Official Olympic advertisers ‘wasted their money’
20 Nov 2000 | by Camilla Palmer
. However, fast food chain McDonald’s, which spent 40m to be an official partner, had the satisfaction ...
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LONDON (Brand Republic) – Marks & Spencer’s use of brand advertising for the first time this year has failed, in the short term at least, to stave off a continuing decline in sales in the run-up to the crucial Christmas period. City reports suggest that food sales were up 3% in the week to November 19 ...
. However, fast food chain McDonald’s, which spent 40m to be an official partner, had the satisfaction ...
with frozen food retailer Iceland, has been named as the new chief executive of Arcadia, the loss-making UK...LONDON (Brand Republic) – Stuart Rose, the former Booker chief executive who brokered the UK cash and carry operator’s merger with frozen food retailer Iceland, has been named as the new chief executive of Arcadia, the loss-making UK fashion retailer. Rose, who became chief executive of Iceland after the deal ...
Sara Lee, the US food and underwear giant, has started a bidding war for ownership of the UK turkey...LONDON (Brand Republic) – Sara Lee, the US food and underwear giant, has started a bidding war for ownership of the UK turkey firm Bernard Matthews just days after its founder offered 232m to take it private. Bernard Matthews, whose “Bootiful” TV advertising catchphrase made him a household name, said ...
LONDON (Brand Republic) – Sara Lee, the US consumer products giant, reported a slip in profits as it restructures itself in a bid to return to profitability. The company said it would concentrate on three key areas -- underwear, coffee and tea, and food and household products –- in order to reverse the 2 ...
figures released to the City yesterday revealed plunging profits in its food business..... It also said margins in M&S’s food businesses halved between 1995 and 1999 from 10% to 5%. (FT.com) ...
US food and consumer products giant Sara Lee is considering a brand cull and restructuring in a bid...LONDON (Brand Republic) – US food and consumer products giant Sara Lee is considering a brand cull and restructuring in a bid to cut costs. Sara Lee chief executive Steve McMillan said he wanted to change the structure of the company, which owns the Hanes underwear and Sara Lee baked goods brands. Sara Lee has ...
throughout the autumn, again focusing on specific products such as a new line of vegetarian food, and a range ...
, but there is a lot riding on it. A tie-up with Starbucks, a caviar cabinet full of high-end luxury food ... to emulate rival Asda s George range of clothing. But it s in the food aisles where the crucial work ... its reputation as a quality retailer. In the longer-term, the picture is not so rosy. The food ...
campaign through Bartle Bogle Hegarty focused on the Four Fs theme - fashion, furnishings, food ...