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                            4 November 2025
                        
                        
                            Nov 4th This Week in Brands
                        
                        
                            From M&S’s leadership shake-up to Barclays’ bold rebrand and KENJI’s TikTok debut, brands are making confident moves this week. The Body Shop embraces AI-powered beauty, while BCG’s latest snapshot shows how uneven spending is reshaping consumer behaviour.
                        
                    
                            30 October 2025
                        
                        
                            Oct 31st Northern news round-up
                        
                        
                            A big week up North: Steven Bartlett’s $425M creator empire rises, Housr scores £7.5M to power student living, and Space Studios Manchester lands on Amazon Prime. Meanwhile, air fryer sales lose their sizzle at Ultimate Products but the region’s creative fire stays strong as Prolific North Awards winners take the spotlight.
                        
                    
                            29 October 2025
                        
                        
                            October 30th Campaign highlights
                        
                        
                            From spooky ideas to thoughtful strategy. This week serves Halloween creativity from IKEA, Fanta and Columbia, clever everyday storytelling from British Airways and South Western Railway, and purpose-driven ideas from Dove and EA Sports; plus fresh strategic takeaways from WFA x MediaSense and the Prolific North Awards