Crisis-hit consumers more willing to try out new brands
Consumer confidence has – surprise, surprise – taken a pummelling in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with nearly three…
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‘Seismic’ shift to push online grocery market up 33%
The Covid-19 pandemic is set to bring boom times to the online grocery market after four consecutive years of snail-like…
‘Millions’ hit as Virgin Media services suffer outages
Virgin Media has strenuously denied that its network has buckled under the strain of high demand in the lockdown despite…
Online stampede is a mixed shopping bag for brands
The Covid-19-fuelled rush to online shopping is proving a curate’s egg for marketers, whose joy at seeing a stampede of…
Payment freezes ‘won’t affect business credit scores’
Companies which secure payment freezes from their lenders during the coronavirus pandemic will not have their credit scores adversely affected,…
Hear all about it: Prof Green in radio mental health blitz
Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio, has signed up rap star Professor Green to front a new campaign aimed at helping…
Robert Dyas online store raided in card skimming hack
Old school hardware chain Robert Dyas may have been quick to lock down its retail outlets following the Covid-19 outbreak,…
Hiscox Action Group taps up top law firm in claims fight
Hiscox is digging its heals in over settling business interruption insurance claims for the Covid-19 outbreak despite – or perhaps…
Boom or bust: Online winners and losers of Covid-19
The predicted boom in online shopping has seen some sectors witness sales increases of nearly 350% but not everyone is…
Brands warned against email and social bombardment
Brands are still struggling to strike the right balance in their marketing activity during the Covid-19 crisis, with consumers backing…