06 Dec 2006
Merry Christmas from Thresher! The retailer recently released a printable voucher on the internet entitling the bearer to 40% off wine and champagne up to a value of £500 until 10 December. Despite the fact that the voucher was intended as a special 'thank you' to selected suppliers, it has spread virally...
29 Nov 2006
One of my very good friends from university, Simon, has allowed himself the luxury of a slight paunch just like mine. When we go out for a few beers we look like two relatively successful, 30-something professionals.
22 Nov 2006
Christmas is hell. The huddled masses descend on the high street and walk really slowly in front of you. They stop abruptly to look in store windows at clothes that wouldn't fit them in a million years, and bring huge pushchairs to Oxford Street and use them to carve up other peoples' ankles and trap...
08 Nov 2006
Everyday-low-prices may be usurped by a loyalty scheme at Asda, if the cost does not scupper its plans. James Quilter reports.
24 Oct 2006
| by by Satkar Gidda
The Polish community in the UK is both growing and changing fast. This change will involve both brand consultancies and packaging designers as Polish products are translated into the UK market, and as food manufacturers respond to the increasing numbers of the Polish community with home-produced Polish...
11 Oct 2006
As the new chief executive of music and book retailer HMV Group, Simon Fox has responsibility for both the HMV and Waterstone's brands. Ten or even five years ago, this would have been a job with fantastic growth opportunities. But in 2006 both brands face dual competitive threats from arguably the...
20 Sep 2006
| by Robert Gray
An element of fatigue haunts the retailer, which has been slow to update its in-store experience.
13 Sep 2006
| by Craig Smith, editor
If you haven't heard of ASOS.com before, you will be surprised at its claim to be the UK's leading online fashion and beauty chain. It is less important whether the claim is true or not than the idea that it might be.
The shortlist for the IPA Effectiveness Awards always makes interesting reading as a barometer of where the communications industry is heading, and this year's roll- call is no exception.
06 Sep 2006
| by by Adrienne Baker
LONDON - Imagine standing at the checkout at Tesco and getting financially rewarded for putting your groceries in an Asda bag? This is now possible under the UK supermarket chain's carrier bag reward scheme.