Starbucks is boosting its digital sales in China through an online store on Alibaba-owned Tmall, selling gift cards, coffee vouchers and personalised e-cards. The store will give Starbucks an extension of its loyalty scheme in China, which the retailer believes will be its biggest international market in 2016, according to Investor’s Business Daily. For Alibaba […]
Bourbon brand Jim Beam has turned a barrel rackhouse at its flagship distillery in Kentucky into a nine-story 3D screen for the holidays where it is airing a short film for visitors to enjoy. The ‘visual installation’ is part of Jim Beam’s ‘Light Up the Holidays’ campaign and marks the first time the brand is […]
Looking ahead to 2016, Mintel has announced six key trends set to impact global packaging markets over the next year, including implications for both consumers and brands. David Luttenberger, Global Packaging Director at Mintel, said: “There’s a parallel path between brands striving to engage consumers on a more personal level and consumers’ expectations for packaging […]
New research released today by AB InBev UK reveals the growing popularity of alcohol-free beer amongst the British public. Nearly a third of Brits (31%) have now tried alcohol-free beer, one in ten women (10%) are enjoying it on a weekly basis and 18% of Londoners are drinking it whenever they go out, with Londoners being […]
Saatchi & Saatchi London and Direct Line Insurance have launched a festive campaign that offers Londoners free Christmas turkey protection. The product is the first of its kind, offering home chefs protecting against a ruined bird – for free. Direct Line’s Christmas turkey-mergency service is designed to rescue people from turkey related disasters this Christmas […]
KFC UK has partnered with Snapchat to produce a series of sponsored geofilters that will be available when customers use the app while at one the chain’s 900 locations in the UK, marking the first time a brand has made use of the geofilter unit in Britain. The geofilter adds a special overlay onto images […]
Domino’s Pizza is buying Germany’s biggest Pizza chain, Joey’s Pizza, in a deal worth around £57m. The buyout will be a joint venture between Domino’s Pizza’s UK and Australian owners with two-thirds owned by the Australian company and the remainder owned by the London-listed Domino’s Pizza Group, which already has operations in Germany. Don Meij, […]
Smint, the UK’s fastest growing sugar-free mint brand, is launching a new TV sponsorship to boost awareness and drive sales in Scotland in the run up to Hogmanay. Partnering with STV, which holds the Channel 3 licences for central and north Scotland, Smint will launch a series of 10” and 20” sponsorship credits between the […]
Following the success of its launch in Birmingham, Mentos, the UK’s fastest growing mint brand is bringing its outstanding ‘Who Says No to Mentos’ campaign to Manchester. Running until 3rd January, this exciting activation ranges from sampling to large-scale branding across the city. The activity kicks off this week, and residents of Manchester will be […]
More than a quarter (27%) of UK adults will suffer from at least four hangovers during the Christmas period, while 64% expect to overindulge during festivities, according to research from Coca-Cola. The soft drinks giant has published the findings as it gears up for its annual Designated Driver campaign, run in partnership with the Department […]