23 Aug 2002
The home-shopping arm of retail giant GUS, the owner of Argos, is
embarking on a PR offensive to highlight a rebrand and an office
move.
18 May 2001
NME.com, the IPC Media-owned music website, is to offer an online
music store in association with high street retailer HMV as part of a
series of developments. Others include a venture with ringtones.co.uk,
to provide phone tones based on popular songs. It has also launched a
quiz, Beat the...
08 Dec 2000
| by RICHARD CARPENTER
Go on, make a cup of tea. Put your feet up. Forget about the crowds and buy your presents from home this Christmas.
16 Jun 2000
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
WHSmith Online, the internet arm of the high street retailer, has
appointed GBC Consumer Technology on a consumer PR brief.
14 Jan 2000
| by MARY COWLETT
Last week, it emerged that Marks and Spencer is putting out feelers
to recruit its first dedicated corporate affairs director since the
departure of John Stanley in 1997. This fresh role would see a
reorganisation of communications, with the new incumbent taking on
responsibility for investor relations...
10 Sep 1999
| by MARY COWLETT
Over the past few weeks there has been a rash of new internet
retailers hiring in PR expertise to build their cyber brands.
06 Aug 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Argos invited model and TV presenter Melinda Messenger to help
chief executive Terry Duddy launch the company s home shopping service
this week, writes Steven Singh. Ogilvy PR Worldwide organised the
launch, having been appointed to promote the home shopping service,
Argos Direct, at the beginning of...
02 Apr 1999
| by MAJA PAWINSKA
Bluewater is Europe s largest retail and leisure destination. It
opened on 16 March near Dartford in Kent and was designed as a new
generation retail environment by Australian property developer Lend
Lease.
26 Feb 1999
| by RUTH NICHOLAS
The UK s biggest on-line retailer of videos, Black Star, has
appointed Rainier as its first ever PR agency.
05 Jun 1998
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
The British Council of Shopping Centres has appointed Focus
Communications as its first PR agency, to lobby on town centre parking
and raise awareness of its activities.