customer service meant that it rapidly closed the gap on its rival, overtaking Master Charge by 1979. That year, Interbank rebranded once again, changing both its own name and that of its main product

continued to narrow the gap with its next target, The Co-op. Currently, the latter is the UK's 5th largest grocer at 6.4% share, but Aldi's position edged up to 5.6%. Also this week, Tesco announced plans

Yet still the gap between Anheuser and its tow competitors appeared dauntingly wide. Coors' own operations had undergone a considerable rebirth during the decade through two transformational acquisitions

explosion of three-dimensional modern dance plugs a gap of sorts, even if it bears some similarity to past such spots for Guinness (also from AMV BBDO) and from BBH for Diageo stablemate Baileys. Remember

A deal for Whole Foods would narrow that gap a little, and also widen Albertsons' exposure to high-end customers, but could prove quite a stretch financially. A successful offer would probably need to

Gap's hard-pressed Banana Republic chain bade farewell to global president Andi Owen. Her successor has yet to be named. In the UK, Tesco appointed its first inhouse head of media, poaching Mindshare

valuation gap". In other words, they don't believe the business is worth what Time Inc thinks it is. Rival publisher Meredith is still said to be considering a bid. Simon Tesler Publisher, Adbrands

181bn and $142bn respectively, a gap of more than $60bn separates Apple and Google from any other brands. Coca-Cola remains among the top five, but was pushed out of the #3 slot by Microsoft and is also

narrowing the gap a little (but only a little) with the mighty Dentsu. Hakuhodo has also added to its international profile with acquisitions of small creative agencies in major advertising territories,

For several years, Ariel steadily closed the gap, helped along by new product development including gels for low temperature washes and stain removers. Multi-function 3-in-1 Liquitab gel capsules, introduced