Christmas
UK high street sales slump to lowest in 25 years
The UK high street retail sector suffered the worst year for 25 years, as Brexit continued to hurt the country’s economy, but online sales stayed healthy.
Sony reveals ‘Vision-S’ autonomous car
Sony has unveiled its Vision-S electric concept car at CES as CEO Kenichiro Yoshida predicts mobility will take over from mobile communications as the main focus for tech firms.
UK supermarkets experience lowest growth over Christmas period since 2014
UK supermarkets have experienced the lowest sales growth over the Christmas period in five years, with sales growing by +0.5% in the last four weeks, according to new research.
Smart speakers reaching ‘mass adoption’ in UK (but concerns around privacy grow)
Sales over the Christmas and Peak Retail period show that the UK has reached ‘mass adoption’ of smart speakers as voice activated technology firmly embeds itself in the lives and habits of consumers – but concerns around data & privacy are increasingly significant.
DFS celebrates 30 years of sofa sales with Wallace and Gromit
DFS has partnered with animation studio, Aardman, to create a multi-channel campaign with iconic characters, Wallace & Gromit.
UK in-store boxing day sales plummet 12%
Boxing Day footfall decreased by 11.8% compared to Boxing Day 2018, according to new data.
DFS celebrates 30 years of sofa sales with Wallace and Gromit
DFS has partnered with animation studio, Aardman, to create a multi-channel campaign with iconic characters, Wallace & Gromit.
The 10 worst marketing fails of 2019: Area 51 aliens, lethal smoothies and competition calamities
As 2019 draws to a close, we look at some of the biggest marketing blunders of the year. From the US military threatening to bomb alien hunters to lethal conker recipes, there were plenty of mistakes from companies that should know better. Read on, learn from the mistakes and hope your team doesn’t make the list in 2020…