Farmers to Offer “Assist” to Latest Lays Campaign

Very interesting campaign from Frito-Lay and great overview article by Tanya Irwin in MediaPost:

Lay’s is kicking off a nationwide experiential tour featuring the company’s potato farmers.

The PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division brand is using a mobile greenhouse designed to bring a rural farm experience to city-based consumers. The six-city tour kicked off July 26 in New York [...]

Large Retailers Stick to Catalogs

Interesting piece in USA Today (click for full article)

By Jillian Berman, USA TODAY
After a seven-year hiatus, Abercrombie & Fitch brought back its racy A&F Quarterly Saturday, but the controversial publication is making a comeback as many retailers are heading in the other direction.

With retailers forced to take a hard look at their bottom lines during [...]