John Lewis to launch small store format
Rosie BakerJohn Lewis is to launch a smaller, more “flexible” store format to accelerate growth.
Month: July 2011
Jay-Z and Ashley Cole ask brands to help with joint venture
Lara O'Reilly40/40 London, the joint venture between US rapper Jay-Z and England footballer Ashley Cole, is calling on brands to back their philanthropic scheme.
Nokia smartphone sales fall by a third
Ronan ShieldsNokia’s smartphone sales dropped by 32% during the last quarter as its transition to Windows Phone technology got off to a slow start.
LG targets “pub geeks” to recapture market share
Lara O'ReillyLG Mobile is to invest heavily in targeting early technology adopters and “pub geeks” as it looks to recapture customers who had “drifted” away from the brand.
News International’s exclusive Olympic coverage threatened
Russell ParsonsNews International’s exclusive access to Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls in the run up to the 2012 Games is under threat following the hacking scandal that closed the News of the World.
Molson Coors launches new brand for women drinkers
Russell ParsonsMolson Coors is to launch a female-friendly beer, Animée, in a bid to exploit what it claims is a £396m untapped market of women beer drinkers.
Molson Coors to refresh beer market with Carling revamp
Russell ParsonsMolson Coors has unveiled details of a 7.3m relaunch of its flagship Carling brand with new positioning, packaging and a sub-brand as it looks to shore up its share of a declining market.
P&O Cruises enhances role of digital marketing
Branwell JohnsonP&O Cruises is bolstering its digital marketing strategy with an enhanced role for its lead digital marketer.
Kim Kardashian sues Gap
Lara O'ReillyReality star Kim Kardashian is suing Gap, claiming the clothing retailer had infringed her image by using a lookalike model in its adverts for its Old Navy clothing brand.
Q&A with Mark Lund, chair of the Children’s Panel
Charlottle McElenyThe Children’s Panel was setup to discuss how the advertising industry can implement the recommendations made in the Bailey review about the commercialisation of childhood. Lund spoke to Marketing Week’s sister title new media age about the issues the panel – which includes representatives from EMI Music, Dubit, The Outdoor Media Centre, Unilever, McDonalds, O2, […]
EBay revenue lifted by PayPal
Will CooperEBay revenues rose by 25% in second quarter of this year, boosted by a strong performance by its payments platform PayPal.
Thomas Cook merger with Co-op provisionally green-lighted
Branwell JohnsonThe Competition Commission has provisionally given the go-ahead for beleaguered Thomas Cook to form a retail travel agent joint venture with the Co-operative.
Can brands stop treating women like fluffy, pink-loving, delicate flowers?
Ruth MortimerRuth Mortimer is Marketing Week’s associate editor and a prolific blogger. She won a PPA Award for her forthright and insightful columns on marketing.
Google set to magic up Harry Potter ebooks
Lara O'ReillyGoogle will sell Harry Potter ebooks via the Google ebooks platform after signing a deal with Sony-owned Pottermore, the JK Rowling-endorsed digital version of the series.
The “Big Four” supermarkets already cater to the customer spectrum
Rosie BakerThe latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel show an ever widening divide between well heeled shoppers and those struggling to make ends meet, but that doesn’t mean that the Big Four are slipping behind. In what is becoming a continuing pattern, discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl posted the highest growth in the sector – […]