London design studio ShopTalk gives single-estate distiller, Chase, an iconic brand refresh for its potato vodka range, to coincide with its tenth birthday. Premium British vodka is making a bigger splash than ever in the spirits world, giving Russian and Polish varieties a run for their money. Chase, a family-run distillery that operates out of […]
More than a third of retailers have damaged their profit margins due to errors and inaccuracies in product pricing, according to new research. The findings were published in a report by pricing and automation specialist, Omnia Retail, which questioned 150 retail businesses on the scope and efficacy of their pricing strategies. The study, Retail Pricing Wars, found that 36% […]
SPAR, one of the UK’s leading convenience store groups, has appointed global socially-led creative agency We Are Social as its UK social media agency. We Are Social will manage the social brand strategy and content development for SPAR in the UK, with a view to building its community and enhancing its reputation on social channels. […]
International brand design agency bluemarlin has rebranded Crowmoor Cider for leading Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff, bringing to life its mythical origins and reaffirming its status as a pioneering cider in the Finnish market. The cider boom has all but fizzled out, with its new associations with fruity flavours appealing to the youthful exuberance of its fledgling […]
Sustainable skincare start-up Optiat emerges victorious from the Dragons’ Den to relaunch as UpCircle, with strategic brand support from creative brand design agency Studio More and writing agency Reed Words. The two agencies worked with Optiat to create a new brand that enables the founders to tell a richer, more consistent story, building a visual […]
Spotify has extended its popular end of year marketing campaign “Wrapped”, with a real-time digital OOH campaign. Premium users are invited to submit their personal Wrapped stats to be “Overshared” publicly in one of six major foot traffic hubs around the world: Times Square in New York City, Piccadilly Lights in London,Forum Des Halles in […]
To bring some fun to the Christmas food shop, supermarket chain Iceland has trialled a new concept – Shopping on Ice. A world first, supermarket aisles in their Stratford branch were transformed to ice. A team of 12 ice rink experts worked through the night, refitting the entire store with 250 square meters of synthetic […]
A study launched by Gekko, a marketing agency titled – ‘Service not Sci-fi’ reveals that UK shoppers would rather deal with real people not robots or artificial intelligence when it comes to shopping. The study found that 81% of UK shoppers claim the personal touch has disappeared from retail customer service in modern Britain, with almost a third (32 […]
Multi award-winning, VR-led entertainment business dotdotdot has appointed Kallaway to launch its new production; Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of ‘The War of the Worlds’: The Immersive Experience which will open on 31 May 2019. dotdotdot audiences are taken to another world through immersive theatre, virtual reality, holograms and other state-of-the-art technology. SOMNAI, dotdotdot’s first production, attracted over 20,000 customers over just four months. […]
With only a few weeks to go until Mad Friday (21st December), the busiest night of the year for festive celebrations, Barclaycard’s new ‘Food for Thought’ study reveals that a restaurant’s social media presence is now more important than ever for drawing in diners at Christmas. The company, which processes nearly half of the nation’s credit and […]