Starbucks UK benefits from sales of Frappuccino
28 Apr 2011 | by John Reynolds
Starbucks has reported its seventh consecutive quarter of UK sales growth, which it credited to the warm weather and its high-profile brand relaunch.
ITV has poached PHD North's managing director Jason Spencer as its new regional sales director.
Starbucks has reported its seventh consecutive quarter of UK sales growth, which it credited to the warm weather and its high-profile brand relaunch.
Yahoo has sold Delicious, the social bookmarking service, to Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, the founders of YouTube, for an undisclosed sum.
The deadline to fill in the PR Census 2011 has been extended until Friday May 13.
Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP is "cautiously optimistic" about prospects for the coming two years and has tipped the Olympic Games and other events to bump 2012 adspend up by 1%-2%.
The official programme for the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, designed and produced by customer publisher Haymarket Network, can now be viewed online.
Retailers employed 0.5% more people in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year, despite store numbers increasing 5.4%, suggesting the retail climate continues to be "difficult", according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Unilever has warned its costs are rising faster than it is able to put up prices, in a first-quarter trading statement that revealed a 7% turnover growth despite a drop in underlying sales in Western Europe.
WPP, owner of GroupM, JWT and Ogilvy, has reported a strong start to 2011 with organic growth of 6.7% year on year in the first quarter, according to a trading update.
Brands continue their Royal Wedding push in the papers the day before the big event takes place.