07 Dec 2000
| by ROBERT MCLUHAN
provide an element of visual and interactive entertainment, largely aimed at children. Banks of video ...
30 Nov 2000
Barclays has linked up with children s retailer Mothercare in a new online partnership. The bank...Barclays has linked up with children s retailer Mothercare in a new online partnership. The bank will create and sponsor Family Finance , a specific site section on Mothercare.com launching by the end of this year. The site will initially provide tailored financial content followed by a series of products ...
09 Nov 2000
| by EMMA REYNOLDS
Celebrity endorsement may be an old trick, but it s still worthwhile. In a competitive market, a famous face can give a brand an added appeal and help it stand out.
For some companies it is enough to have a major celebrity appear in a TV ad. Barclays Bank used film stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, Tim Roth ...
09 Nov 2000
| by JANE SIMMS
Larkin, this is because reputation is like a line of credit in a bank, which a company can draw on when ...
19 Oct 2000
's reputation, according to a new MORI poll commissioned by The Co-operative Bank. The report shows...A sixth of the population say they regularly buy or boycott products because of the manufacturer's reputation, according to a new MORI poll commissioned by The Co-operative Bank. The report shows that the market for 'ethical' goods and services is growing and that ethical consumerism is worth more than pounds ...
28 Sep 2000
| by JOANNA WITT
People may be more likely to get divorced than to change their banks, but in the credit card market...People may be more likely to get divorced than to change their banks, but in the credit card ...
.
In June, Abbey National s online bank Cahoot offered a card with no interest on repayments for a year. A ...
retailers including Tesco, and online banks all now offer fee-free cards with low introductory rates. Last ...
14 Sep 2000
to drive the distance to that other supermarket.
The research, which also includes banks ...
14 Sep 2000
| by JENNIFER HISCOCK
, and Carlson has also widened its study of the banking sector. The results of the research, which involves ...
worse.
Perkins says: Tesco and Sainsbury s touch the customer by offering credit cards, banking ...
he says. C t helped their cause this year. Barclays has had a particularly turbulent time. The bank ...
31 Aug 2000
accounts,
including Columbia Tristar, Persimmon Homes and HFC Bank.
Ruth Doyle is the new ...
17 Aug 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
will be vast. In three
years time, benefits will begin being paid directly into bank accounts,
instantly ...
of the changes to the
network.
One-stop banking
Pivotal among those changes will be the emergence of the Universal Bank,
a proposed collaboration between the Post Office and financial ...