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retail week powerlist Sir Terry Leahy Chief Executive, Tesco Sir Philip Green Owner, Arcadia and Bhs Michael Ward Managing Director, Harrods Marc Bolland Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer Simon Wolfson Chief Executive, Next Justin King Chief Executive, Sainsbury s Charlie Mayfield Chairman, John Lewis Partnership Sir Stuart Rose Executive Chairman, Marks & Spencer Ian Cheshire Chief Executive, Kingfisher Rob Templeman Chief Executive, Debenhams Stefano Pessina Executive Chairman, Alliance Boots Charles Dunstone Chief Executive, Carphone Warehouse Mark Price Managing Director, Waitrose John Browett Chief Executive, DSGi Euan Sutherland Chief Executive, Kingfisher UK Andy Street Managing Director, John Lewis Photographs taken from the Retail Week Power List 100, Retail Week s annual ranking of retail s leaders, in association with Alix Partners and American Express. 2
BRAND OVerView Retail Week is the leading authority on retailing in the UK, providing industry news, insightful analysis and key data, as well as the best jobs from across the entire retail sector. Retail Week is the only title which covers all the issues facing multiple retailers in one place. For over twenty years Retail Week s reputation has been built upon its exclusive news coverage, which is backed up by in-depth interviews and features, respected columnists and authoritative analysis of the issues that matter to retailers. Retail Week is more than just the weekly magazine. Our online service at retail-week.com offers subscribers the fastest breaking news on the business of retail, daily and breaking news alerts, and dedicated columns and sections on key issues for retailers such as technology, multichannel and property. Subscribers also get access to Retail Week Knowledge Bank, a comprehensive database of all the key facts on the UK s top 200 retailers, such as sales, profits, margins and contact details. Brainchild of respected analyst Robert Clark, Retail Week Knowledge Bank is an essential tool for both retailers keen to benchmark themselves against the competition, and for vendors eager to understand potential retail customers. Retail Week also has a raft of revered and respected events, including the renowned Oracle Retail Week Awards. So whether in print, online, or in person Retail Week is at the heart of the retail community. If you re going to read one magazine to tell you everything you need to know about retail, it s a no brainer, it s Retail Week. Lord Kirkham Founder of DFS 3
RETAIL week reaches A premium AUDieNCE Retail Week is the authoritative, voice for the retail industry, dedicated to providing unrivalled retail news, insight and intelligence. Retail Week engages with its audience via: Retail Week, the biggest selling paid-for weekly retail magazine: average net circulation 8,142 1 (ABC Certified), readership 40,500 2 Retail-week.com, the fastest breaking news website: 120,000 unique users per month 3, 430,000 page impressions per month 3 Retail Week Knowledge Bank: a fully searchable database of the top 200 UK retail companies, providing unique details of financial performance, store numbers, margins, key personnel and analysis of company strategy. A number of high profile awards and events held throughout the year: Retail Week Awards, Retail Week Technology Awards, Retail Week Rising Stars Awards, Retail Week Interiors Awards, Retail Week Supply Chain Awards, Roundtables and Power Lists Retail Week subscribers receive the weekly magazine and complete access to retail-week.com For a SENIOR level audience Retail Week is read by the top 500 UK retail companies 4 67% of Retail Week subscribers are board level top line decision makers with purchasing power 5 23% of Retail Week subscribers are Managers with purchasing power 5 21% are responsible for an annual purchasing budget of over 1million 5 Audience seniority 5 Board level top line decision makers (Owner/Proprietor, CEO/Head of Org, Chief/Managing Director, Head of/director) 67% 10% Other 23% Managers Retail Week does a brilliant job for our industry authoritative and accessible, supportive but not afraid to challenge, ahead of the game on news and trends, a centre of excellence for retail thinking. Mark Price Managing Director, Waitrose Source: 1 ABC (Jul09 Jun10) 2 Publisher s Estimate 3 Webtrends (Jan Jun10) 4 Reader Research Communications June 2008 5 Retail Week Subscriber Survey, Emap Ltd 2010 4
RETAIL week is A powerful ENGAGEMENT tool The Retail Week audience want business critical information, 24/7 83% of Retail Week subscribers agree Retail Week gives me a breadth of knowledge of the retail industry which I could not find elsewhere 5 They are highly engaged with the brand 57% of Retail Week subscribers have been reading Retail Week for over 3 years and 38% of Retail Week subscribers have been reading Retail Week for over 5 years 5 In print and online 56% of subscribers visit retail-week.com once a week or more 5 And on the move 59%of Retail Week subscribers use a mobile device to access business information 5 92% of Retail Week subscribers use a Smartphone 5 Areas of interest 5 Department Store Marketing Fashion Multichannel E-Commerce Grocery Technology Supply Chain Interiors/stores design Finance DIY Property Electricals 68% 65% 60% 58% 58% 50% 50% 45% 44% 39% 34% 33% 33% Source: 5 Retail Week Subscriber Survey, Emap Ltd 2010 Retail Week is read by some of the biggest names in the industry and is our number one source of information for the retail sector. Not only does it enable us to reach our target audience but by keeping up to date with the latest news and trends, it enables us to continue to align ourselves more closely with the needs of the industry. Andrew Nicholson Retail & Interiors Director, VINCI Construction UK 5
PRINT ADVertisiNG opportunities Display advertising: branding and response driven advertising positions available throughout the publication: Ad Size Price Double Page Spread 11,827 Full Page 6,224 Half page 3,385 Quarter page 1,693 Strip advertisements: these are the first commercial spaces our readers come across. Prime strip placements are available in the front section of the magazine, primarily within the news pages. Price: 1,092. Advertorial DPS Full page ad (bleed) Advertorials: the most effective way to communicate a more detailed message. Advertorials deliver an average of 27% higher brand awareness than display advertising 1. Price: 8,091 per page. 1 Source: Viacom brand solutions. Full page ad (type area) Display ad DPS (bleed) We ran a sustained advertising campaign in Retail Week throughout the first part of this year to launch our deliver service, Predict. It has resulted in us achieving high awareness amongst the top 500 retailers and more importantly, new business from multichannel retailers and e-tailers. Mandy Hamilton Marketing Manager DPD Half page ad Quarter page ad Horizontal strip ad 6
CreatiVE solutions Cover wrap: cover the whole magazine with four pages of advertising space to promote a campaign. Price: 22,880 Bellyband: a high impact interactive creative which is wrapped around the belly of the magazine. Price: 18,720 Bellyband leading to DPS: a high impact creative which is wrapped around the magazine and attached to a double page spread. The design of this means that readers have to interact with your creative in order to read the magazine. Price: 27,040 Polybag: creative branding on the polybags which carry every issue of Retail Week to it s readers. Price: 7,800 Bellyband leading to DPS (front) Bellyband leading to DPS (back) Loose inserts: Retail Week can arrange for your own promotional material to be carried in the magazine. Loose inserts offer the freedom to promote your own message, unrestricted by page boundaries or type size, to the entire magazine circulation. Grams Cost per 000 Full Run 8,500 1-10 275 2,340 11-20 300 2,548 21-30 324 2,756 31-40 361 3,068 40 grams plus POA POA Bound-in inserts: your own marketing material can be bound into the magazine. Binding an insert means your advertising is seen by both the primary reader and the readers to whom they pass on the magazine. POA Cover wrap Bellyband attached to DPS 7
Supplements 2011 Retail Week publish a number of special focused supplements throughout the year. Supplements for 2011 include: January Trend Essays February Supply Chain, Retail Week Interiors March Multichannel May Retail Technology, Payment Services June Retail Week Interiors, The Retail Power List July Marketing August Customer Insight September Retail Week Property, Retail Week Interiors October Supply Chain November Security, Etail Power List December Big Green Innovations, Retail Week Interiors Supplement Sponsorship Headline sponsorship of a Retail Week Supplement enables you to position your business as a thought leader and maximise your profile and coverage. Headline sponsorship includes: A byline thought leadership article of 250/300 words and images appearing alongside the editorial introduction to the supplement Prominent branding on the front cover 2 full page ads within the supplement (usually inside front and inside back cover) Branding on the online version of the supplement available to subscribers on retail.week.com Optional exclusive use of all ad inventory surrounding the supplement on retail-week.com for 1 month Branding on all supplement promotion Marketing supplement Technology supplement Advertising rates as per display advertising (page 6) Prices range from: 10-18K Retail Week Interiors Retail Week Power List Source: 5 Retail Week Subscriber Survey, Emap Ltd 2010 76% of subscribers agree Retail Week equips me with the information needed to succeed in the fast-moving world of retail. 5 Contract supplements Retail Week also carry contract published supplements, subject to editorial approval. Prices from: 25K for an 8pp client supplement. Contract supplement Contract supplement 8
Bespoke sponsorship opportunities Roundtables Hosting a roundtable with Retail Week enables you to create a bespoke event in the form of briefings, off-the-record engagement dinners or roundtable debates with an elite target market. Roundtables provide direct face-to-face contact with your target audience of customers and are typically written up by editorial and published as a DPS in Retail Week. Prices from: 15,000 Sponsored Feature Retail Week is running a series of scheduled features throughout 2011 which focus on specific retail sectors and topics of importance. Sponsorship enables you to associate your business with thought leadership in your area of expertise. Sponsors benefit from: Logo at the top of each page of the feature pages A full advertising page within the same issue of the magazine Logo alongside the feature on retail week.com HTML spin block promoting the feature on retail-week.com Prices from: 7,985 Sponsored Research Reports Research Reports provide in depth industry insight and analysis. Sponsors can shape research questions using both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. Reports are published in print and online and supported with a comprehensive co-branded marketing campaign. Sponsors benefit from: Being seen as thought leaders Extensive exposure to the retail industry Brand positioning alongside cutting-edge content Inclusion in a fully integrated marketing and PR campaign Prices from: POA Surveys/Questionnaires We can create and run online surveys on your behalf, providing you with exclusive industry data. You can also generate valuable leads via our data capture service. Sponsors benefit from: Live survey running on retail-week.com for 1 month (minimum) Questionnaire design assistance Presentation of data/results in a meaningful context Co-branded online/email survey promotion campaign Published editorial write up, off & online (additional cost for advertorial write up s). Prices from: 7,500 BT Roundtable Yahoo! Roundtable SMG, leading customer insight agency, recently ran a research project to discover what retailers really think about customer retention vs customer acquisition. We knew that Retail Week offers the right audience to conduct accurate research amongst the highest number of senior industry decisionmakers in the sector. The team at SMG are very pleased with the result. Jeremy Michael, Managing Director, SMG UK 9
ONliNE ADVertisiNG opportunities Run of site: 1 1. Top Leaderboard 1 2 1. Top Banner Ad Position Width in pixels Height in pixels CPM Slot 1 Top Leaderboard 728 90 45 Slot 2 Top MPU 336 280 49 Slot 3 Skyscraper 160 600 34 Slot 4 Bottom MPU 336 280 24 Slot 5 Bottom Leaderboard 728 90 22 2 2. Top MPU 2. Skyscraper Premium channel sponsorship: 3,750 per month (includes top/bottom leaderboards, top/bottom MPU s and Skyscrapers) Sponsorship channels: City, Technology, Property, In Business, Multichannel and Stores 3 Landing pages/advertorials: 5,000 per month Weekly newsletter sponsorship: Daily (x5) 2,500 Stores (Monday) 750 Property (Tuesday) 750 Technology (Wednesday) 750 Fashion (Thursday) 750 Food (Friday) 750 4 3. Skyscraper 4. Bottom MPU 3 Email newsletter Solus email 3. Bottom Leaderboard Solus emails: (14,000 3rd party database) 1,500 for first 1,000 emails ( 350 per additional 000 thereafter) Webinars: from 15,000 Video content: from 4,000 Surveys/questionnaires: from 7,500 White paper/case studies: from 1,500 5 5. Bottom Leaderboard 10
AWARDS sponsorship Retail Week present a number of high-profile awards events throughout the year, including the newly launched Retail Week Supply Chain Award (7th September 2011), providing sponsors with unique opportunities to engage with the Retail Week audience pre, during and post event. Awards sponsorship delivers maximum return on investment via a high impact 6-9 month marketing campaign encompassing the full communications mix. The Retail Week Awards brings together the retail industry s leaders to celebrate the sectors highest achievements and reward excellence & innovation in Retail. It is the one award of the year that retailers aspire to win and is considered the ultimate accolade - the pinnacle of retail awards. Audience profile: C-Suite and Senior Level Retailers across the FTSE 500 Large Multiples, Multi Channel Retailers and Etailers. The Interiors Awards are the ultimate recognition for retail store design. Audience profile: Property Directors, Marketing Directors, Creative Directors, head of store planning, store planning directors, head of store design, store design directors across large retail multiples and SME s. The Retail Week Awards are the gold standard for uk retailers. Judged by their peers, these are the awards the biggest names in retail want to win, and that makes for an awards night which is always spectacular the biggest night in the retail calendar. The Retail Week Technology Awards are the hallmark of technical excellence and celebrate the best in Retail Technology. From The Rising Star Awards recognise the up and coming stars who will be Retail s future leaders. Marc Bolland Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer Audience profile: CIO, IT, E-Commerce and Multi Channel Directors across Large Multiples, Multi Channel Retailers and Etailers. Audience profile: In store, head office and support professionals/teams across Large Multiples, Multi Channel Retailers and Etailers. Category sponsorship prices range from 9,950 30,000 11
specifications Print specifications Display page areas Full page Type area: 260 x 195mm Trim: 285 x 210mm Bleed: 291 x 216mm Half page Landscape: 125 x 195mm Portrait: 260 x 90mm Quarter page 125 x 90mm DPS Type area: 260 x 390mm Trim: 285 x 420mm Bleed: 329 x 109mm Loose inserts A4 up to 15g: 1,690 Maximum size please request a quote for inserts above 15g Contact Interiors, In-store Marketing, Property, Utilities, Government, FMCG Paul Stewart T 020 7728 3555 E paul.stewart@emap.com Consultants, Finance Imogen Jones T 020 7728 3563 E imogen.jones@emap.com Production specifications Colour & delivery CMYK only. No spot colours. Digital files as high res PDF to pass4press standards on email or FTP. Image resolution 300 dpi. All high res images must be embedded within the file. Do not use OPI settings. Booking deadlines For weekly issue: 7 days prior to publication. For supplements: 2 weeks prior to publication. Technology, Multichannel, Security, Brand Marketing Sarah Killey T 020 7728 3561 E sarah.killey@emap.com N.B. All bookings are subject to Emap Ltd s terms and conditions www.emap.com/contact-us/advertising-terms--and--conditions Supply Chain/Logistics/Property Rebecca Soni T 020 7728 3849 E rebecca.soni@emap.com Web specifications Site advertising Banners running on newsletters can only be GIF/JPEG format * Initial downloads only Guidelines Ad position Width in pixels Files must be no larger than 30K (larger files will be slow to download to viewers) All files should have a target URL supplied for the advert to link to Where a white background is used a border must be present Sound must be user initiated (on click) Video must be user initiated (on click) Emap reserves the right to refuse ads due to design/editorial content Emap requires 24/78 hours notice to set files on site All files should be emailed to adops@emap.com Height in pixels File size* Slot 1 Top leaderboard 728 90 30k Slot 2 Top MPU 336 280 30k Slot 3 Skyscraper 160 600 30k Slot 4 Bottom MPU 336 280 30k Slot 5 Bottom leaderboard 728 90 30k Newsletter advertising Ad position Width in pixels Height in pixels File size* Slot 1 Top banner 468 60 30k Slot 2 Skyscraper 160 600 30k Slot 3 Bottom banner 468 60 30k Accepted file types Static GIF / JPEG.GIF,.JPEG Animated GIF.GIF Flash (see below).swf,.flv Source video files.wmv,.avi,.mov,.flv Video spec sheet available 3rd party redirects Animation length Maximum time: 30sec Maximum rotations: 5 Expanding banner Close button on non expanding portion Close X Flash banner specifications So our adserver can count clicks on the ad the following needs to be added to the Flash file. 1 Build to Flash Version 8 2 Create a transparent button covering the clickable area 3 Apply the below action script to the button: on (release) { geturl(_root.clicktag, _blank ); } 4 Provide a.gif version of the banner for users that can t view Flash files 5 Send us the final.swf and.gif files with the corresponding click-through URL 12
retail week powerlist Kate Bostock, Executive Director, general merchandise, Marks & Spencer Dalton Phillips Chief Executive, Morrisons Alex Gourlay Chief Executive, Health & Beauty, Boots UK Ian Grabiner Chief Operating Officer, Arcadia Malcolm Walker Chairman, Iceland Carl McPhail Chief Executive, New Look Lucy Neville Rolfe Corporate and Legal Affairs Director, Tesco Simon Fox Chief Executive, HMV Ben Gordon Chief Exective, Mothercare Mike Ashley Founder, Sports Direct Peter Marks Chief Executive, The Co-operative Group Harold Tillman Chairman, Jaeger Matt Davies Chief Executive, Pets at Home Scott Wheway Chief Executive, Best Buy Europe Julian Dunkerton Founder, SuperGroup Richard Jones, Commercial Director for Non-Food, Tesco Photographs taken from the Retail Week Power List 100, Retail Week s annual ranking of retail s leaders, in association with Alix Partners and American Express. 13
The latest retail news, jobs, analysis and market data online Retail Week, particularly on the internet, gives you bang up to date stories. Nigel Palmer Retail Director, Debenhams Retail-Week.com Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJ, United Kingdom