All Store design & interiors articles – Page 24
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GalleryIn pictures: Clarks steps into new era
Clarks’ solid reputation as a purveyor of sensible shoes is well founded, but plans are in place to add fashion interiors to the mix.
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NewsClarks kick-starts store portfolio shake-up
Clarks is launching a review of its store portfolio as new boss Mike Shearwood kick-starts plans to right-size and modernise its shops.
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OpinionOpinion: Why retailers always want to open 100 stores
Take the store opening programmes of new retail arrivals to these shores with a pinch of salt.
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GalleryStore of the week: H&M's Barcelona flagship
Spain’s first H&M flagship store has just opened and, among other things, it sells food.
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GalleryStore gallery: Hillarys debuts 'home studio' format
Hillarys has launched its first ‘home studio’ store format as the home furnishings retailer increases its focus on the customer experience.
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AnalysisSecret success: How Lush came to rival The Body Shop
In a rather very obvious way, there actually isn’t anything secret about Lush.
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GalleryFrom brilliant to boring: London's beauty stores
Beauty is in the eye of the shopper, but not everything appeals. John Ryan looks at how different retailers deal with this category on the high street.
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OpinionOpinion: Why L’Oréal should sell The Body Shop
Time has caught up with the L’Oréal-owned chain, and both investment and new ideas are needed.
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NewsB&Q to unveil 3,000 sq ft ‘small format’ store in north London
London’s Holloway Road will be the location of B&Q’s first ‘small format’ store when it opens at the beginning of next month.
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GalleryStore gallery: Ribble wheels into Birmingham's Mailbox
Cycling etailer Ribble Cycles has opened its first permanent showroom in Birmingham’s Mailbox shopping centre.
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GalleryStore of the week: Primark on the Damrak, Amsterdam
The budget clothes chain has once again taken location to its heart, this time exuding everything Amsterdam in its new store on Damrak avenue.
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GalleryHow is Bunnings doing DIY retail differently?
Aussie DIY retailer Bunnings’ new St Albans store has a lot going for it, but there are a few ‘snags’ to overcome. John Ryan reports.
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OpinionOpinion: Will Bunnings flex its muscles in the UK?
What will Bunnings have to do in order to engage shoppers, other than lower prices?
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GalleryFirst look: Bunnings Warehouse debuts in the UK
As the UK’s first Bunnings Warehouse opens for trading in St Albans, Retail Week was first to see the store and speak to the retailer’s boss PJ Davis.
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GalleryStore of the week: Solebox experiments with lab design
Trainers started life as an item worn only when participating in sport. Over time, they have morphed into fashion items.
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GalleryStore gallery: Derby, home to Halfords of the future
A retail park on the edge of Derby is home to a newly-opened Halfords store of the future.
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OpinionOpinion: Why small is beautiful and is also the future
Mini Habitats are just part of a phenomenon in retail that is an inevitable consequence of multi-channel. But technology is central to making them convincing for shoppers.
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GalleryStore of the week: Waanders In de Broeren, the Netherlands
A 15th-century church in the north of the Netherlands turns bookshop Waanders In de Broeren into a Mecca for bibliophiles.
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Store gallery: Is Snapchat's store the future of retail?
A pop-up store that offers a 100% conversion rate has been drawing the crowds in the Big Apple.
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OpinionOpinion: H&M Oxford Street has itself to blame
Closing a secondary H&M store in London’s West End makes sense. There are just too many of the things.
