The Week
10 Apr 2009
Waitrose has picked Blue Rubicon as its retained agency, after a four-way pitch that did not include incumbent The SPA Way.
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At least one high-street name is surviving the recession unscathed. Tesco this week revealed...- The reaction? Tesco is not only the UK's number one supermarket; it has established itself a the third-biggest retailer in the world. Any move Tesco makes is big news, and its results were widely reported across the media this week. Most welcomed the news, but some analysts sounded a word of caution ...
Waitrose has picked Blue Rubicon as its retained agency, after a four-way pitch that did not include incumbent The SPA Way.
, but would look to take part-time or interim work and devote more time to her family. 'I have been wanting ...
to pitch two weeks ago (28 November)....- Burson-Marsteller has become the first major public affairs agency to sign up to the European Commission's controversial register for Brussels-based lobbyists. Ten weeks ago just two UK-based agencies had signed the 'voluntary register of interest representatives' (PRWeek, 3 October). - General ...
magazines, national newspapers and trade titles, sending out new products every week. New store openings ... in the national and consumer press and has come top of The Sun's 'Captain Crunch' basket league almost every week ...
Preachers' bassist Nicky Wire - was due to talk in the Cardiff store last week. - Why the protest? Christian Voice thought the material was blasphemous as it questioned religious beliefs. The national ... .' - Was there any other controversy? Two MPs from the Welsh National Assembly invited the author to read his work ...
With the British Retail Consortium reporting this week that UK retail sales saw their first monthly...Last week reported a 44 per cent slump in sales in the period April to September. Once-lauded chairman ... last week, after only nine months in the job. Ed Watson, Head of PR Elena Antoniou, Senior PR ... Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster To handle store openings PRIMARK The sector's star performer. Last week ...
A Time/Populus survey last week found that Primark was seen as Britain's least ethical clothing retailer following a Panorama expose four months ago. Marks & Spencer was 'most ethical' ahead of George ... impact on buying power will become stronger. Research this week from Business in the Community backed ...
posted positive trading updates in recent weeks. Observers said this provided a huge opportunity ...
A senior PRO at Philips has spoken out about the comms challenges involved in last week's launch...Philips, best known for light bulbs and razors, brought the 'Intimate Massagers' to the UK last week. The firm's PROs attempted to educate their target audience with carefully placed editorial ... , but met journalists before the launch to test their attitudes. Philips approached national newspapers ...