All Stores and property articles – Page 136
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Retail VoiceHow to make shopping experiences more accessible
Ahead of the Autism Hour 2019 campaign, the National Autistic Society explains the simple steps stores can take to help more autistic people go shopping
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OpinionRetailers must abandon one-size-fits-all discounting
Barely 10 years ago, consumers were delighted with twice-yearly, end-of-season Sales. Fast-forward to today and there seems to be a never-ending cycle of price reductions – ever-earlier seasonal Sales, continuous ‘promos’, discounting disguised as loyalty programmes, Black Friday, Cyber Monday… the list goes on.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Britain’s oldest furniture store Heal’s is going digital
Heal’s furniture store is steeped in history. Opening in the 19th century – as a business that brought French-style feather-filled mattresses to the masses – John Harris Heal started what is now one of Britain’s most well-known furniture stores.
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NewsTop retailers call on chancellor to fix broken business rates system
More than 50 retailers have written to new chancellor Sajid Javid demanding action to lighten the burden of business rates.
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NewsShop vacancy rate hits worst level since 2015
The number of empty stores across the UK has hit its highest level for over four years, new figures have revealed.
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OpinionOpinion: Stores can beat online by avoiding the tyranny of choice
The gloomy Danish philosopher Kierkegaard found much of life to be painful, but it can be assumed he would have harboured a particular ennui for online shopping.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Boohoo’s shock pounce on Karen Millen and Coast
Boohoo’s surprise acquisition of Karen Millen and Coast has left some people scratching their heads about what the online fast-fashion specialist expects to gain from the move.
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Retail VoiceWhy a zero-based mindset can help fuel growth
Accenture Strategy’s Richard Wolff explains how resetting budgets to zero and acting as a collective to reach goals can help further company growth
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NewsSports Direct buys Jack Wills out of administration
Struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills has been bought out of administration by Sports Direct, following a tussle between Mike Ashley and fellow retail tycoon Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Pets at Home is becoming Amazon-proof
After posting its 10th consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth, Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard tells Retail Week how the business is holding off the onslaught of online rivals.
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GalleryStore gallery: Marks & Spencer unveils fresh-look food hall
Marks & Spencer has launched a new-look food hall designed to better showcase its full range.
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NewsMcDonald’s opens first ‘grab-and-go’ store
McDonald’s is trialling a new store format on London’s Fleet Street in a bid to cater to customers on the move.
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NewsIntu boss promises to stand firm on Primark rent reductions
The chief executive of Intu has said that the landlord will stand firm should Primark or any other retailer request rent reductions on schemes in line with those who have recently undergone CVAs.
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GalleryIn pictures: Samsung’s King’s Cross store – a new take on tech
Samsung has unveiled an eye-catching ‘showcase’ at London’s King’s Cross. Stores editor John Ryan takes a tour.
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OpinionOpinion: How retailers can win in the age of convenience
UK retail sales experienced their “worst June on record” according to the British Retail Consortium. Small surprise then that retailers and brands are testing and trialling new ways to drive growth.
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NewsHammerson eyes leisure and co-working space as future anchors
Hammerson is looking to leisure concepts, contemporary fashion brands and co-working space as future anchors for its flagship schemes, as it continues to alter its tenant mix away from retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Seven ways retail is going back to the future
Retail is undergoing a technological revolution with AI, VR, robots and blockchain being trialled and tested throughout the industry. But retailers are increasingly revisiting old-school shopkeeping tactics to win customers and increase sales. Retail Week looks at seven ways that retailers are going back to the future.
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AnalysisThe many faces of Mike Ashley: Deal maker, drinker, disruptor
“It’s like he’s playing Pokémon or something – trying to catch ‘em all.”
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AnalysisHow has Liberty written a department store success story?
Liberty has had its controlling stake owned by BlueGem sold for £300m – a significant mark up from its £32m acquisition of the business in 2010. Retail Week looks at what has made the luxury department store a success story and how it continues to brace itself against the backdrop of retail uncertainty.
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NewsLego to open two new UK stores this year
Lego is set to open two new stores in the UK this year, both at flagship shopping centres owned by Hammerson.