21 Dec 2005
| by Nicola Clark
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).
21 Dec 2005
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.
21 Dec 2005
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.
21 Dec 2005
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.
21 Dec 2005
It was the year London took gold, a frog drove adults crazy and Freddie replaced Becks. Here are 2005's most memorable events.
14 Dec 2005
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.
14 Dec 2005
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.
14 Dec 2005
| by James Quilter
Morrisons has come under fire for closing down nearly 20 supermarkets during its conversion of the 479 Safeway stores it bought in 2003.
14 Dec 2005
JJB is launching an in-store Adidas concept in preparation for the World Cup next year. The branded zone, which will make its debut in the sports retailer's Eccles store, is being designed by branding agency Project-X.
14 Dec 2005
| by James Quilter
Mothercare is to combine its buying and marketing teams under buying director Gillian Berkmen as part of a restructure.