14 May 2012
| by Hannah Crown
Hobbycraft, the UK's largest craft chain, has brought in consumer PR support as it takes advantage
The UK arm of the world s largest office products company has been in talks with consumer agencies ...
efforts to target businesses come as online retailer Amazon looks to launch AmazonSupply in the UK ...
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The brand has opened more than 135 stores in the UK and is growing at a rate of five stores per year. ...
The market, which is based in Vauxhall, London, and is the largest fruit, vegetable and flower market in the UK, has brought in Peter Bingle's agency after a pitch process.
Neither the agency nor New Covent Garden Market was available for comment at the time of going to press.
The market has ...
overseeing international comms will be handled by UK comms director Tom Curry.
Datson told PRWeek ...
, who was brought in to the newly created role of UK comms director last year from working as head of media at the Olympic Delivery Authority, will now oversee all media handling in the UK ...
26 Apr 2012
leader unveiled a 1bn plan to overhaul its stores after announcing its first fall in UK profits in 20 years.
The plan appears to be timely for UK consumers. Of the respondents, most shopped in Tesco (34 ...
The agency replaces previous incumbent Hotwire to begin work immediately on a six-figure brief to drive consumer engagement and participation in the brand.
The consumer campaign will build on autotrader.co.uk s 10 million users per month to position the brand as the experts in buying, selling ...
Leeds up to fourth position in the UK s retail hierarchy . Sean Curtis, portfolio marketing manager ...
experience and work on it being seen as a retail beacon for the UK.
We are looking for an agency who ...
27 Mar 2012
| by Hannah Crown
Embattled UK supermarket giant Tesco has switched its corporate comms business to Brunswick as part...on growth outside of its UK heartland, despite recent setbacks in the US.
Group executive director ...
-Rolfe, who is set to retire in January 2013.
Although dominating the UK grocery sector with a 30 per cent market share, Tesco issued its first UK profit warning in 20 years in January.
After struggling ...
26 Mar 2012
| by John Owens
Hill+Knowlton Strategies UK has appointed Flic Howard-Allen as managing director of retail...She will be stepping into the role as replacement for UK chief executive Richard Millar, who has filled the position on an interim basis after it was newly created about two years ago. Howard-Allen rejoined H+K in 2009 from Marks Spencer, where she was director of comms and CSR for seven years ...
22 Mar 2012
| by Sara Luker
to deliver PR support during the brand's peak annual trading periods.
Thorntons UK PR manager Emma Tagg ...
across the UK, employing more than 3,750 people. ...