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Article: Fingerhut Companies, Inc.
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Fingerhut Companies, Inc.
4400 Baker Road
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
U.S.A.
Telephone: (952) 932-3100
Fax: (952) 932-3292
Web site:
http://www.fingerhut.com
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Incorporated:
1978
Employees:
12,000
Sales:
$1.61 billion (1998)
NAIC:
454110 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
With an active customer base of 31 million people, Fingerhut Companies, Inc. is a leading database marketer selling via catalogs, direct marketing, telemarketing, and the Internet. The company is the number two catalog retailer in the country, trailing only J.C. Penney Company, Inc. In addition to its core Fingerhut direct marketing business, the company also ...