Retailers suffered a quiet Easter weekend, with Ipsos Retail Performance reporting a drop in footfall of -2.9% across the UK, in comparison to 2015, when Easter fell a fortnight later. Dr Tim Denison, director of retail intelligence at ...
Star Monsters is the most TV advertised toy so far in 2016. Magic Box Toys and Esdevium's new collectable, Star Monsters, has enjoyed a strong debut at UK retail. Since launching at the beginning of February, reaction from both ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Clear and Bright, the 5th solar term, starts this year on Apr 5 and ends on Apr 20. Of all the 24 solar terms, Clear and Bright is the only one whose first day ...
Carlsberg revealed its biggest idea yet – a pop-up bar in London made entirely from chocolate! The pop-up, entitled If Carlsberg Did Chocolate Bars, appeared as a giant bar of chocolate affixed to the wall of the Truman Brewery in ...
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The billboards garnered more than five minutes of TV coverage during the Easter weekend, to more than 11 million people. Nerf joined a major sporting event this weekend, as the company unveiled its pitch-side billboards during the Germany ...
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The Finish Line Inc. reported earnings for the fourth quarter before non-recurring items fell 11.6 percent to $36.5 million, or 83 cents a share. Earnings came in at the high end of its guidance calling for earnings between 78 and 83 cents ...
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The two-week campaign will air across a range of kids' TV channels until April 3rd 2016. Mardles, the stickers that come to life using a free smartphone or tablet app, is set to make its TV advertising debut this Easter. The two-week ...
Barkers Home officially unveiled its revamped £3m furnishing store in Northallerton on Saturday. Directors Charles, Ian and Guy Barker cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the family-owned store on Yafforth Road, which has ...
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To celebrate the festivities, Gemperle Family Farms has designed several all-natural crafts that make perfect gifts for friends and family. "We admit we are egg nerds at Gemperle Family Farms and Easter is one of our favorite days of the ...
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This Easter, Kmart is teaming up with PEEPS, the marshmallow candy brand, to introduce goodies. Sure, everyone has Facebook friends, but it's time to figure out once and for all who your 'peeps' really are. Thanks to the Kmart 'My PEEPS' ...
Easter is now just around the corner. For readers still looking to purchase chocolate and confectionery Australian Food News has compiled the following amongst the 2016 Easter offerings. Bunnies out, Bilbies in this Easter Australian ...
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Aldi supermarkets in the UK have taken a unique approach to advertising their 2016 Easter offerings. They are parodying two popular advertisements by other well-known brands. In one advertisement, Aldi has re-created Cadbury’s ...
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Furniture was again the top-performing category and the main contributor to retail growth in February, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. After hitting a record of +16 in January, GfK’s Major Purchase Index ...
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IKONPRINT has taken a digital leap by becoming the first Danish printer to buy and install the new Nilpeter digital UV-InkJet product line, PANORAMA. The move is a direct result of an increased number of incoming orders, and thus an ...
NESTLé BUTTERFINGER has launched two new seasonal offerings for Easter. For the first time, families can celebrate spring with the all new Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups Smooth & Crunchy Egg (Individual 1oz/MSRP $0.99 and Six-pack ...