Retail marketing

The latest retail advertising, campaign news, analysis and business insight in the clothing store, online shopping, high street and supermarket sectors.

Apple welcomes former Dixon boss with £36m 'golden hello'

Apple has awarded a $56m (£36m) "golden hello" to John Browett, the former Dixons boss who it recently poached to lead its retail division.

Absolute Radio nets Currys and PC World football deal

Currys and PC World are to sponsor a daily edition of Absolute Radio's 'Rock 'N' Roll Football' during the Euro 2012 tournament, as part of a deal also pushing the retailers' 'Cash For Goals' promotion.

Tesco pushes virtual clothes in small London stores

Tesco has partnered augmented reality platform Aurasma to bring virtual window shopping to its smaller central London stores, to push its F&F clothing range.

Brand barometer: Coffee shops, which one is most prominent online?

Starbucks is the most prominent, followed by Costa

Co-op appoints Leo Burnett to £50m ad account

The Co-operative Group is set to appoint Leo Burnett to handle its £50m advertising account.

Tesco gives ready meals multimillion-pound revamp

Tesco is giving its ready meals a multimillion-pound relaunch supported by a national advertising campaign, with the slogan '20% more at no extra cost'.

Arcadia starts £4m media agency contest

Arcadia, the retail group owned by Sir Philip Green, is reviewing its £4 million media planning and buying account, currently held by Carat.

Brand builder: Under Armour

The brand invested in its first major European marketing campaign last month, writes Kim Benjamin.

Sainsbury's rapped by ad watchdog after Asda complaint

The ad watchdog has ruled that a TV ad misled consumers about which stores were participating in Sainsbury's Brand Match scheme but has dismissed several other complaints about the campaign from Asda.

Media360: John Lewis marketer Craig Inglis on surprising consumers

Marketing caught up with Craig Inglis, marketing director at John Lewis, after his session at Media360 to quiz him about the brand's image and plans and fish for news on Apple's rumoured TV plans.

Think BR: Understanding big data

Understanding big data is key if retailers want to build one to one relationships with their shoppers, writes Matt Barnett, head of digital, MARS\Y&R.

M&S profits drop for first time in three years

Marks & Spencer has posted its first underlying pre-tax profits drop in three years and has revised its predicted growth in revenues down by around £500m across the next three years.

Apple cements most valuable brand status as UK's giants slide

Apple has extended its lead at the top of Millward Brown's annual ranking of the top 100 most valuable global brands, while UK brands including Tesco and O2 have slipped down the table.

John Lewis partners Kuoni for first 'shop within a shop'

John Lewis is opening its first "shop within a shop" after partnering with luxury travel company Kuoni to offer travel shop concessions in its department stores.

Media360: John Lewis to expand Never Knowingly Undersold campaign to radio

John Lewis's brand is on a strong trajectory as a result of its marketing and is planning to expand its 'Never Knowingly Undersold' campaign to radio, it was announced today.

B&Q calls direct marketing review

B&Q is reviewing the CRM and direct marketing account for its TradePoint business, which targets professionals in the building trade.

VCCP wins Laithwaites advertising account

Laithwaites, the wine merchant, has awarded its ad account to VCCP after a review.

Clinton-owned Birthdays brand to disappear from high street

Greetings card retailer Birthdays will disappear from the high street amid 350 store closures orchestrated by the administrators of parent company Clinton Cards.

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