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Greggs turns logo nightmare into PR success About 10 years ago

Bakery company Greggs turned a potential PR disaster around yesterday, when a fake and offensive logo appeared next to the company’s Google listing.The normal logo was replaced with an image pulled from uncyclopedia.wikia.com with the fake slogan “Greggs: providing s*** to scum for over 70 years” which quickly went viral.However,...

Kelly Osbourne unveils new fashion brand venture About 10 years ago

TV star Kelly Osbourne has announced that she is to launch her own fashion label called Stories by Kelly Osbourne. The label’s first collection will be available through American online retailer HSN from the end of September.Speaking to WWD, Ms Osbourne said: “I believe that every time you wear something,...

Monarch airlines cuts workforce About 10 years ago

It has been reported that Monarch airlines could cut as many as 1,000 jobs in a restructure aimed at cutting costs. The airline may also stop its long-haul flights and focus on the European market.The airline has not commented officially on the potential job losses, which would be equal to...

Groupon rebrands as retail marketplace About 10 years ago

Groupon has revamped its UK website, repositioning itself as an online marketplace rather than a deals website.Tamer Tamar, senior vice president of Groupon's European division, said: "It's not just run of the mill teeth-whitening and massage [offers] like there used to be. The number and variety of deals have grown...

Retail footfall down 0.6% in July About 10 years ago

Figures released by the British Retail Consortium and Springboard revealed that the retail footfall dropped by 0.6% year-on-year in July with high streets reporting the largest decline.The high street footfall dropped by 1.7% in the month, which was consistent with the decline in June.Footfall in shopping centres edged down 0.5%...

Morrisons extends opening hours across half its estate About 10 years ago

Morrisons has announced it has extended its opening hours at nearly half of its stores in a bid to win back market share in the tough market.The grocer’s stores will stay open for an extra 1600 hours per week so that stores will now be open from 6am -11pm at...

White Stuff profits almost double About 10 years ago

The Fashion retailer White Stuff has seen its profits almost double as it upped its online and overseas expansion.White Stuff generated profit before tax of £9.47 million in the year to May 3rd, on the back of sales of £115.7 million. These figures compare with profits of £5.1 million on...

Tesco Hudl and other Android devices face data reset flaw About 11 years ago

An investigation into devices that are able to hide data by using a factory reset option discovered that the option did little to delete potentially sensitive information.The three separate investigations of Android's data deleting systems found it was actually possible to recover information. In some cases, a reset just removed...

Subway appoints area development manager About 11 years ago

Subway has appointed Greg Madigan as its new area development manager for the UK and Ireland.Greg Madigan, who has already worked at Subway’s Australian headquarters in Brisbane for over a decade, will now be responsible for developing the brand across the territory, working with a team of development agents in...

GAME reports 30% sales uplift About 11 years ago

Game saw its total sales climb by 30% in the year to 26th July.The specialist video games retailer has said its full-year underlying operating profits will be in line with market expectations after a “solid” second half performance.The company, which floated on the London Stock Exchange in June, also said...

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