30 Mar 2007
| by Staff
NEW YORK - Sears, the fourth largest retailer in the US, is calling a review of its $780m media buying and planning business.
30 Mar 2007
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Fashion retailer TK Maxx is faced with a customer relations crisis after admitting hackers have stolen the details of 45m credit and debit cards used by its shoppers from its headquarters.
30 Mar 2007
The Danish furniture store Ilva has launched a search for an advertising agency to handle its £8 million above-the-line ad account.
30 Mar 2007
John Lewis has hired Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw to handle its first serious direct marketing drive.
30 Mar 2007
Debenhams has appointed the London-based agency Steel to handle all digital communications. It is the first time the retailer has retained an agency.
29 Mar 2007
| by Charlie McCathie
LONDON - Jewson, the UK's builders' merchant, is implementing a sales management system dubbed Snapshot, to monitor trade using SMS technology.
28 Mar 2007
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - Furniture retailer Ikea has launched a microsite called as part of its ‘Be brave not beige' advertising campaign, aimed at encouraging consumers to use vibrant colours in the home.
28 Mar 2007
| by Charlie McCathie
LONDON - Sainsbury's has renewed its contract with Loyalty Management Group, the company that manages the Nectar customer loyalty programme, despite reports that the partnership was troubled.
28 Mar 2007
| by Chris Lovell, Group chief executive, Golley Slater
Over the years, DFS has used every creative idea going in an attempt to keep its never-ending sales message fresh. The Linda Barker link-up was brave and created some engagement and, if you liked her designs, it probably added value to the proposition. However, its latest 'catwalk' execution misses...