LONDON - Pemberton & Whitefoord has designed the 2006 Tesco Christmas range of products, which appear to be frosted by the use of a snowflake motif.
19 Dec 2006
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - The Post Office is to be investigated by Ofcom after complaints from consumers saying they have been mis-sold the HomePhone fixed-line telephone service.
LONDON - BT Retail's marketing communications team is set to undergo a major overhaul in the New Year, following chief operating officer John Petter's decision to break up the department into specific units covering each service offering.
15 Dec 2006
| by by Staff
LONDON - Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, has taken the unprecedented move of offering thousands of customers nearly one-third off their weekly shop in the run-up to Christmas, and may face a possible backlash from the Competition Commission over the price promotion.
LONDON - A growing number of women are snapping themselves on their camera phones in the lingerie they want for Christmas and sending the image to the man in their lives, according to Virgin Mobile.
14 Dec 2006
| by by Natalie Paris
LONDON - Researchers predict that December 23 will be the biggest shopping day for grocery retailers this year and should surpass last year's sales by up to 10%.
LONDON - Wal-Mart has hired Select Resources International to handle a second review of its creative account, in a turnaround after an embarrassing month.
LONDON - Data specialist ClarityBlue, part of Experian, has developed a discussion paper which highlights key mistakes big brands have made over the past year in terms of marketing activity and customer retention strategies.
14 Dec 2006
| by by Natalie Paris
LONDON - Sabre Holdings, the owner of travel and entertainment booking website Lastminute.com, is to be bought by venture capitalists for $5bn (£2.54bn).
LONDON - High street giants Tesco, Primark and Asda are under fire this morning for their use of Bangladeshi factories that pay workers just 5p an hour to make their cheap clothes.