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LONDON - The paper is not even off the Christmas presents yet, but Harvey Nichols already has its eye on the winter sales with a new ad campaign reminding customers they had better be match fit to get the bargains they covet.
Burger King has consolidated its £50m global advertising business into its US agency, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, dealing a blow to UK incumbent Delaney Lund Knox Warren (DLKW).
Signet, the retail group that owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has handed its £5m advertising account to St Luke's. The agency won the business following a pitch against Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest and Isobel.
Carphone Warehouse has acquired rival One.Tel to bolster TalkTalk, its fixed-line telecoms business. The £132m deal will see One.Tel's services rebranded to TalkTalk and promoted through the distribution channels of its former owner, Centrica.
December is all about traditions, whether it's the annual family get-together, boiled sprouts or charades on Christmas Day, and this column can be no different. I wouldn't dare let the festive month go by without considering the topic of the crucial Christmas retail trading period.
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LONDON – Customers hoping to avoid busy supermarkets in the run-up to Christmas by shopping online are in for disappointment as supermarkets halt orders following a massive surge in sales.
LONDON – BBI360 has been appointed as lead brand agency for direct travel company Page & Moy after a four-way pitch.
Wickes, the DIY retailer, has shortlisted WPP agencies Mediaedge:cia (MEC) and MediaCom to pitch for its £15m media planning and buying account. MEC currently handles the business.
KFC is to sponsor a one-off Ant & Dec's Christmas Takeaway on Christmas Eve on ITV1. The fast-food chain backed the most recent series of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway earlier this year. The deal was negotiated by SPP and Walker Media with ITV Sales.
