All South West & Wales articles – Page 3
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NewsDanish homewares retailer Tiger to open first Welsh store
Danish homewares retailer Tiger has signed for its first store in Wales in the St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff.
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NewsGo Outdoors eyes more prime locations as it returns to the black
Go Outdoors is looking to open shops in more prime locations as it bounces back into the black.
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NewsFashion giant Primark signs up to St David's flagship
Value fashion giant Primark is to open a 86,000 sq. ft flagship store at St David’s, Cardiff, increasing its floor space in the welsh capital by 80%.
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NewsCardiff supermarkets to face £75 dumped trolley fine
Supermarkets in Cardiff could be charged £75 for every abandoned shopping trolley, as the number dumped in the city has increased following the introduction of a 5p charge for plastic bags in Wales.
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NewsHelp for Heroes sells branded product in its first store
Charity Help for Heroes has opened its first store in St David’s shopping centre, Cardiff where it will sell branded merchandise.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Southwest and Wales
We visit Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Jersey and Guernsey.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open first pop-up shop
Department store John Lewis is to open its first ever pop-up store in Exeter.
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NewsThe Welsh Retail Consortium launched
The BRC has launched a sister body for retailers in Wales – the Welsh Retail Consortium.
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NewsRetailers to receive Sunday trading boost during Olympics
Retailers could benefit from eight weekends of extended trading during the Olympics if the government suspends Sunday trading laws as expected.
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NewsFootfall up 2% at Capital Shopping Centres
The owner of the Trafford Centre and St David’s has reported a rise in footfall of 2% last year.
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NewsVacancy rates show sharp north-south divide
Shop vacancy rates have stabilised at 14.3% during the second half of last year, although the latest figures show a sharp north-south divide.
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NewsGlasgow Buchanan Street 91% let as Fat Face and Skechers sign up
Retailers including Watches of Switzerland, Skechers and Fat Face have signed up to Land Securities’ Glasgow Buchanan Street development, which is now 90.7%pre-let.
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NewsGilly Hicks opens with a splash in Cardiff
Abercrombie & Fitch owned lingerie, beach and nightwear brand, Gilly Hicks, has opened at the St David’s Centre in Cardiff.
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AnalysisRetail Week On The Road: Wales and the Southwest
We visit Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bristol.
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Opinion
Survival of the biggest
The best shopping centres are attracting visitors, but the challenge is converting visits to sales
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AnalysisWhy flexibility brings rewards
Making it easier to request flexible working can work in retailers’ favour, says Joanne Ellul.
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AnalysisThe Olympic opportunity
Retailers are hopeful that the Olympic Games will give a boost to consumer spending. Rebecca Thomson finds out what retailers need to do to make sure they are ready for the big event.
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NewsBigger role for Sunnucks as Gap picks London as its non-US base
US fashion giant Gap is to take advantage of the UK’s “great retail talent” by making London its new international hub as it improves efficiencies across the business.
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OpinionThe compliance costs of devolution
I sense that devolution is entering a distinctly different and more vigorous phase of its development. The reasons aren’t the same in every nation but there’s a growing feeling of muscles being flexed.
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NewsInditex to push lesser known brands in UK
Spanish fashion giant Inditex plans to roll out its lesser-known brands including Pull and Bear and Bershka across the UK this year.