LONDON (Alliance News) - WPP PLC said Thursday its operating company XM Asia has acquired a majority stake in Vietnamese digital creative agency Sofresh Co Ltd. Sofresh has a range of clients including Diageo PLC, GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Unilever PLC. It had revenues of VND35.7 billion in 2 Read More

WPP's Millward Brown Buys Dutch-Based Marketing Strategy Consultants

17th Jun 2014 08:50

LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Tuesday said brand, media and communications research division Millward Brown has bought Netherlands-based marketing strategy consultants EffectiveBrands Holding BV. It didn't give any financial details of the transaction. EffectiveB Read More

WPP's Grey Acquires Majority Stake In Circus Peru

12th Jun 2014 15:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Thursday said its wholly-owned operating company Grey, a global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Circus Peru SA, the largest independent advertising agency in Peru. The company did not provide a Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: J Sainsbury Sales Down Again, But Stock Gains

11th Jun 2014 12:35

LONDON (Alliance News) - J Sainsbury Wednesday reported another drop in like-for-like sales, its second consecutive quarterly decline after nine years of unbroken sales growth. The UK's third-largest supermarket chain by market share posted a 1.1% decline in like-f Read More

UPDATE: TOP NEWS: UK Joblessness Falls To 6.6% But Earnings Stall

11th Jun 2014 10:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- J Sainsbury PLC reported another drop in like-for-like sales, its second consecutive quarterly decline, after nine years of u Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Joblessness Falls To 6.6% But Average Earnings Stall

11th Jun 2014 10:17

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Sainsbury's Leads FTSE 100 Gainers

11th Jun 2014 07:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - Sainsbury's leads FTSE 100 gainers at the open Wednesday despite reporting its second consecutive decline in quarterly sales. However, the overall market has opened lower, depressed by a group of ex-dividend stocks such as Vodafone</ Read More

WPP's JWT Buys Majority Of The Hardy Boys Creative Agency In South Africa

11th Jun 2014 06:47

LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Wednesday said its marketing communications agency JWT has bought a majority stake in South African creative agency The Hardy Boys, a further move to increase revenue from digital media. It didn't give any financial details of the deal.</p Read More

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