All Stores and property articles – Page 175
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Alexa's Whole Foods mix-up?
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the acquisition of Whole Foods by Jeff Bezos’ Amazon for $13.7bn.
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GalleryStore of the week: Metro Market colours in Cairo
Modern supermarkets often have a sparing use of colour resulting in environments with an efficient feel where warmth is notably absent.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail stores and Bonmarché
Retail news round-up: UK retailers focus only on prime locations and Bonmarché's clothing range to be blamed for drop in sales.
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OpinionOpinion: In trying times, customer happiness counts
The latest retail sales figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed a 0.4% year-on-year decline in May.
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OpinionOpinion: Drive-through Greggs should inspire retailers
The opening of a Greggs drive-through in Greater Manchester offers a world of possibilities for others.
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VideoWatch: Quiz creates a showroom for fashion in Westfield
After announcing its intentions to float, we visit Quiz’s newly renovated store in Westfield to see how it is integrating the physical and digital space.
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GalleryIn pictures: How the grocers' in-store services compare
What differentiates one supermarket from another is not just layout and product, but also the way in which services are marshalled. John Ryan reports from Milton Keynes.
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GalleryStore of the week: Missguided at Bluewater, Kent
Online fashion retailer Missguided’s second store, in Bluewater in Kent, follows the 2016 launch of its physical store presence in Westfield Stratford.
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InterviewInterview: Paperchase pair on penning its growth plan
Paperchase chief executive Timothy Melgund and chairman Nick Wood reveal what’s on the cards at the stationery specialist.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Jaeger, Aldi and more
Retail news round-up: Lingerie designer launches UK-made label; Aldi plans further US expansion; and Jaeger creditors to review sale process.
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OpinionShould a hung parliament put a stopper in expansion?
Thursday’s election outcome will see retailers diving for cover and throwing away the keys to the vault.
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GalleryStore gallery: Days' house of resurrected brands
The new Days department store in Carmarthen is that rare beast, a large store opening. But how does the offer stand up?
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GalleryStore of the week: Berry Bros & Rudd, St James's
The London wine seller’s new shop manages to exude refinement and remain authentic while catering for most budgets on the vino consumer spectrum.
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Retail VoiceYour guide to preventing abandoned baskets
With 52% of retailers citing friction in the online checkout process as the biggest driver of basket abandonment, Klarna talks solutions.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail appeal of the pop-up may be waning
Temporary stores have been around for a while now, but are they the force that they once were?
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GalleryStore gallery: Stepping out at Clarks in Manchester
The refurbished Clarks in central Manchester provides a glimpse of the direction of travel for the footwear giant.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Nisa retail, French Connection and more
Retail news round-up: Nisa retail in £120m refinancing deal; French Connection's boss in trouble; and Koovs appoints new design head.
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GalleryStore of the week: German supermarket Rewe
Supermarket chain Rewe recently opened four trial branches, expanding on its new minimalist modular fittings and changing the aesthetics of traditional food markets.
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OpinionOpinion: Days shows the potential of remote locations
Remoter locations may be a good bet when it comes to working out where to open new shops.
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GalleryStore gallery: Days Department Store in Carmarthen
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has opened the doors of its first Days Department Store in Carmarthen, Wales.
