All Desigual articles
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Opinion
Comment: Homage to Catalonia’s remarkable retail arena
At the heart of Barcelona’s vibrant retail scene department store El Corte Inglés is a monument to shopping in the modern era.
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Analysis
Retail Week on the Road: Northwest
We visit Stockport, Northwich, Manchester and Liverpool.
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Gallery
Desigual, Oxford Street
Desigual is one of those curious beasts where you tend to look at the shop ahead of the stock.
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Gallery
How retailers are selling the Sales
Roll up, roll up… it’s Sale time, and as retailers scramble to rid themselves of unwanted stock, Retail Week considers the many ways there are to skin a marked-down cat. John Ryan reports from Westfield London
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Analysis
The West End property market
While shop vacancy rates in the UK are at an all-time high, London’s top streets are commanding higher premiums than ever, despite the economic downturn.
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News
Drapers editor joins Amazon UK to ramp up fashion offer
Etail giant Amazon UK has appointed fashion trade magazine Drapers executive editor Jessica Brown as head of fashion for its fledgling clothing business.
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News
Bimba & Lola hunts for London store
Spanish fashion retailer Bimba & Lola is eyeing high-profile London locations for its first UK store.
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News
Desigual pays record rent for top Oxford Street pitch
Desigual has signed for a store on Oxford Street in a record-breaking deal that will sees the Spanish fashion retailer paying about £710 Zone A.
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News
Disney insists sparkle will return despite dip
Disney Stores has slipped back into the red in the year to October 3 after posting a pre-tax loss of £11.3m compared with a profit of £2.8m the year before.
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Gallery
Paris fashion: in a league of its own
The World Cup might be in full swing but in Paris ‘le foot’ struggles to be heard above the noise of the fashion crowd. John Ryan reports
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Analysis
New fascias look towards the UK fashion market
Despite the store closures that have dominated retail headlines, this autumn brings the launch of two British fashion fascias and an influx of overseas retailers. Mark Faithfull reports
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News
Desigual to open Berlin flagship
Spanish fashion retailer Desigual is to open a flagship store on one of Berlin’s main shopping streets, Tauentzienstrasse, in early July.The store will be its first in Germany and, depending on its success, more may follow. Desigual product is sold in 180 shops in Germany at present.Last year the retailer’s ...
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News
Desigual seeks more West End sites after Regent Street success
Spanish fashion brand Desigual is scouting for standalone store sites in Oxford Street and Covent Garden.
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Opinion
Desigual's designs on Dublin
Zany Spanish fashion brand Desigual has opened its first shop in the Republic of Ireland in Arnotts’ new lifestyle store at the Jervis Centre in Dublin.
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Opinion
Regent Street: don't waste the recession
‘A recession is a terrible thing to waste,’ said Kevin Roche, a director at US store design company Callison, last week in what might, at first glance, appear to be a distinctly counter-intuitive moment.
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Analysis
Regent Street: Prince Regent
Regent Street has been at the forefront of retail innovation for years, but as the downturn bites how are its leading lights coping with the economic gloom? John Ryan takes a stroll to find out
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Gallery
Desigual – Westfield London
Desigual opened its second UK store with a flourish at Westfield London.
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Opinion
Property comment: Recession? What recession?
You could be forgiven for thinking that there’s not much to be optimistic about in UK retail at the moment. But maybe the foreign retailers still flooding into the UK have seen something we haven’t?
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News
Tous to open first UK store on Regent Street
Spanish jewellery and accessories retailer Tous is to make its UK debut on London’s Regent Street in October.
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News
Desigual UK charge goes on despite tough London trade
Spanish fashion retailer Desigual has kicked off its UK expansion despite experiencing tough trade at its first London store.