GLG News by Direct Mail Marketing Experts (North America)

Everyone is aware that the economy is not where we want it to be as far as consumer confidence is concerned. Most companies got too comfortable with the economy of the past. Most companies stayed the same while the country was changing around them

Nobody knows what the future holds for apparel sales, but considering the conditions at the moment, they don't look very good. Look for special deals from your favorite stores as they have already started with good deals and online specials. Look for the Government checks to arrive in the Spring which...

Middle income consumers are trading down from department stores such as Kohl's,  Bon-Ton and Macy's to off-price retailers and discounters like TJX and Ross Stores, Wal-Mart and Costco.  Missy apparel retailers and brands targeting "boomers" are suffering more than most in this economic...

MasterCard Europe filed an appeal of the European Commission's (EC) ruling that its non-negotiable interchange fees for cross-border transactions violated EC Treaty regulations. The EC's investigation found that interchange fees MasterCard charges on cross-border Maestro and MasterCard transactions...

"Chase What Matters" is Chase's new tagline in its national ads. Chase's customers' are saying "surcharge free ATM access" is what matters to them, which is why Chase is expanding its ATM branding deal with Cardtronics to install Chase branded ATMs at Hess Express Gas Stations in NY and NJ. Surcharge...

Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman of the Banking Committee grilled bank regulators on 3.4.08 to determine why regulators didn't intervene as loose lending standards led to a meltdown in the mortgage market and caused a credit crunch that could thrust the U.S. economy into a recession. Regulators Donald Kohn...

The House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform will grill Angelo Mozilo, Countrywide's CEO, Charles Prince-former CEO of Citigroup and Stan O'Neal-former CEO of Merrill Lynch, when they testify on 3.7.08, as lawmakers examine if there is a link between "executive pay" and the U.S. mortgage...

Over the past five years consumers have chosen "debit cards" as their preferred payment of choice, trumping credit cards, cash, checks and other forms of payment. 63% of consumers chose debit cards for ease of use;57% perceive debit cards are safe and secure;53% chose debit cards because they can pay...

With the decreasing value of voice through both mobile and landline phones, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile are all entering into a price war that places a decreasing value on voice.  They are also adding data onto their plans, and services such as Sprint TV, in the hopes of getting consumers...

The U.S. subprime market crisis has affected another bank, HSBC, who will take a $17.2 billion writedown in losses for 2007, however, not all the news is bad for HSBC. HSBC sold its HSBC France bank branches to Banque Populaire for $3.2 billion. Rumors were rampant that HSBC wanted to sell HSBC France...