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Kmart rolls out Christmas ad, but insists it is not for Christmas

on Sep 5, 2014 | 0 comments

By Ishbel Macleod

Kmart has unveiled its first Christmas ad, promoting the retailer’s layaway service, but insists it is not, in fact, a Christmas commercial.

“Let’s say you have an event in late December that you need a lot of gifts for. Like, maybe your entire family is having a birthday on the same day,” the new ad suggests.

The ‘Merry birthday’ ad features elves, a big green tree, and a fat man in a red suit. So, in all, not Chrismassy.

While it may seem early for such an ad – especially since Labour Day in America only took place last week – people have Read full story ›

Source: The Drum