All Stores and property articles – Page 170
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GalleryStore of the week: The Harry Potter Shop, Heathrow
Sometimes a world created in a book is so powerful that little is required to turn it into a shop that will be instantly recognised by passing shoppers. Perhaps the best example is Harry Potter.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: OV, supermarkets and a living wage
Retail news round-up: AO World raises £50m for expansion and Drake's OVO to launch in London
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Retail VoiceHow Morrisons is innovating around customers
Blue Yonder reveals what the supermarket is doing to supercharge its forecasting capabilities and automate replenishment.
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GalleryIn pictures: Rating grocers’ alcohol offers
Although much of what is on offer in the supermarkets’ alcohol departments is similar, the manner in which the category is displayed and sold varies widely. John Ryan reports from north-west London.
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Retail VoiceAre marketers making expensive mistakes?
Focusing solely on digital experience and customer acquisition when targeting luxury shoppers could be leading marketers to make expensive mistakes, says Rakuten Marketing.
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NewsAmazon eyes physical furniture and electricals stores
Online giant Amazon is toying with the idea of creating bricks-and-mortar furniture stores so shoppers can try before they buy.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Jones Bootmaker, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up: Endless saves Jones Bootmaker, Tesco to pay huge fine over accounting scandal, and Booths opens first store in Malaysia
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GalleryIn pictures: Oxford Street’s best windows
There are a lot of fairly mediocre windows along Oxford Street currently, but a few retailers prove glowing exceptions to the rule, says John Ryan.
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OpinionOpinion: New stores are building brands, not sales
No matter who you talk to, everyone in the retail industry has a view on the online/offline debate.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Headwind versus tailwind at Next
Today’s questions: how cautious would Next be about the economic headwinds for the sector? And how optimistic is it about any tailwinds for the business?
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GalleryStore of the week: Charlotte Tilbury, Westfield White City
Beauty is a growth category for many retailers and in the vanguard is Charlotte Tilbury.
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GalleryStore of the week: Hush's Shoreditch pop-in pop-up
Online retailers finding space on the high street is an increasingly common phenomenon and usually the point of entry is a pop-up shop.
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AnalysisCan Office Outlet succeed where Staples failed?
HMV-owner Hilco acquired Staples’ UK business for a nominal sum last November, and has since rebranded the office supplies retailer Office Outlet.
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NewsParliamentary inquiry to dig deeper on business rates
A parliamentary inquiry aimed at levelling the playing field between bricks-and-mortar retailers and their offline rivals is being taken up a gear.
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VideoWatch: Clintons squares up to card retailer rivals
Following “false” claims that the card specialist was planning to axe 120 stores, the retailer insisted Clintons was “here to stay”.
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GalleryStore gallery: Models Own unveils Leeds flagship
The cosmetics retailer Models Own has opened its first UK flagship outside of London in Leeds Trinity shopping centre.
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NewsClintons pops the cork on new fascia Party Delights
Card specialist Clintons has launched a new party-focused fascia as it seeks to diversify in an increasingly competitive market, Retail Week can reveal.
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GalleryStore of the week: Yeti, Austin, Texas
How do you sell drink coolers Texan style? With full-sized boats and trucks and bears and sharks to display your merchandise, of course.
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OpinionOpinion: Asda may have shown the way on pay
Asda has come up with a novel answer to the issue of pay, which has become a pressing cost concern for the industry.
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GalleryStore gallery: B&Q mini format opens on Holloway Road
B&Q’s new local store on London’s Holloway Road follows the trend of big merchants moving closer to town and city centres.