All Nike articles – Page 6
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AnalysisAdidas to open Oxford Street flagship after 'gazumping' H&M
Adidas is poised to open a new flagship store on London’s Oxford Street after “gazumping” fashion retailer H&M to land the prime unit.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The insider’s experience of store design in 2014
Change is a given in store design, but the landscape has shifted more than normal this year and the pace continues to quicken.
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OpinionComment: What brands can teach retailers about consumers
As retailers such as Nike and Apple have shown, brands can often breathe fresh ideas and expertise into retailers and their customer service.
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AnalysisComment: Retailers need to stop behaving like retailers
As the world’s most successful brands are categorised into several retail categories, retailers must innovate their image to remain relevant.
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GalleryStore gallery: NikeLab 1948 takes sportswear off the beaten track
Nike’s Shoreditch store combines style with substance to create a retail environment that is as much about marketing as it is about sportswear.
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GalleryIn pictures: World Cup windows and displays
Retailers are rolling out the promotional material in an effort to benefit from the forthcoming World Cup 2014.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nike and JD Sports collaborate to open Crosstown Running
Nike and JD Sports collaborate to open Crosstown Running, a shop dedicated to shoes and clothes for runners, in Westfield London.
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OpinionComment: Why Sports Direct on Oxford Street matters
The opening of a discount sports flagship that doesn’t feel like one is a challenge to the rest of the market that can’t be ignored.
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NewsSportswear giant Nike set to open 30 new UK stores over next three years
Sportswear giant Nike is planning to double its UK store portfolio to 60 over the next few years with a focus on out-of-town expansion.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The stores that transformed the retail landscape
The past 25 years brought constant innovation of stores. John Ryan looks at some of the most groundbreaking formats during the period.
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Opinion
Nike at Boxpark: Retail theatre, technology and a full supporting cast
Even the best retail technology requires excellent staff to deliver results, as demonstrated in the two leading edge Nike stores at the Boxpark pop-up mall in Shoreditch.
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GalleryNike unveils revamped Westfield London store
Sportswear giant Nike has revealed the new look for its store in Westfield London, following a major revamp.
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GalleryNike 6.0 pop-up, Mondello, Sicily
Pop-up stores tend to be fairly ephemeral affairs, quite frequently here today and gone tomorrow and this one, from Nike, is no exception with a lifespan of just two months.
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GalleryNike Town, Oxford Circus
The Champions League celebrations in Barcelona and Wembley seem a rather distant memory a few weeks on, but Nike Town did its best to prolong things
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OpinionAn open goal
A quick wander along Oxford Street reveals the paucity of the World Cup retail offer, whether it’s the tired-looking display in the windows of John Lewis, or the many crosses of St George that mark out the fact that you are looking at a branch of SportsDirect.com.
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NewsNew boss for Nike UK and Ireland
Marc Van Pappelendam has replaced Jim Allaker as Nike vice president and general manager of the UK and Ireland.
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OpinionNike Town made me run a mile
It’s a store designer’s dream, but despite some customer gadgets, Nike Town London is style over substance.A quick trip to buy some running shorts on Bank Holiday Monday turned into a masterclass in poor customer service at Oxford Circus’ Nike Town. While the store look great, it won the Retail ...
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GalleryStore of the week: Nike Covent Garden
It’s close to a year since Nike unveiled the glass cube that appeared to be suspended between floors in its Oxford Circus flagship and wowed all who visited. This store, in the heart of Covent Garden, is a more recent addition to the US sportswear giant’s portfolio.
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News
Nike signs for Budapest
Nike has agreed a pre-let at Miller Developments and Raiffeisen Ingatalan’s Budapest Factory Outlet Center. Nike will be taking 7,530 sq ft (700 sq m) on a 10-year lease at £100,000 a year. The mall, situated west of Budapest, is on schedule for completion in October and has already secured ...