Online retailer JD Williams has unveiled its new-look brand with a multi-million pound advertising campaign. The multi-channel campaign includes a 60 second and 30 second TV advert featuring an extensive range of autumn fashion, accessories, home ware and beauty products. The ad campaign is part of a wider rebrand to JD Williams The Lifestore, which […]
Debenhams has made an investment into blow LTD., one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing ‘on demand’ beauty services provider. The exclusive UK partnership enables Debenhams to accelerate its presence in the £4bn Beauty Services market, an ambition set out in its Debenhams Redesigned strategy in April. Debenhams will hold a minority stake and […]
Mindshare UK, part of WPP, unveiled its research report, The Future of Retail CX (Customer Experience). The Mindshare Futures report identifies five key trends for the retail industry, focusing on mobile, voice, physical stores, branding and data. A key conclusion is that the store offering will become a real point of differentiation from competitors in […]
Online retailer Very.co.uk has announced its first full channel sponsorship of Sky Living. The campaign will go live on September 1 and runs for six months across linear TV, VoD and online. Debuting on Sky Living, the campaign shows consumers how to ‘get more out of every day’ by showcasing Very’s department store range. The […]
Walmart is going toe-to-toe with Amazon on voice ordering after partnering with Google to enable the US retailer’s customers to buy goods through Assistant on their Google Home devices. Walmart joins the likes of Costco and Target on Google Express, which enables shoppers to shop at popular stores through its app, website, or by voice […]
UK online retail sales were up +11% year-on-year (YoY) in July, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. This was the lowest July growth rate for the Index in four years (since July 2013), although it was building on a high growth rate recorded in July last year (when it […]
Independent creative agency, RPM, have created a pop-up tasting experience for client, Marks & Spencer as part of their ‘Spirit of Summer’ campaign. M&S have launched a new food range in the summer of 2017, which has been inspired by the Mediterranean. They have tracked down the very best regional dishes and ingredients from Sicily […]
Accenture has acquired marketing and sales capability consultancy Brand Learning, to help organizations drive sustained customer led growth by enhancing their marketing, sales, HR and leadership capabilities. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Brand Learning has a strong track record in helping more than 160 clients in over 60 countries across a broad […]
Tesco Ireland and creative agency, ROTHCO, launch the first commercial in part of a new three-year campaign that will form an ambitious new repositioning for Tesco Ireland. Following on from the successful Christmas campaign Here’s to the Hosts, Family Makes Us Better will put authentic family life at the heart of the Tesco business. The […]
Tesco, one of the world’s leading supermarkets, is launching a major test of its food Safety Bags that could lead to their introduction in stores around the world, following a push in China to help consumers eat pesticide-free fruit and vegetables. Tesco Safety Bags, introduced recently in China, are fruit and vegetable bags that use […]