ICO warns supermarkets over Covid-19 data retention
Any thoughts supermarkets had of adding the data they have received on vulnerable patients to their own marketing databases have…
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Asda hands £5m to food bank charities to ease plight
Supermarket giant Asda is doing its bit for the coronavirus war effort by donating £5m to food charities FareShare and…
Tesco chief Lewis steps down, leaving ‘big boots to fill’
Tesco boss Dave Lewis’ shock decision to quit after five years in the role is leaving his successor – Walgreens…
Aldi exacts revenge on Tesco in cheap as chips ad war
The battle royale between supermarket chains over which is the cheapest has taken yet another twist after a complaint by Aldi…
Retailers with loyalty schemes score the most points
British consumers feel most loyal to Tesco and Ocado online and to Marks & Spencer and Waitrose in store, although those retailers…
UK retailers ‘sitting on £1.7bn data and media cash cow’
UK grocery retailers could claw in an extra £1.7bn worth of revenue by using the customer data and insights they…
Waitrose scores top marks for festive email activity
The jury may still be out on which festive TV campaign has been most successful but according to a direct…
Tesco admits defeat by pulling the plug on Tesco Direct
Tesco has finally waved the white flag on its attempt to take on the might of Amazon and Argos by…
Consumer trust on rise over retailers’ data governance
Fears that the retail sector could suffer under GDPR by struggling to win consumer trust when it comes to handling…
Sainsbury’s hunts agency for direct marketing brief
Just 24 hours after revealing that its future lies in data-driven marketing, it has emerged that Sainsbury’s is now planning…