All Stores and property articles – Page 131
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VideoWill John Lewis’ focus on in-store experience pay off?
After the opening of John Lewis’ revamped department store in Southampton, where services and experience are centre stage, Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald and stores editor John Ryan discuss whether it lives up to its ‘playground’ billing and how effectively the new approach has been executed.
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GalleryIn pictures: Timberland makes ‘commitment to greener future’ with new store concept
Timberland has opened its first “purpose-led” flagship store in Europe on London’s Carnaby Street.
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NewsMulberry opens immersive store at Victoria Leeds
Mulberry is opening a new immersive store in the Victoria shopping centre in Leeds.
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GalleryFirst look: Inside John Lewis’ ‘experience playground’
Department store group John Lewis & Partners and grocery stablemate Waitrose & Partners have opened the doors to a new-model store designed to engage consumers more than ever by putting experience and services centre stage.
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GalleryIn pictures: Glossier unveils London pop-up store
Beauty brand Glossier has made its second foray into bricks and mortar in the UK with the launch of a pop-up on London’s iconic Floral Street.
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NewsHammerson sells retail park as disposals programme continues
Institutional landlord Hammerson has sold a Gloucester retail park for £54m to the local authority, as it continues its asset disposal programme in order to balance its books.
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InterviewHow Farfetch and Browns’ boss is moulding the store of the future
Sipping a ’deconstructed’ cup of tea in a trendy café in Shoreditch, Browns chief executive and owner Farfetch’s chief brand officer Holli Rogers reminisces about the day Farfetch founder Jose Neves offered her the role – and some resistance that accompanied his plans.
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NewsShopping in-store more sustainable than online, claims Primark owner
The owner of Primark has defended its fast-fashion offering and said shopping in-store is more environmentally friendly and sustainable than online delivery.
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NewsUK Christmas shopping budgets to increase as customers return to stores
UK consumers intend to spend an average of £6 more on Christmas this year and would prefer to buy gifts and food in-store, according to new research from Deloitte.
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NewsMike Ashley to demand turnover rents across retail empire
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has demanded of landlords that all new rent deals across his sprawling retail empire be linked to sales.
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Retail VoiceHow to meet consumers’ multichannel expectations
As shopping preferences move between online and offline towards a mixture of both, JRNI’s John Federman details the best in-store practices to attract the multichannel customer.
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GalleryIn pictures: Vans opens new flagship in former Miss Selfridge
Vans has revealed its new flagship store on London’s Oxford Street formerly Miss Selfridge’s.
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AnalysisFrom start-up space to art galleries: Four inventive examples of filling empty shops
With the number of high street vacancies soaring, Retail Week looks at the interesting tactics some landlords have used to fill empty units.
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GalleryLush unveils ‘game-changing’ store concepts focused on product innovation
Lush has launched two new retail formats in Paris and Florence, reiterating its commitment to “ongoing investment in game-changing store concepts”.
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NewsCard Factory posts sales rise helped by store openings
Card Factory has recorded a 5% rise in group sales in the year to date and expects profits to meet expectations.
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OpinionPoundland: Why we deserve pride of place on Princes Street
Imagine my surprise last month when a Google alert told me The Times Scotland had decided the arrival of the latest Poundland store on Edinburgh’s premier shopping destination “threatens to cheapen Princes Street”.
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NewsBritish Land retail property portfolio haemorrhages tenth of value
British Land is the latest institutional landlord to suffer as the high street malaise reduced its retail property portfolio values by a tenth.
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NewsWest End to receive £2.9bn ‘rebirth’ fund
London’s Oxford Street and its surrounds are set to receive £2.9bn in additional investment by the end of 2022, which will “catalyse the birth of a new West End”.
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NewsAmazon to launch new standalone grocery store format
Amazon has revealed its plans to open a new grocery store format – separate from Amazon Go and Whole Foods Market – as part of its long term plans to ramp up its food offering.
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NewsRetail store staff face fortnightly abuse from shoppers
The average shopworker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted more than 21 times per year, according to a survey by Usdaw.