By Jamie White – Head of Communications
It’s been a busy week at the head office of mystery shopping and performance company, Douglas Stafford.
After shoppers in parts of Britain went crazy in the shops and online on Black Friday, Douglas Stafford conducted some independent research into the shopping phenomenon to find out what the British public really thought of the day. To see the results, click here.
Following Black Friday last week, Cyber Monday was another key date in the Christmas shopping calendar, with retail experts claiming that hundreds of thousands of pounds were being spent every minute. Read more here.
Also this week, Honda announced that the Civic Type R is on the starting blocks and gearing up for its much awaited 2015 launch.
Due to unprecedented demand, customers wanting to be one of the first behind the Type R steering wheel can now place an order with a £3,000 deposit at their local Honda dealer. Find out more about the Type R here.
Meanwhile, Douglas Stafford Account Manager, Chad Robbins, has been text driving the new Honda CR-V courtesy of our clients Honda UK. Look out for Chad’s review of the car next week.
Our clients Volkswagen are celebrating after scooping the top manufacturer award at the Car Dealer Used Car Awards. The company won the Best Manufacturer Scheme of the Year for the Das WeltAuto programme, and was highly commended for the used car website, while the Golf was Used Car of the Year runner up. Read more about the awards here.
A team member from Douglas Stafford will be taking to the water tomorrow (Saturday) – dressed as Santa Claus!
Chris Boothby, who works in the Video Editing and Quality Control Department at the company’s Lakeside North Harbour Head Office, is taking part in a special kayak challenge to raise money for ITV’s Text Santa campaign. You can read more here.
Earlier this week, The All-New Renault Twingo was named ‘City Car of the Year’ in the 2014 Top Gear Magazine Awards. You can find out more here.
There was further success for the Renault Group – clients of Douglas Stafford – as the company announced record-breaking growth in the UK market, continuing to outperform the market rate for the last 20 months. You can read more and find out about a new Renault and Dacia dealership here.
