WPP and The&Partnership’s m/SIX secures Sainsbury’s media account

Sainsbury’s 22-year partnership with PHD has come to a close as WPP and The&Partnership’s joint project m/SIX has seized its media account.
Campaign reports that the account, worth up to £100m, was put up for review in secrecy following the retailer’s takeover of Argos, via the £1.4bn acquisition of Home Retail Group in 2016.
The retailer is making a habit of breaking away from long-time partners, it ended a 35-year relationship with AMV BBDO last year.
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