19 Dec 2002
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Arcadia's group marketing director Steven Sharp is to leave the retail empire, three months after...Arcadia will scrap the role of group marketer following his departure, handing marketing responsibilities to its individual retail chains.
Sharp, one of the UK's best-known retail marketers, is expected ...
, Principles and Hawkshead to a management buyout team, which formed Rubicon Retail.
The high-street empire ...
19 Dec 2002
| by DANIEL ROGERS
is sliding at London's best-known retailer. Daniel Rogers reports on its fortunes....Harrods which best embodies the festive retail experience for Londoners (and generations of tourists ...
store.
At the same time other luxury brands have moved into the retail space with panache. Sitting ...
that turnover at Harrods Ltd, the UK retail arm of Mohammed Al Fayed's empire, has dropped from £533.9m to £526 ...
19 Dec 2002
| by BEN BOLD
Optical Revolution, the budget spectacle retailer, has appointed M C Saatchi's Immediate Sales..., but then go to the retailer to purchase cut-price lenses and designer frames. The absence of in-store optometrists and the low mark-up on lenses enables the retailer to provide frames at a cheaper price ...
was marketing director of electrical retailer Tempo between 1992 and 1999 and most recently its deputy chairman ...
19 Dec 2002
The Kingfisher-owned DIY retailer wants to compete with established loan providers by offering a ...
's latest effort to position itself as a broad home improvements brand, rather than just a retailer of DIY ...
launch comes on the back of buoyant third-quarter results last week from Kingfisher, in which the retail ...
19 Dec 2002
| by TANIA MASON
retailing experience to exploit the food and grocery opportunities in its forecourt outlets.
Shell ...
's maturity in the retail arena, so a sub-brand was developed. Re-Fresh! is an English word, but is widely ...
18 Dec 2002
| by Claire Billings,
that marketing spend could rise in the US next year was backed up by a consumer retail financial services company ...
marketing will be up 0.9%.
In the retail and mail order sector, interactive marketing is set to jump 8 ...
18 Dec 2002
| by Staff,
retail companies, including B&Q and Big W, the superstore arm of Woolworths.
According to Read: "We ...
13 Dec 2002
Which means I can pretty much say what I like. So ... er ... bumhole!
Of course, such licence means less at Christmas than at any other time.
Criticising seasonal retail commercials has much ...
Pickett's Midnight Hour is a welcome respite from Jingle Bells.
Marks Solomon Degia, retail ...
12 Dec 2002
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Focus Wickes, the DIY retail group, has hired former Asda corporate marketing director Steve...Archer, Johnson has a strong track record in retail. He handled Asda's marketing during its takeover by US retailer Wal-Mart in 1999.
He replaces David Pearson, who becomes group commercial director ...
will report to Johnson.
Focus is the third-largest retail chain in the UK, with around 300 stores ...
12 Dec 2002
Mobile phone retailer Phones4u is being forced to restrict its latest ad to cinemas after
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