LONDON – The founding management team of property search engine Globrix has acquired News International’s 50% stake in the business for an undisclosed sum.
LONDON – C&C Group, the owners of Magners cider, has agreed to buy The Gaymer Cider Co, for £45m.
LONDON – A Bhs thong, Shirley Bassey’s greatest hits and a £5 The Body Shop voucher are all among this weekend’s giveaways.
LONDON – Nearly seven in 10 people will buy some of their Christmas gifts online this year, new research claims.
LONDON – Marks & Spencer is trialling fresh-food service counters as part of a revamp of its Food Halls.
LONDON – The Co-operative supermarket has launched a £200m-price cutting drive, its biggest ever Christmas push.
LONDON – Admedia has secured the contract to provide washroom advertising in The Sports Café chain of venues, owned by Yellow Hammer bars.
LONDON – Micro blogging site Twitter has been voted the top English word of 2009, beating ‘Obama’ and ‘H1N1’, the scientific name for the latest Swine Flu strain.
LONDON – ESPN, the Disney-backed sports broadcaster, has struck a rights deal with the Rugby World Cup’s organising body to show archive matches and footage from the tournament.
LONDON – The government is to ensure academic theories are at the core of campaigns designed to change behaviour.
LONDON – Coca-Cola Great Britain has announced a partnership with the ‘Original Stig’ from BBC’s Top Gear, Perry McCarthy.
LONDON – Ryanair is to make MasterCard Prepaid cards the only form of free payment for consumers booking flights on its website, Ryanair.com.
LONDON – YouTube has launched its first offline ad campaign to promote TV content on the site supplied by professional media companies.
LONDON – Danone Waters UK has appointed Adam Grant as its managing director, replacing Nick Krzyzaniak.
LONDON – Stella Artois is banking that a combination of environmental awareness and a fascination with new technology will help spread its latest viral marketing effort, an augmented reality Christmas e-card.
LONDON – John Lewis has announced a record week for TV sales as the retailer sees increased sales in electrical and home-technology products.
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LONDON – Tesco has launched an online shop on eBay, called Tesco Outlet, which sells discontinued electronics lines and repaired customer returns.
LONDON – On Friday, eccentric ad director Tony Kaye drove round London visiting locations which sparked his creativity – watch a film of his day.
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