Venus Williams signs record £27m deal with Reebok
22 Dec 2000
Current Wimbledon and US Open champion Venus Williams has signed what is reportedly a 27m endorsement deal with sportswear manufacturer Reebok, a record figure for a female athlete.
US internet clothing retailer Lands End is using new technologies to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to online clothes shopping: not being able try on the clothes. Lands End uses a technology called ImageTwin Personal Body Scanning (www.tc2.com) to create a completely personalised virtual...
Current Wimbledon and US Open champion Venus Williams has signed what is reportedly a 27m endorsement deal with sportswear manufacturer Reebok, a record figure for a female athlete.
Nike is to put at least pounds 10 million behind the UK roll-out of a brand called Shox - the company s most important product launch since Nike Air. Shox will be positioned as the most technologically advanced trainers available and will be introduced in the UK early next year. Marketing.
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Retailer Marks & Spencer is to open a new line of convenience stores in May next year, in an attempt to compete with Sainsbury’s Local and Tesco Metro.
Francesca Newland is entertained by Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy's ad for Aristoc: 'The Italian guy showing a surprising, if bizarre, knowledge of a pair of tights made me laugh. The ad is very stylish, which is the kind of image Aristoc should project. Positioning the subtitles over a woman's face...
Peter Werth, the fashion retailer for men, has picked Barrett Cernis to handle the creative on its pounds 1 million-plus account as it extends its ad presence beyond lads mags and into outdoor media.
The German Supreme Court has overturned a five-year ban on controversial Benetton ads featuring Aids victims and ecological disasters, after ruling that free speech had been violated by the ban.
US lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret is planning to launch a chain of stores in the UK in the first stage of a full European rollout.
In tempting basketball enthusiasts to reach for greater heights, Adidas put up 16 backboards at Texon bus shelters across Hong Kong and Kowloon as part of the launch of its new Kobe basketball shoes campaign. Created by ad agency BBDO, the visual next to the ring ties in with the television...
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