24 Sep 1999
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Slothful shoppers bored with established clothing labels,
stagnating figures for consumer spending and the ever-intensifying
competition on the high street have forced fashion retailers to use
every weapon in their armoury to battle for market share. And for many
retailers, PR is the weapon of choice...
13 Sep 1996
| by STEVE BEVAN
Edward Townsend, head of group media relations at NatWest, is leaving to
join PR firm Luther...Edward Townsend, head of group media relations at NatWest, is leaving to
join PR firm Luther Pendragon.
Former journalist Town-send, 52, leaves some time later this autumn
after six years with NatWest.
The announcement of his departure follows that of Simon Lewis, NatWest s
director ...
22 Oct 2004
| by Ravi Chandiramani
Sainsbury's CEO Justin King evoked memories of former PM John Major's famous political slogan
27 Sep 2002
| by SANGEETA MULCHAND
BANGKOK: Weber Shandwick Thailand CEO Justin Barnett has resigned to take up a corporate post
24 Nov 2000
staff and opening a New York office. Last month, it appointed Financial Dynamics founder Justin Downes...Ten-month-old financial PR and IR agency Hansard has listed on the AIM, valued at pounds 3 million. CEO Adam Reynolds said the IPO will provide them with funds to expand, initially by recruiting senior staff and opening a New York office. Last month, it appointed Financial Dynamics founder Justin Downes ...
19 May 2000
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Midnight Communications has been handed the consumer PR brief for
Accessorize.co.uk, the retailer s new web site. Midnight s London
managing director Lindsay Edmunds will lead the account reporting to
Accesorize managing director Nick Schwefel.
14 Apr 2000
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Freeserver, the UK s largest free internet service provider , is on
the hunt for a public affairs consultancy. The listed company, spun off
from electrical retailing giant Dixon s last year, currently handles its
government relations work in house.
26 Nov 1999
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Beef wars, Rip-Off Britain, genetically modified foods, bankrupt
farmers, the death of the high street, ethical trading - supermarkets
have hardly been out of the headlines this year, and mostly for the
wrong reasons. As if that wasn t enough, two firm favourites - Marks and
Spencer and Sainsbury s...
05 Nov 1999
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Burson-Marsteller has drafted in the Body Shop s global
communications head, Gavin Grant, as chairman of its UK public affairs
practice.
05 Nov 1999
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Marks and Spencer is to assign each of its board executives a
specific PR minder as part of the retailer s latest bid to open up the
company to the press and public.