademark infringement involving the Butter Bell® trademark and Deen’s appearance on QVC in which she promoted her own product as the Butter Bell® crock.  L. Tremain, Inc., Press Release Apr. 6, 2010

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Upside-Down Tomato Plants: Innovation or Crock?

April 6th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Suppliers

The jury is still out on the utility and productivity of upside-down gardening, but this much is certain — QVC helped start the fad.  Their co-conspirator is Bill Felknor, an inventor from Knoxville, Tenn., who has sold millions of Topsy Turvy gardening products since they first appeared on the shopping network in 2003.  If you’re inclined to give bottoms-up tomatoes a try, know this: they require a lot of watering and yields are generally low.  Philly.com Apr. 6, 2010

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QVC Merchandiser Tells Jewelry Designer to Dig Deep…

April 5th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Suppliers

John Atencio

Colorado-based jewelry designer John Atencio gives kudos to his QVC buyer in remarks to The Denver Post.  The owner and operator of five high-end stores in Colorado initally brought the network an entirely new look for his accessible, TV-friendly line.  But the tough-as-nails QVC folks said that wouldn’t do.  They pressed him to go all out, knocking himself off.  When he cleared that hurdle, Atencio was shipped off to QVC school, before earning his wings and pitching on the network.  The result: a sellout during his February premiere.  Denver Post Apr. 4, 2010

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Lori Greiner Celebrates 10 Years — and $350 Million in Sales — on QVC

April 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Suppliers, Talent

Lori Greiner

Her For Your Ease Only collection began with an earring organizer, and expanded to include more than 250 products (including 99 patents), offering solutions for organizing jewelry and makeup, remote controls, sweaters and cooking supplies.  Ms. Greiner claims she is no obsessive, but her dislike of clutter and creativity have turned her into something of an organizing mogul — with a loyal fan base and offices near her Chicago home and QVC’s Philadelphia-area studios.  The Philadelphia Inquirer Apr. 2, 2010

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QVC to Carry Liz Claiborne’s New York Brand

October 8th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Apparel, Suppliers

Beginning in the fall of next year, QVC will distribute Liz Claiborne’s New York brand of apparel, which is produced in collaboration with designer Isaac Misrahi.  Dow Jones Newswires Oct. 8, 2009

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The Cakemix Doctor is Back on QVC and Out on Publicity Tour

October 7th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Books/Cookbooks, Suppliers

Anne Byrn, a.k.a. The Cake Mix Doctor and has a new cookbook out called The Cake Mix Doctor Returns, and she’s making appearances on QVC, in addition to heading out on a publicity tour.  Byrn will appear at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at The Big Read, an annual book festival in Clayton, MO, to speak and sign copies of the book.  Byrn’s upcoming appearances on QVC and publicity schedule are available on her blog here.  St. Louis Post-Dispatch Oct. 7, 2009

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QVC Recalls Paula Dean Cast Iron Cookware

October 7th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Housewares, Suppliers

Some 51,000 sets of Paula Dean Hammered Cast Iron Cookware sold by QVC on TV, the web and its employee stores from October 2007 through July 2009 have been recalled by the retailer, after 79 reports of cracking or shattering during heating.  The products were manufactured by Meyer Trading Company in China.  ConsumerAffairs.com US Recall News Oct. 6, 2009

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Designer and QVC Pitchwoman Chloe Dao Reveals 3 Women’s Wardrobe Essentials…

July 21st, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Fashion - Womens, Suppliers
Designer Chloe Dao

Designer Chloe Dao

One of them is a strapless dress like the kind she is modeling in the photo at left.  Vanessa Hall conducts a short interview with Ms. Dao in her Houston boutique, which includes some hints about what to expect in her fall collections.  Inspired by a theme of “Destruction and Reconstruction,” the designer promises heavy fall fabrics, jackets, and color blocking.  Examiner.com July 20, 2009

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Battle of the Ridiculous Robe/Blankets Rages…

February 27th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Apparel, Suppliers

To the history of brand-on-brand slug-fests must be added a couple of robe/blanket hybrids whose wearers can only consider sweatpants, hoodies and moo moos too fashion-forward for such salt-of-the-earth persons as themselves.  Coke/Pepsi and Boeing/Airbus, move over.  Company in the annals of marketing rivalries is coming in the blob-like forms of the Slanket and Snuggie.  More »

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QVC Buyers Pay $72 Premium for First Purchase of New Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbooks

February 27th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Consumer Electronics & PCs, DRTV Retailer, Suppliers

The price of the exclusive QVC offer was $559, while a model with the same configuration became available on the Dell website just a week later for $487.  That’s a 15% premium for customers buying a new but decidedly entry-level PC.  So, were the QVC shoppers willing “early adapters” or naïve dupes? PC World Feb. 26, 2009

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