21 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
of marketing services at the telecom giant s commercial division, BT Retail....of marketing services at the telecom giant s commercial division, BT Retail.
MacKenzie will take charge ...
, reporting to Ray Smith, managing director of BT Retail.
She will work across day-to-day implementation of advertising and PR for all three of BT Retail s units: consumer, corporate and small businesses.
She ...
14 Dec 2000
| by JOANNA WITT
Egg s retail marketing director Tony Anderson has quit the company less than a year after joining...Egg s retail marketing director Tony Anderson has quit the company less than a year after joining from EasyGroup, and will not be replaced.
Anderson left Egg, the Prudential s direct banking ...
will take over Anderson s responsibility for the Egg shop and its relationship with retailers. Tony Williams ...
08 Dec 2000
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) - which bills itself as the voice of British retailers - has...The British Retail Consortium (BRC) - which bills itself as the voice of British retailers - has appointed a new director of communications.
David Smith joins the BRC from the Finance and Leasing ...
of 90 per cent of the UK s retail outlets.
This is a hugely challenging role, which is part of its ...
07 Dec 2000
| by JANE SIMMS
-driven retailing. It also meant price consistency and transparency for consumers baffled by a barrage of price...to Taylor Nelson Sofres (see box).
Paul Smiddy, retail analyst at Credit Lyonnais, argues that promotions and EDLP are mutually exclusive. Clive Vaughan, director of consultancy at Retail Intelligence ...
director at Taylor Nelson Sofres, says that Asda is the only retailer to have successfully brought ...
16 Nov 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
retailing venture, as part of the utility company s move away from its core business....Thames Water has hired Marketing Drive Worldwide to create and promote a sub-brand for a new online retailing venture, as part of the utility company s move away from its core business.
Details ...
as promotional activity aimed at driving awareness of the retail operation.
Marketing Drive, which ...
09 Nov 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
The Rugby Football Union is to open high street retail outlets and launch a travel firm, in a bid...The Rugby Football Union is to open high street retail outlets and launch a travel firm, in a bid to create a stronger brand identity for itself and explore commercial opportunities.
It will open a ...
retail partner.
The move is the latest in a series of sports governing bodies moving into retail ...
02 Nov 2000
| by MediaWeek
Retail ads favour indies..., Independent Retail News and the recognised market leader The Grocer. In spite of retailing trends that have ...
press advertising it is titles serving the independent sector that hold sway. “The independent retail ...
for William Reed to prove who is buying it,” he says. Retail Week meanwhile, has almost doubled the audited ...
19 Oct 2000
Two of Europe’s largest retailers have moved their media accounts in a massive shake...LONDON (Brand Republic) – Two of Europe’s largest retailers have moved their media accounts in a massive shake-up of the sector.
Wal-Mart has moved its German media budget to Uilot Media from BBDO Worldwide-owned GFMO. The company, which spent 12m on advertising in Germany last year, also appointed ...
12 Oct 2000
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
The Changing World of Shopping proved an apt title for The Marketing Society s retail forum last...The Changing World of Shopping proved an apt title for The Marketing Society s retail forum last ...
was running.
De Kare Silver s departure is just one of many in the rollercoaster world of UK retail ...
could be about to change again.
In the next five years, retail, which has traditionally focused ...
28 Sep 2000
General Motors plans to expand its web-based retail and purchasing systems into western Europe....LONDON (Brand Republic) - General Motors plans to expand its web-based retail and purchasing systems into western Europe.
The world’s largest carmaker is to launch its OnStar telematics system in Europe. This provides in-car systems such as navigation technology, email and web-linked emergency ...