To get safety helmets out of the storage room and into arm’s reach, J. Walter Thompson Japan and Tanizawa Seisakusho, a market leader in helmet manufacturing in Japan, have launched the +MET Project to produce a new design-driven range that doubles up as attractive home accessories. Japan sits on the ‘Ring of Fire’ in the […]
Waitrose has opened its first cashless store, the first for a UK supermarket, in Sky’s head office. The grocer made the move following a consultation with staff at the media group to find out what they wanted from the store. Instead of traditional tills with a cash payment option, customers will only be able to […]
Google has launched ‘Model Automotive ads’, a mobile search ad format for auto manufacturers in the US. The ads will be served up to anyone who searches for the name of the model being advertised. The format aims to provide users with a showroom-like experience with a carousel of high-quality images of a car’s exterior […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/M_S_EASTER_40_SEC_01-21_12h39-720p_HD_MPEG_4.mp4[/KGVID] M&S has launched a new campaign for Easter showcasing its delicious range of chocolatey seasonal treats and innovative new Easter egg designs. The “Adventures in which came first” campaign, created by RKCR/Y&R, celebrates the chocolatey loveliness that is M&S at Easter, and plays on the age-old riddle – which came first the […]
Digital buyers worldwide are turning to social networks for a variety of things, like reading reviews and staying on top of fashion trends. According to September 2015 research, these social media activities influence their shopping behaviour. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) polled 22,618 digital buyers ages 18 and older. Respondents had shopped online at least once in the […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Uniqlo-311-Oxford-Street.mov[/KGVID] UNIQLO unveiled its relaunch campaign for their flagship store as well as their ambition for the store to become a cultural hub on Oxford Street through partnerships with the Tate Modern and NTS Radio as well as a series of exclusive events. Fast Retailing’s Creative President, John Jay, said, “London is a […]
Lidl, Britain’s fastest-growing supermarket, unveiled its 2016 Easter TV ad campaign on March 6 during the first break of ITV’s brand new period drama Doctor Thorne. Designed to highlight its full range of delicious, great quality and low-priced products, the campaign encourages families to choose Lidl for their entire Easter weekend shop. Lidl’s Easter campaign, created […]
For the first time ever smartphones and tablets accounted for over half of online sales in the United Kingdom. During the period November 2015 to January this year, 51 percent of UK online retail sales took place using smartphones and tablets. This is a significant increase on the 45 percent share recorded in the third […]
The OLIVER Group announces that it has won the retainer for Courts retail business in Singapore and Malaysia. The arrangement will see Courts collaborating with OLIVER to cover strategy conceptualisation, creative and media fulfilment through a combination of both on and offsite resource to maximise contribution. For over 40 years, Courts has prided itself on […]
Mastercard is the latest financial institution looking to make it easier for customers to access their money by embracing new biometric log-ins enabled by new technological breakthroughs. After HSBC recently announced it is moving to accept biometric voice and fingerprint security prompts, Mastercard revealed at the Mobile World Congress tech show in Barcelona that it […]