All North West articles – Page 2
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NewsLiverpool footfall plummets to July levels in first week of Tier 3 restrictions
Footfall in Liverpool has plunged to levels last seen at the end of the national lockdown in the summer, in the week since it became the first city to be placed into the government’s highest tier of Covid-19 restrictions.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Will Tier 2 lockdowns kibosh retail’s recovery?
As the Covid pandemic continues, swathes of the UK face local lockdown measures designed to lower rates of infection.
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NewsPrettyLittleThing looks to launch homewares and expand HQ
The founder and chief executive of fast fashion etailer PrettyLittleThing has announced it will launch its first homewares range.
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NewsThe Hut Group launches £10m coronavirus support package for vulnerable communities
Online retail giant The Hut Group (THG) has established a £10m coronavirus aid package to support vulnerable communities, key workers and emergency services.
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NewsUpdate: Arndale shopping centre evacuated after multiple stabbings
Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre has been evacuated after three people were stabbed in an attack.
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NewsThe Hut Group makes first foray into bricks and mortar in Manchester
The Hut Group has completed the purchase of a building that formerly housed a Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Manchester, marking its first move into bricks-and-mortar retail.
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AnalysisFrom ghost town to high street of the year
How can you go from ghost town to boom town? We speak to those that have reinvented their high street to find out how they did it.
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GalleryIn pictures: Scouse browsing at M&S, Lindt and Made.com
The great majority of retailers have a branch in Liverpool city centre, but do they measure up? John Ryan visits Merseyside and scores the shops out of 10.
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AnalysisOpinion: Topshop knows exactly what it is doing
Carping about indifferent trading is fine, but Topshop continues to plough its own distinctive furrow.
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GalleryStore of the week: Jones & Co. Styling Opticians
One of the sectors of retail that has been quietly reinventing itself over the past few years is ‘eyewear’ – opticians to the uninformed.
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GalleryStore of the week: The Leather Satchel Co. opens in Liverpool
Liverpool-based satchel manufacturer The Leather Satchel Co. has opened its first standalone store, in the city’s historic Albert Dock.
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GalleryStore gallery: How regional malls are changing to keep up to date
Regional malls are a well-established phenomenon, and the best continue to pull in shoppers, but what is being done to keep them current?
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NewsRetailer sales rise at Trafford Centre and Lakeside owner Intu's malls
Retailer sales and footfall at Intu’s shopping centres – which include Lakeside in Essex and Manchester’s Trafford Centre – rose last year.
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NewsBoohoo buys extra head office space to 'support growth ambitions'
Fashion etailer Boohoo is extending its head office space after acquiring a property on Manchester’s China Lane for £1.6m.
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GalleryStore gallery: O2's new-look phone store rings in the changes
O2 has opened a new-look store in Manchester designed to provide high street shoppers with more reasons to visit a phone shop.
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NewsNew York’s Upper 5th Ave. tops world's most expensive shopping street
Upper 5th Avenue has been named the most expensive shopping street worldwide as retail rents jumped 35% across the globe.
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NewsBeacon-enabled taxis set to drive retail advertising across major UK cities
Beacon tech provider Proxama’s tie-up with taxi advertising firm Ubiquitous will allow retailers to send ads directly to passengers’ phones.
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VideoWatch: Selfridges' Manchester store refurbishment nears completion
After five years and £20m of investment the refurbishment of Selfridges in Manchester’s Exchange Square is nearing completion.
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OpinionThere is retail life beyond London, but you hear little of it
The launch of a giant Selfridges shoe department in Manchester proves good things happen outside London, but little noise is made about it.
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OpinionComment: Retail’s unique vitality is due to its diversity
The diverse and inclusive mix of staff and shoppers that makes the retail industry so exciting is worth protecting across the sector.