MediaBuyerPlanner: Sara Lee released late Wednesday more information regarding its plan to spin off a branded $4.7 billion apparel unit, to be called Hanesbrands, which will be a separate, independent and publicly traded global apparel company, writes BrandWeek.
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Friday, May 26, 2006
Sara Lee to Spin off Hanesbrands Branded Apparel Company
House Committee Passes ‘Network Neutrality’ Bill
MediaBuyerPlanner: Although the majority of Republicans voted against chairman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin’s “network neutrality” bill 20-13, with the help of all the Democrats, the House Judiciary Committee yesterday passed the legislation that would use antitrust law to enforce nondiscrimin…
Coldwater Creek Net Sales up, Retail Sales Outpace Direct
MediaBuyerPlanner: Multichannel apparel merchant Coldwater Creek Inc.’s net sales increased 38.3 percent to $215.3 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2006. Direct segment net sales were up 20.7 percent to $86.7 million – or 40.3 percent of the company’s total net sales, down from last year’s 4…
Dell to Open Two Display Stores
MediaBuyerPlanner: Direct-to-consumer computer systems provider Dell has announced that it plans to open its first full-sized retail stores in Dallas this summer and in West Nyack, New York, this fall, according to a Dell spokesperson, writes the Los Angeles Times.
Dell will stick to its direct-sa…
‘Times Square’ of Dallas Creates New Outdoor Media Venue
MediaBuyerPlanner: Dallas, Texas, is getting its own “Times Square,” as construction begins on the city’s Victory Plaza, to be located in the heart of the city and bordered by two five-story buildings housing high-end retail shops on the ground floor, reports Austin, Texas ABC affiliate, KVUE.
The…
Victoria’s Secret Direct Names Mead New CEO
MediaBuyerPlanner: Exactly one year after leaving her president/CEO post at apparel cataloger Lands’ End, Mindy Meads, on August 4, will become president and CEO of women’s intimates cataloger Victoria’s Secret Direct, writes Multichannel Merchant.
Other changes for Victoria’s Secret include paren…
‘American Idol’ Celebrates Second-Biggest Finale
MediaBuyerPlanner: Taylor Hicks became the fifth person, and second male, to be crowned American Idol during Wednesday’s two-hour season-five finale of Fox’s hit show, which lured 35.4 million total viewers, making it the program’s second-biggest finale ever, writes Media Life. The 2003 standoff b…
Political Spending to Push TV Revenue to $22.2 Billion
MediaBuyerPlanner: Reinforcing local TV’s dependence on political advertising, the cyclical category is expected to offset the 7.5 percent decline in TV revenue from last year by boosting TV revenue in 2006 more than 7 percent to an estimated $22.2 billion, according to BIA Financial Network’s pre…
Internet Radio Audience Grows 50 Percent
MarketingVOX: Over the past year, the weekly internet radio audience has increased 50 percent, with 12 percent of Americans over the age of 12 having listened to internet radio in the week prior to having been asked – a 50 percent increase over last year’s 8 percent, according to a study by Arbitr…
ABCNews.com Adds Ad-Supported BBC Videos
MarketingVOX: ABCNews.com users can now access ad-supported BBC-produced video content, an addition stemming from an exclusive agreement the two signed earlier this year, writes MediaWeek (via MediaBuyerPlanner). ABCNews.com will offer 1-2 minute clips from BBC that feature international news, bus…
