The Car phone Warehouse is deferring its sponsorship of Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother series after ongoing accusations of racist conduct on the programme. The move follows yesterday’s statement that the retailer had ‘no intention’ of pulling its sponsorship.

CEO Charles Dunstone said Car phon…

Orange has appointed Duncan Hay as sales director, after a 16-month search for a replacement for Stuart Henry.

Duncan Hay migrates from Britvic (drinks business), where he was director of the company’s channel sales.

42 year-old Duncan Hay previously worked for Mars in a series of roles includ…

Orange UK brand and marketing director Pippa Dunn has been promoted to director of the company’s £1bn prepay business. She will replace Jim Graham, who is leaving to join European buy-out house Candover after three years at Orange.

Dunn joined Orange in 2003. She was director of sponsorship for …

Virgin Mobile is extending its standalone shop design to its concession stores. The first new look concession was revealed this week at the new flagship Virgin Megastore in Manchester at the Arndale Centre.
Virgin Mobile retail director Paul Williams said: ‘The modular element to the design makes i…

Fourteen Fone Logistics staff members were made redundant on Tuesday, as the company responded to Vodafone’s decision to drop it as a distributor.

Fone Logistics MD Ian Gillespie said: ‘We have had to do it because of the Vodafone situation. We had to make some cost savings due to the fact we are…