Waterstone’s marketing director made redundant
Marketing WeekWaterstone’s marketing director Lesley Miles has been made redundant amid a restructure that has created the position of commercial director, not yet filled.
Waterstone’s marketing director Lesley Miles has been made redundant amid a restructure that has created the position of commercial director, not yet filled.
A Toys’R’Us spokesman says the retailer has no plans to close stores in the UK, following the company’s decision to shut 75 US outlets and turn a further 12 into BabiesRUs formats.
Marks & Spencer has reported a 2.9 per cent increase in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to December 31, describing Christmas trading as ‘particularly strong’. Chief executive Stuart Rose expects the UK retail environment to remain challen
Tony Blair may allow Labour backbench rebels to vote for a Health Bill amendment calling for an outright ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants in England, say reports.
The Scottish Executive is understood to be planning to ban sweets and fizzy drinks from vending machines in schools. The Nutrition in Schools Bill is expected to be introduced before the end of the month.
Tesco has been refused planning permission to open an Express convenience store in Finchley, London, on the grounds that it would damage other local businesses, according to Barnet councillors.
More Than, the Royal & SunAlliance-owned credit card brand, has hired OneTel marketing chief Mike Holliday-Williams to fill its vacant marketing director post.
JWT former chief executive Simon Bolton has moved to the same position at WPP Group brand consultancy Enterprise IG. He replaces Dave Allen, who moves to JWT to become chief executive of Team Vodafone, co-ordinating 30 WPP companies that work for the mobile phone giant.
Camelot has netted Martin Pugh as marketing director.
Honda UK marketing director Simon Thompson is leaving the car maker.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing has appointed Geoff Hurst as marketing director, as first reported in Marketing Week (MW August 12, 2005). He joins the trade body from Which?, where he was responsible for the rebrand of the organisation from The Consumers Association.
Procter & Gamble is ploughing £15m into relaunching Head & Shoulders shampoo as part of a major marketing push behind the brand. It has also signed up Sex And The City actress Kristin Davis as its global brand ambassador.
Young’s Bitter has become the first alcohol brand to have its advertising banned under new Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) guidelines about linking alcohol to social success and seduction. The rules were introduced on October 1 last year. The posters, created by agency BANC Communications, now part of The Farm, show a man with a ram’s […]
Alliance & Leicester is piloting five concept branches with curving walls, soft, atmospheric lighting and low-key music in a bid to encourage people to do more banking “in-store”.
LG Electronics has parted company with its UK marketing director Connie Park after less than 18 months. The company’s president James Jeong has also left the UK business to return to LG in Korea. Sources close to LG say their departures are linked to the poor performance of the business, both financially and operationally, and […]