All Stores and property articles – Page 146
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NewsRetail job losses to hit 164,000 in 2019
More than 164,000 retail jobs will be lost in 2019, the Centre for Retail Research has warned.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail has plenty of reasons to be cheerful – really
For many retailers, 2018 might be a year to forget. But despite torrid conditions, the industry has lots to celebrate as Christmas trading peaks and a new year beckons.
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Retail VoiceThe future of retail: digitising the store
In 2019 retailers should focus on digitising the store via mobile technology if they want to win the customer experience battle.
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NewsBoxing Day footfall drop sharpest since recession
Boxing Day footfall is expected to decline 5.2% this year, in the sharpest fall since the recession.
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DataInfographic: What 2,500 consumers want from airport retail
Discounts, convenience and speed of transaction will help airport retail sales take off, a major consumer study reveals.
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OpinionOpinion: 'Tis the season to welcome everyone's pound
This year marked a turning point for retailers. We saw the profits of high street darling John Lewis drop 99% and, arguably for the first time, challenges extended into ecommerce as Asos issued a shock profit warning.
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OpinionHow far can brands shift direction without alienating customers?
Back in the dim and distant past, C&A sold fashion in the UK and was generally reckoned to be pretty good at turning a cut-price penny.
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Retail VoiceDoes tech hold the key to the retail experience?
Florian Rotberg, chairman of the Digital Signage Summit, looks at the ever-more sophisticated technology in retail and examines the market for experiential opportunities.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The seven best new stores of 2018
2018 may have been marked by mass store closures, but there have also been high-profile openings. John Ryan takes a look at what’s been happening.
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GalleryH&M's new concept store – nothing like your average H&M
A new-look H&M has opened in west London that may be aimed at a more mature shopper, or perhaps intends to alter the perceptions of its existing customers.
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Retail VoiceHow to drive profit from online grocery in nine steps
Through analysis of 20 online grocery retailers across five continents, Accenture uncovers the nine major levers that drive online grocery profitability.
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Retail VoiceWhy unplanned employee absence shouldn't be a curse
Last-minute no-shows may be out of retailers' control, but smart technology can resolve staffing and people management issues.
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NewsThe Fragrance Shop launches 'Sniff Bar' pop-up shops
The Fragrance Shop has launched pop-up ‘Sniff Bars’ in high-footfall locations.
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GalleryStore gallery: Morrisons opens first 'food market court'
Morrisons has unveiled its first ‘food market court’ in the latest of its store overhauls.
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VideoWatch: Inside John Lewis’ new Beauty Studio concept
John Lewis has unveiled its second Beauty Studio in its Cambridge store. Retail Week speaks to the retailer’s head of beauty buying Matt Leeser about the new format.
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AnalysisBlack Friday – the case for and against
With early indications showing consumer spend was down over Black Friday, we look at the case for and against the Sales bonanza.
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NewsBlack Friday footfall tumbles as online sales spike
Black Friday footfall in the first half of the day has plummeted 7% year on year as online bargain hunters drive sales.
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OpinionOpinion: The birth of the ‘department store supermarket’?
The new Sainsbury’s in Selly Oak has all the hallmarks of a department store, but does this mean it is one? John Ryan finds out.
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VideoWatch: Sainsbury's Selly Oak - the verdict
Retail Week stores editor John Ryan talks us through the “experimental” Sainsbury’s Selly Oak store and gives his take on the new-look supermarket.
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GalleryFirst look: Inside Sainsbury's Selly Oak 'experiment'
Sainsbury’s has thrown open the doors to its “experimental” store in Selly Oak, Birmingham, in a departure from its existing supermarkets.