NEWS: Retailer to widen Gap in Europe
12 Dec 1996
US casual clothing retailer The Gap is putting its European marketing efforts under the spotlight following the appointment of a new vice- president marketing, international.
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Childrenswear specialist Adams has handed its pounds 2.5m advertising account to Bartle Bogle Hegarty in readiness for its first large-scale marketing campaign in six years.
US casual clothing retailer The Gap is putting its European marketing efforts under the spotlight following the appointment of a new vice- president marketing, international.
Freemans marketing director, Rosemary Astles, is leaving the company at the end of the year to go travelling.
Faced with competing against the likes of Nike, sports shoe company Converse has turned to youth to oversee the biggest pan-European marketing push in its 88-year history.
Pepe, which has come under fire for shock advertising in the past, is holding a full-scale marketing review of its European operations which has claimed the post of European marketing director as its first victim.
Womenswear brand Richards has suffered a casualty in its marketing department as a result of a reshuffle.
Tesco, which has already extended its brand into the Metro and Express formats, is planning a move into hypermarkets with the opening of its biggest UK store early next year.
Whitbread s strategic development director Frazer Thompson is leaving to join Heineken s Dutch head office as head of international branding for its flagship beer. The move follows former incumbent Ronald Voorn s appointment as marketing director for all Heineken brands including Amstel beer.