All Stores and property articles – Page 18
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NewsCo-op research reveals retail media is boosting its sales ‘fourfold’
New research released by the Co-op shows that convenience retail media is giving sales across the business and surrounding grocery stores up to a “fourfold” increase.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to invest £38m in new city centre flagship stores
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a suite of flagship store openings in city centres as part of its store renewal and rotation programme.
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NewsMango is bringing its teen concept to the UK
Fashion retailer Mango is expanding its teen arm and kickstarting its international expansion of the teen brand with a launch in the UK.
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GalleryIn pictures: How retailers are courting tennis fans as Wimbledon begins
As Wimbledon commences once again, Retail Week explores what retailers are doing to celebrate the start of the British sports tournament.
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AnalysisIdeal world: What retail would look like in the world’s greatest airport departure lounge
2024 is a record year for travel, with more people than ever before heading to the airport and arriving there earlier too.
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NewsSuperdrug opens its largest ever UK store
Superdrug has opened its largest bricks-and-mortar store in the UK.
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GalleryElemis opens first standalone UK store in ‘perfect home’
British skincare brand Elemis has opened doors to its first standalone store in the heart of the capital in Covent Garden.
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NewsExclusive: Adidas to open first premium store format in UK
Global sportswear giant Adidas is rolling out a new premium store format in the UK after better-than-expected sales in the first quarter of 2024, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTHG-owned Lookfantastic to open first physical store
THG-owned ecommerce beauty retailer Lookfantastic is stepping into physical retail with its first high street store.
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InterviewQ&A: Never Fully Dressed founder Lucy Aylen on standing out from the crowd
As Never Fully Dressed opens its newest store in LA celebrating female empowerment through bold patterns, prints and styles, founder Lucy Aylen talks to Retail Week about the brand’s growth journey and plans for the future.
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InterviewAustin Cooke: The MD leading Poundland's makeover
From buying up Wilko units to an intensive store transformation programme and digital developments, Poundland has had a busy few years. Managing director Austin Cooke tells Retail Week why there’s no room for complacency when it comes to customer experience
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NewsScandinavian outdoor retailer makes UK debut
Scandinavian outdoor brand Peak Performance is making its UK debut with a flagship store in Covent Garden.
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NewsRetail sales bounced back in May, says ONS
UK retail sales grew in both volume and value across most sectors in May as fashion and furniture bounced back from the damp month of April.
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Opinion‘Election won’t make much difference to blighted town centres like Middlesbrough’
Empty shops, high crime and a lack of opportunity – no wonder retailers have deserted town centres such as Middlesbrough. There are plenty more like it. Sadly, the general election won’t make much of an immediate impact, believes George MacDonald
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NewsPrimark accelerates expansion in Portugal with €40m investment
Fashion giant Primark has announced it will invest €40m (£33.8m) into its Portuguese business, opening four new stores in four new cities.
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Opinion‘If your retail media strategy is digital-only, you’re doing it wrong. Here’s why’
The buzz around digital is overshadowing the enormous power of in-store media – and that’s a problem, warns Dunnhumby’s Anthony Worssam
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InterviewQ&A: Superdrug’s trading director on its ‘secret weapons’ in the race for growth in beauty
Retail Week sits down with Superdrug trading director Megan Potter to talk about the retailer’s recent performance, the rainy start to summer, Red Sea disruption and more
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GallerySainsbury’s unveils new ‘next-level’ supermarket format in Cobham
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has unveiled its “reimagined” Cobham supermarket, revamped to “showcase Sainsbury’s latest product offer and state-of-the-art format design”.
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NewsIn The Style launches collaboration with major supermarket
Online fashion retailer In The Style is launching an in-store partnership with the UK’s biggest grocer as part of its newest collaboration.
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NewsMarks & Spencer appoints Ikea exec to senior stores role
Marks & Spencer has drafted an Ikea executive as a stores director.