MBS News
Thursday
September 09, 2010
Moira’s Thursday Column
The MBS Group Fashion and Luxury team attended Fashion's Night Out last night and particularly enjoyed the Tata-Naka pop up store, Burberry and DKNY. Stella McCartney was the place to be, but the Louis Vuitton photo booth was the real high point for us. Read more about it here.
Retail
Shareholders Approve Dixons Name Change
DSG International will revert to being called Dixons Retail after shareholders approved the plans at the electricals group’s AGM.
Read more on www.retail-week.com »
Morrisons Unveils Convenience And Online Ambitions
Supermarket group Morrisons is to test convenience stores next year and is investigating whether also to begin trading online. The initiatives are the first revealed by new chief executive Dalton Philips, and more are likely to follow.
Read more on www.retail-week.com »
Ikea Buys Six German Wind Farms
Ikea has added to its portfolio of wind turbines, by buying six German wind farms from a Spanish turbine group, as part of its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.
Consumer Goods
Reckitt Benckiser Rapped By ASA
A TV ad for Calgon water softener, a Reckitt Benckiser brand, has been banned by the ASA for being misleading. It claimed that using the product over a lifetime was less than the cost of buying a new washing machine, which consumers would have to do if they used another brand.
Read more on www.marketingweek.co.uk »
Miller Brands In World Beer Growth Push
Miller Brands is working closely with partners such as retailers and pub companies to boost its world beer category, especially its Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell brands, in the UK.
Read more on www.marketingweek.co.uk »
Digital And Online
Google Instant Promises Live Search Results
Google has launched a new product, Google Instant, which displays search results as soon as users type in queries, referring to the innovation as "search at the speed of thought".
Fashion, Lifestyle And Luxury
Burberry To Launch ‘Runway To Reality’ In-Store Event During LFW
Luxury British heritage brand Burberry is launching a new in-store event called ‘Runway to Reality’ during its London Fashion Week catwalk show. The concept will allow customers to watch live streaming of Burberry’s womenswear Spring 11 catwalk show on big screens, then order directly from the show using iPads.
Read more on www.drapersonline.com »
Gap Collaborates With Valentino
Casualwear giant Gap has joined forces with luxury house Valentino to launch a womenswear capsule collection, which will launch in late November.
Read more on www.drapersonline.com »
Roland Mouret Takes Back Naming Rights
Roland Mouret has bought back the rights to his name, five years after he left the company that owned it. He will now open a flagship store and head office in London’s Mayfair under his name with his business partner Simon Fuller.
Read more on www.drapersonline.com »
Travel And Leisure
Airline Passengers 'Wrongly' Charged For Hand Luggage
Bmibaby passengers were wrongly forced to pay £60 fines for oversized hand luggage because the cages used to measure the bags was too small, it has been claimed. The airline has admitted the fault and agreed to replace the cages at the 30 airports it flies from.
Read more on www.telegraph.co.uk »
On The Move
Net-a-Porter Appoints Mr Porter Editor-In-Chief
Designer e-tailer Net-a-porter has appointed former Esquire editor Jeremy Langmead as editor-in-chief of its new menswear site Mr Porter, due to launch in January. He originally joined Esquire in March 2007.
Read more on www.drapersonline.com »
First Drinks Appoints Marketing Chief
First Drinks has appointed former Kimberly Clark marketer Una McCullough as its new marketing director. She has been in the role on an interim basis since June.
Read more on www.marketingweek.co.uk »
Holidaybreak Directorate Change
Leisure group Holidaybreak has appointed HMV chief financial officer, Neil Bright, as group finance director. He will take up the post in January and succeeds Bob Baddeley, who is retiring.
Read more on www.investegate.co.uk »
Microsoft Poaches Samsung Marketer Martin-Cruz
European marketing director of Samsung, Mikah Martin-Cruz, has been appointed Microsoft's chief marketing officer for its UK consumer and online division.
Read more on www.marketingmagazine.co.uk »
Gekko Appointment
Gekko, the hotel recommendation and comparison site, has hired Alex Cheeseman as commercial director. He was previously business development manager for Lonely Planet.
The Weathergirl Says...
Excuse me, while I make like a cat and lie in the sun today. There's a park bench somewhere with my name on it. Feel free to drop in and share the space. Bring some hot chocolate and biscuits, if you can.