17 Dec 2001
Imagine if you could get in for free each time your favourite band came to town. True fans of indie rockers, Rocket from the Crypt (RFTC) can do just that, on one condition: that they get a permanent tattoo of the band's rocket logo inked into their flesh. That's dedication, writes Kate Kaye .
14 Dec 2001
| by Staff,
LONDON - J Sainsbury has promoted marketing director Sara Weller to the group board of the company as an executive director with responsibility for strategic planning, marketing, formats, Sainsbury's to You and Sainsbury's Bank.
12 Dec 2001
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - John Roberts, chief executive of Consignia, formerly the Post Office, has told MPs the company is set to cut up to 30,000 jobs in the next 18 months, representing 15% of the company's 200,000 workforce.
LONDON - It is the latest sign that things are going to be different for internet companies in the future as ebookers.com, the online travel group, announces that it is to drop the dotcom appendage from its name.
05 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Partners Andrews Aldridge scooped the Grand Prix Award for overall best direct marketing campaign 2001 at the DMA Royal Mail Awards last night for its work for Associate Co-op Creameries.
05 Dec 2001
| by Staff,
LONDON - WH Smith is bucking the trend and opening 120 new stores across the UK over the next three years with the creation of 3,000 new jobs.
LONDON - Fashion website Boo.com is facing the prospect of closure once more as Fashionmall.com, which rescued the site after it crashed, looks set to close it.
30 Nov 2001
The media revelled in the news that McDonald's had failed in its attempt to ban McChina during a week which saw the big brands change their names, writes Jennifer Whitehead in this week's round-up of brand news.
29 Nov 2001
| by Sylvia Westall,
LONDON - The government has launched a TV and radio advertising campaign, featuring Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson, to encourge consumers to shop online this Christmas as research reveals almost 50% of web shoppers fear credit card fraud.
29 Nov 2001
| by Sylvia Westall,
LONDON - Ineffective advertising has been blamed as part of the reason behind clothes store Gap's recent poor performance, as shares in the retailer are downgraded.