'The main feeling is concern, concern for my clients, concern for their brands, concern for the public that we have regretfully upset, and then concern for my team and our clients.' She said clients had contacted the company in the wake of the backlash, but none had severed their contracts. 'We respect the court of public opinion about our work, we value feedback, but we don't respect trolls or abusive and offensive language being used towards our staff.'

Preece said it had been a 'challenging few days' with younger staff members upset by offensive comments posted next to their photos on the company's official Facebook and Twitter accounts. It announced its three-year appointment with 'the iconic Australian supermarket brand' in March. The company boasts a high-end portfolio – Bentley, Puma, L'Oreal Paris and Renault – and last year won the silver category in the Melbourne Design Awards and the B&T Award. The website was taken down on Tuesday evening and has been slammed by RSL president Ken Doolan and Minister for Veteran Affairs Michael Ronaldson.Ī Woolworths spokesman would not add to the company's previous lines, that it 'regret that our branding on the picture generator has caused offence, this was clearly never our intention.'Ĭarrspace was registered in early 2012, with offices in Collingwood in Melbourne, and Surry Hills in Sydney. The supermarket, which approved the material, also published an interactive tool that allowed individuals to insert their own pictures with a 'Lest We Forget' title, drawing scorn from across the internet. Woolworths' tribute to the centenary of the World War I Gallipoli campaign this month triggered a severe backlash, after linking its own marketing slogan 'Fresh Food People' to the tribute, by including the line: 'fresh in our memories'. Preece said she had responded to 'every phone call relating to the matter that we have received to date, including all press inquiries and general public inquiries'.

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