Sainsbury’s boss promotes digital and marketing chiefs
Sainsbury’s new chief executive Simon Roberts has signalled that the retailer will be further strengthening its digital, data and marketing…
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Currys PC World battered over contact centre meltdown
The online shopping stampede may have proved a saviour for many retailers but for Currys PC World it has all…
Boots owner reviews $585m data-driven marketing task
WPP is facing yet another test of its mettle after Walgreens Boots Alliance confirmed it is reviewing its global advertising…
Sainsbury’s taps up Unilever’s Weed for advisory role
Sainsbury’s has drafted in industry heavyweight Keith Weed – the former Unilever chief marketing and communications officer – in a…
M&S hunts for chief to head up new data science team
Marks & Spencer is continuing to build its data science capability – despite the Covid-19 lockdown – by kicking off…
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…
‘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…
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,…
Boohoo pulls down ‘fashion’ masks after PPE outrage
Online retailer Boohoo appears to have scrapped a range of Covid-19 face masks it was marketing as fashion accessories following…
Positive vibes: Four brands beating the Covid-19 blues
Further evidence has emerged that consumers do not want brands to ditch their advertising activity during the coronavirus pandemic, with…