On Thursday 25th of October at 10am Paris-time, Kenzo launches the new Sonic sneakers with a brand new e-shop solely dedicated to limited edition products: shopping-league.com Designed for the most hardcore fans of the brand, Shopping League is a gamified take on e-shopping with innovative rules: only a limited number of players can take part […]
A holiday for the independent businesses: METRO’s “Own Business Day 2018” on October 9 gave special attention and appreciation to business owners around the world, who offered more than 380,000 specials to their customers on that day. In 24 METRO countries, several campaigns provided more visibility and attention for them. Highlights include the “The […]
JD.com is set to launch a flagship store on Google’s shopping platform to target American shoppers. The online store, which will launch before the end of this year, will provide direct sales to US consumers in a bid to grow its presence in the market. The move is the first since the two internet giants […]
Many brands are missing out on driving growth through new commerce platforms as their marketing and sales teams are not structured to leverage these opportunities. This is the key finding from Zenith’s latest research: Five Commerce Imperatives for Marketers. Traditionally, brands have had separate sales and marketing teams, often with different objectives. Marketing teams need […]
Williams Murray Hamm (WMH), brand innovation, design and strategy agency, has set out a new creative direction with the launch of Waitrose & Partners’ new Free From range, on sale in stores from 22nd October. Free From is a completely new sub-brand concept within the Waitrose & Partners portfolio, and the first range to launch […]
The old adage that Christmas brings ‘goodwill to all men’ may chime more than jingle bells with UK retailers as new research reveals television advertising has been voted by UK consumers as the most persuasive medium for encouraging greater brand love and loyalty, above channels including social media, radio, newspapers and Google ads. With the […]
Kelkoo Group, the leading pan-European eCommerce advertising and shopping comparison service (CSS), has announced the appointment of Simon Reed as the new Commercial Director to drive sales and boost return on ad spend (ROAS) for the group’s partner retailers. Based out of group’s London headquarters Simon will have responsibility for building strategic client partnerships and […]
Mitchell & Ness announced it has signed a new international partnership with the National Football League (NFL). The deal starts from the 2018 season and is in addition to the brands existing license agreements with The National Basketball Association (NBA) and MLS (Major League Soccer). The NFL license agreement runs for two years across Europe and […]
Research released on October 4 has shown that retailers that focus their marketing budgets on social media and smartphone campaigns might be on the wrong track – across the UK, fewer than one in ten shoppers (9%) say that social media forms part of their purchase journey. In addition, more than half (54%) still use […]
Isobar India, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has bagged the digital mandate for Marks & Spencer (M&S). M&S is an iconic British retailer that offers fashionable and high-quality apparel and accessories across India. The agency won the account following a multi-agency pitch and will now manage it from its Delhi office. Commenting on […]