26 Feb 1999
| by BERNARD INGHAM
Nike UK has approached several PR agencies about promoting its
first UK NikeTown superstore...Nike UK has approached several PR agencies about promoting its
first UK NikeTown superstore. Pitches will be held next week at the
earliest, according to a Nike spokesperson, with a cross-section of
small, specialised and large agencies. A summer opening date is expected
for the store, sited ...
08 Nov 2002
| by Ian Hall
Fast-food giant McDonald's is reviewing its UK PR strategy with agency hires looming early next...- around one year ago.
McDonald's opened its first UK outlet in 1974. It now has more than 1,200 restaurants in the country. Its UK corporate HQ is in East Finchley.
...
12 Aug 2005
FASHION: Online independent fashion retailer Discoo.co.uk is planning to bring in its first PR firm
15 Jul 2005
| by Tom Williams
Burger King has, fittingly, hired Cow PR as its first retained UK
consumer agency as the fast-food giant moves to rebuild its brand in the
country. Burger King UK and Europe consumer and brand manager Lesly Hughes said
Cow was preparing a 'proactive UK consumer brand-building campaign'
around Burger King ...
06 Aug 1999
| by DAVID MCCORMACK
Leading supermarket retailer Tesco has selected APCO UK to handle
its public affairs....Leading supermarket retailer Tesco has selected APCO UK to handle
its public affairs ...
is handled by GPC Scotland.
- APCO UK has won a competitive pitch to handle UK public affairs ...
. The agency has also been retained alongside
its sister PR company GCI to handle communications for the UK ...
22 Feb 2002
Oil giant Shell International is losing its UK external affairs
chief Nick Welch after five years...Aram. Welch's post in the UK involves overseeing social investment (including
community relations ...
27 Jun 2002
| by Chris Scott,
LONDON - Blockbuster, the world's largest home entertainment chain, is reviewing its UK consumer PR....
The outcome of the review is expected next month.
In April the firm's UK arm announced plans for a tie ...
06 Dec 2002
FINANCE: UK retail shareholders are demanding more communication from companies, according to a
03 Nov 2000
| by PETER SIMPSON
in the UK.
The company - Germany's answer to Starbucks - runs a chain of coffee
shops and sells its ...
Waddell which was
bought out by BSMG Worldwide four months ago (PR Week UK, 16 June), is
leading a ...
retail concept and a big international player.
We aim to add to its success in the UK,' said Waddell.
...
21 Sep 2001
Leading paint brand Dulux is tracking a number of agencies in its
search for UK consumer PR assistance.
Industry sources say at least three agencies are pursuing the brief,
which is likely ...
out of headquarters in Slough in the
UK.
In July, ICI Paints courted controversy ...