11 May 2012
| by Matt Chapman
The Ocado co-founder and commercial director is resolutely optimistic despite the brand's failure...and brand - essentially, all aspects of retailing,' he explains.
Despite the financial pressures ...
.3% containing no substitute items - has proved compelling to many non-food brands, which have asked the retailer ...
's higher-margin, non-food offering.
- Maintaining brand image while boosting commercial opportunities ...
08 May 2012
| by Alex Brownsell
mobile and online checkout button, which brands can use on their e-commerce websites.
Several ...
to provide a single platform for new payment technology.
The brand is also encouraging the developer ...
, as well as by partner retailers and banks.
The first partner brands for PayPass include American ...
03 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
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Additional functionality on the website will allow customers to build a playlist and preview tracks.
Peter ...
03 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
, brands will be trying to capitalise on the chance to engage with customers through mobile devices, using ...
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Mobile adspend has already seen a huge percentage increase as big-spending FMCG and retail brands invest ...
01 May 2012
| by Kim Benjamin
) Blue Rubicon
New brand
Be clear on cancer (COI-Department of Health) M C Saatchi
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Rowntree s Randoms (Nestle) JWT
Brand extension
Cadbury Creme Egg Kraft Foods
Foster ...
) Coley Porter Bell
Kenco Millicano (Kraft Foods) JWT
Brand revitalisation
British ...
23 Apr 2012
| by Christopher Smith
Consumer take-up of Near Field Communication (NFC) has been slow so far but brands should...NFC has been hovering on the edges of consumer adoption for some time and brands are yet to take ...
and QR codes.
The slow uptake by brands has been largely due to the lack of NFC-enabled handsets ...
the key communication channel between brands and their customers, NFC will add a further layer ...
20 Apr 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
will stock the brand's full range....The lingerie brand does not have any bricks and mortar stores in the UK, though its parent company DB Apparel has eight outlet stores through which it sells its range of brands.
The new site has ...
.wonderbra.eu domain, to target customers in both UK and Ireland.
The Wonderbra brand has made the new site ...
20 Apr 2012
| by Giles Ivey
Authentic, independent brand advocates can be one of the most effective ways of promoting a brand...or brand than word-of-mouth.
If someone you trust recommends something to you, you re going to take ...
can be relatively easily managed and controlled. This, however, is not the case with independent brand ...
UK retail blogger Steve Dresser .
And this priceless authentic brand advocacy has resulted in a ...
18 Apr 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
likened the brand's recent strategy to "running up a down escalator" and said it had lost focus...emphasis on marketing.
He said: "We've got to build better brands. Everyday Value [which was introduced this month to replace the Value range] we've been working on for the last six months, the venture brands ...
Clarke revealed that aggressive expansion plans would be scaled back as the brand seeks ...
17 Apr 2012
| by Rachel Barnes
with the relaunch of its 20-year-old 1.1bn Value sub-brand as Everyday Value. It has also begun selling products ...