01 Jun 2012
| by Nick Batten
The sports manufacturing giant has also put leather goods retailer Cole Haan on the block.
Nike bought Umbro in October 2007 for 285m when it wanted to strengthen its presence in the football market and compete with other football brands such as adidas and Puma. Mark Parker, Nike president ...
24 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
Radio and outdoor activity launched today (24 May).
Tesco is relaunching its entire range of ready meals and as well as revamping the recipes, it has also overhauled the packaging. This follows the recent launch of the retailer's Everyday Value own brand range .
The first lines to be upgraded ...
22 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
The retailer's like-for-like sales in the UK increased by 0.3% for the year ending 31 March after ...
financial year while underlying profit before tax was down to 705.9m from 714.3m.
The retailer ...
s celebratory mood" and "highlights our position as the UK's most trusted retailer".
But it warned its ...
22 May 2012
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
difficult sector indeed. We ve also got oil, which has had its troubles, and retail, where lots of retailers ...
22 May 2012
| by Noelle McElhatton
to social media, retailer power and globalisation.
The brand managers that populate her team today need ...
18 May 2012
| by Jo Boyd
them.
They expect the same values to resonate in the brands they buy as well as the retailers ...
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Enthusiastic customer feedback or endorsement on retailers sites carries powerful credibility, just ...
17 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
Greetings card retailer Birthdays will disappear from the high street amid 350 store closures...on the business by an "untenable retail estate". Clinton Cards and Birthdays currently operate 784 stores ...
of the Clinton Cards retail estate and the overall performance, we were left with no alternative to today ...
retail estate going forward."
It is understood WHSmith and Card Factory have approached ...
14 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
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Here are the reactions of experts from the retail marketing industry.
Darren Keen, managing ...
their value range. Not bad unusual though.
Unusual in the sense that shoppers and retailers are faced ...
role as a premium food retailer with a growth in shoppers using Simply Foods as their main grocer ...
01 May 2012
| by Nicola Clark
The group is launching Smith Family, Smith Friends and Smith Co this year to cater for family breaks, group stays and business travel.
The ventures will be funded via retail bonds, which will enable consumers to invest in the business over a fixed term. Investors will receive interest payments ...
01 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
to GfK retail and technology director Nigel Catlow.
More than 1m 3D TVs have been sold to date ...