22 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
Allied Carpets awarded the business to Carat without a formal pitch process.
Allied Carpets is owned by the French retail giant Tapis-Saint Maclou and has a network of 224 stores.
As well as carpets and floor coverings, Allied Carpets sells other household goods including beds.
Dino Ioannou ...
22 Dec 2004
Men's fashion retailer Hackett is to use a high-profile outdoor campaign featuring Rugby World Cup...The activity, to launch early next year, will promote Hackett's spring/summer range. It is the first time the retailer has advertised its e-commerce service.
Mark Owens, marketing director at Hackett, said the move online was critical to giving the company a nationwide retail presence, as its ...
22 Dec 2004
The retailer has signed a distribution deal with entertainment provider Monstermob to market its content packages through its Littlewoods Even More customer magazine.
The Mob download service will be aimed at younger consumers, while Jet Set, a competition-focused offer, will target an older audience ...
22 Dec 2004
| by Rachel Barnes
Just under half of Sainsbury's suppliers expect the chain's market share to continue to fall, according to a survey from the Institute of Grocery Distribution.
22 Dec 2004
United International Pictures is targeting Asda customers with ads on the supermarket's cash machines this month to promote Jim Carrey's latest film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
22 Dec 2004
Shoefayre, the low-price footwear company, is to expand its young fashion shoe chain, SF, from 23 stores to 70 in 2005.
22 Dec 2004
| by Sally Tarbit, Client services director, Fenix
At a time when high-tech toys top most children's Christmas wish lists, the very prospect of Build-A-Bear - where you create a teddy from scratch, choosing its skin, stuffing it and even kissing its heart before it is sewn in - offers a refreshing change.
22 Dec 2004
Somerfield is trialling in-store radio in all its stores during the Christmas period. The trials will be reviewed early next year, followed by a potential roll-out of an in-store TV network.
22 Dec 2004
Iceland is introducing a premium range of 'restaurant-standard' frozen food. The 14-product Dine range will be stocked in the chain's 100 refurbished stores, with a view to rolling it out to its 760 outlets.
22 Dec 2004
Footfall, the retail research firm, has revealed a 3.4% week-on-week rise in shoppers