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January sales growth worst in 15 years

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Retailers have suffered the worst January sales since 1995 as the recession and heavy snowfall impacted sales, according to the British Retail Consortium.

Nectar trumps Clubcard

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Nectar, the loyalty card endorsed by Sainsbury’s and Homebase, has overtaken Tesco’s Clubcard with more cardholders than its rivals.

Signet Group jewellers open pop-up stores for Valentines

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Jewellers Ernest Jones and H.Samuel, both part of the Signet Group, are opening up temporary popup stores in National Rail stations in a bid to capitalise on the Valentine's Day market.

Iceland looks for ordinary customers to front ads

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

Iceland is looking for its first non-celebrity brand ambassador in a nationwide search to replace The Nolan’s Coleen Nolan and other famous faces including Kerry Katona.

Perfume Shop launches Valentine’s campaign

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

The Perfume Shop is launching its first Valentine’s television campaign.

New Look campaign promotes flagship store opening

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

High street fashion retailer New Look has launched a press advertising campaign as it prepares to open its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street today.

Homebase launches value range and click and collect

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

Homebase, the DIY retailer owned by Home Retail Group has launched a value range and a reserve and collect service.

Tesco Mobile to launch heavyweight TV campaign

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Tesco Mobile is launching a heavyweight TV campaign to promote its “Triple Your Credit” pay as you go tariff.

French Connection returns to TV

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:15:00 GMT

French Connection is returning to TV as part of a multi-platform campaign to promote it’s spring/summer collection.

IPA slams supermarket price promotions

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Supermarkets are causing “collateral damage” to brands with inefficient price promotions launched in their pursuit of market share, according to a report published by the IPA today (4 February).

Onitsuka Tiger unveils Japanese crafts campaign

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Onituska Tiger, the iconic sportswear brand, is unveiling its latest global campaign which includes a competition focussed on a giant piece of traditional Japanese furniture in the shape of a running shoe.

Retailers welcome one-hour delivery slot courier

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Retailers including Dixons, Currys and mobile phone brand Three are among the brands that have signed up to a new courier service that offers one-hour delivery slots.

Morrisons outperforms sector as discounters lose out

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Morrisons continues to outperform the grocery sector as Aldi and Lidl lost share, according to the latest Kantar grocery market share figures.

Sainsbury’s teams up with Warner for Valentine’s Day

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:45:00 GMT

Warner Bros UK has teamed up with Sainsbury’s for a special promotion on the release of the film distributor’ new romantic comedy, Valentine’s Day.

Bolland to join M&S on 1 May

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMT

Marc Bolland will join Marks & Spencer as its new chief executive on May 1.

Update: John Lewis official Olympic retail partner

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

John Lewis is the Official Department Store Provider for the London 2012 Olympic games.

John Lewis to support London Olympics

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

It’s expected that John Lewis will be appointed the official retail store for the London 2012 Olympics this morning.

Amazon drops Macmillan from catalogue after ebook pricing disagreement

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

Amazon has removed books from publisher Macmillan from its virtual stock following a disagreement over the pricing of ebooks.

Amazon profits soar 71%

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT

Amazon saw Q4 profits rise by 71%, with the etailer saying it has sold millions of its Kindle e-reader.

Vision Express launches synchronised eyeball ads

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Vision Express is launching the next phase of its “Eyeballs” campaign with two TV ads featuring a choreographed display of 225 people with eyeballs for heads.

Waitrose, Lidl and Aldi trump ‘big four’

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:45:00 GMT

Waitrose is the UK’s favourite supermarket closely followed by discount chains Aldi and Lidl, according to survey from consumer watchdog Which?

Boden appoints TagMan to track its marketing effectiveness

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Boden, the online and mail order fashion brand, has appointed ad tracking specialist TagMan to deploy its single tagging technology to make its online marketing more efficient.

Bring all sales channels under one umbrella

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Retailers allow up to 60% of potential customers to slip through numerous gaps in their multichannel purchasing strategies, and must better integrate their online and high street operations. By Jo Roberts

Morrisons names Dalton Philips as new chief exec

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:45:00 GMT

Morrisons has appointed former Walmart executive Dalton Philips as its new chief executive, replacing Mark Bolland.

Ad watchdog bans fashion splash in NME

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The Advertising Standards Authority has slammed a fashion brand ad in music weekly NME for glamorising violence.