All Stores and property articles – Page 161
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GalleryStore of the week: Lavazza’s coffee shop in Milan
The blurring of the fine line between retail, leisure and entertainment is one of the features of many shopping districts and malls at the moment, and the newly opened Lavazza in Milan is a case in point.
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GalleryStore gallery: Fiorucci goes back to the 1970s in Soho
‘Disco inferno’ clothing brand Fiorucci has surfaced anew in Soho. John Ryan visits the London store and relives the glory days when dance meant something.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail destinations can improve people’s lives
Our centres are vibrant, bustling destinations. But we’ll be dimming their lights and turning down the music for 60 minutes next week to create a better shopping experience for autistic people.
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AnalysisData: The UK's top 30 multichannel retailers
In 2017, there aren’t many retailers that don’t operate an ecommerce site, but being a successful multichannel retailer is so much more than simply opening an online store.
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OpinionOpinion: Will Microsoft Oxford Circus be Apple Lite?
A much bigger challenge than securing the right location lies ahead for Microsoft as news breaks that it will open a flagship in central London.
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NewsAldi to accelerate roll-out of fresh food store format
Aldi is accelerating the roll-out of its fresh food store format after an outperformance of stores where it has already launched.
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VideoWatch: How Dixons Travel’s refresh broadens its appeal
Dixons Carphone revamps its store in Heathrow Terminal 3 in an attempt to broaden its appeal and take advantage of “the golden hour”.
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GalleryFirst look: Canada Goose revamps Harrods shop-in-shop
Canadian winter clothing brand Canada Goose has overhauled its Harrods shop-in-shop ahead of its London store opening.
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GalleryStore of the week: Cocona pop-up, Eldorado Canyon
A pop-up store 300 ft up a cliff side in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon is definitely a more niche and specialist location.
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GalleryIn pictures: Dunelm improves in Milton Keynes
Dunelm’s seven-year-old Milton Keynes branch has been revamped. John Ryan visits and assesses what has changed.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail design companies must fail fast
The Tech. conference from Retail Week should have attracted store designers as well as technology fans, so why weren’t they there?
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GalleryIn pictures: The shock of the new in the West End
Times may be tough in retail, but a lot of new stores have seen the light of day for the first time recently. John Ryan pays four a visit in Covent Garden and Regent Street.
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GalleryStore of the week: Doctor Manzana in Valencia
This phone repair shop in the southeastern Spanish city is different from its run-of-the-mill peers thanks to a striking internal design scheme.
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Retail VoiceAre retailers empowering store associates?
As retail evolves to support a complex omnichannel experience, the store associate’s role is changing. But what can retailers do to maximise their value?
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GallerySports Direct: Southampton’s Selfridges of sport?
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has long repeated his desire to transform his business into the ‘Selfridges of sport’.
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OpinionOpinion: Will Reserved be enough for fickle shoppers?
The arrival of the Polish fashion giant in London was greeted by a curious crowd last week, but what makes the store interesting?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pureplays tone down tech for debut stores
Established retailers have bent over backwards to digitise stores to attract younger consumers, yet online retailers opening physical space have stepped back from tech. Mark Faithfull asks whether retail is going back to basics.
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AnalysisWatch: Reserved lands on London's Oxford Street
A cavernous store in London’s West End, an advertising campaign plastered over buses, taxis and every available outdoor screen and Kate Moss as a poster girl.
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GalleryFirst look: Reserved's first UK store on Oxford Street
Reserved has thrown open the doors to its first UK store on the site of the former BHS on London’s Oxford Street.
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NewsBurberry to launch new Knightsbridge flagship
Burberry is relocating its twin men’s and women’s shops on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge to launch a new flagship store on nearby Sloane Street.