Marks & Spencer is running a social media campaign to build anticipation for its ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed Christmas ad, which revives its ‘Magic & Sparkle’ strapline and stars Helena Bonham-Carter. The retailer is running a teaser clip of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley chasing after a Scottie dog, before falling down an ‘Alice in Wonderland’-style hole, on its […]
Lidl is launching its first ever TV ad campaign, to promote its premium own brand range, Deluxe, in the run-up to Christmas. The ads will debut October 31 across all the major TV channels and vary in length from 10 to 30 seconds. They show close-up shots of products in Lidl’s Deluxe range, including mulled […]
Tesco is under fire from both consumers and animal charities after it published a picture that appeared to promote getting a dog for Christmas. The image, which appears in the supermarket’s festive gift brochure, shows a child running past a blackboard that has the message “All I want for Christmas is a puppy” written on […]
Pre-Christmas shopping figures show similar patterns to 2011 as consumers and retailers play 'cat and mouse'
Shopper footfall in the run up to the 2012 Christmas period was similar to that of 2011, although not quite as high as that bumper year, figures released today show. The Ipsos Retail Traffic Index (RTI), which is compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance and records the level of footfall in non-food stores across the UK, […]
and gives Oxford Street shoppers golden moment of fame In the second phase of Marmite’s unique dynamic Christmas lights on Oxford Street, Kinetic and its creative division Fuel have worked with Mindshare, Grand Visual, DDB and Clear Channel to deliver the first interactive digital bus shelter outside Selfridge’s to enable shoppers to interact directly with the festive […]