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Everything Everywhere and Stagecoach trial mobile contactless fares

Sarah Shearman — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:46:00 GMT

Everything Everywhere, the parent company of mobile operators T-Mobile and Orange, has partnered with transport operator Stagecoach Group to bring near field communication (NFC) technology to buses and trains in the UK to enable contactless mobile payments.

Are you suffering from a digital eating disorder?

Nicola Clark — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT

In the new visual economy, will taking pictures replace ownership of goods as a way for consumers to display status, asks Nicola Clark.

Tesco pushes virtual clothes in small London stores

Matthew Chapman — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:39:00 GMT

Tesco has partnered augmented reality platform Aurasma to bring virtual window shopping to its smaller central London stores, to push its F&F clothing range.

From 1930s 'Brand Man' to today: the evolution of the brand manager

Alan Mitchell — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The role of the brand manager has changed beyond recognition; today's practitioners are more akin to magazine editors, writes Alan Mitchell.

Novak Djokovic to wear Uniqlo at French Open

John Reynolds — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:08:00 GMT

Uniqlo has appointed the world's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic as its global brand ambassador, who will wear its sports range of clothes at tournaments.

The changing face of music tie-ups

Sarah Shearman — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

The proliferation of digital music has led big brands to shift toward collaborations with music artists across a variety of platforms

Brand builder: Under Armour

Kim Benjamin — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The brand invested in its first major European marketing campaign last month, writes Kim Benjamin.

Are UK brands leading the charge in digital marketing innovation? The Marketing Society Forum

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Twitter UK chief Tony Wang has said that British companies are setting the bar for digital campaigns.

M&S profits drop for first time in three years

Matthew Chapman — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:00 GMT

Marks & Spencer has posted its first underlying pre-tax profits drop in three years and has revised its predicted growth in revenues down by around £500m across the next three years.

Waterstones to sell Amazon's Kindle

John Reynolds — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:10:00 GMT

Waterstones is to sell Amazon’s Kindle book readers and other Kindle digital devices, in a major shift in strategy by the high-street book retailer.