All Stores and property articles – Page 196
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Analysis
Analysis: How Carrefour is targeting high-end spend in Poland
Only weeks after its first ‘gourmet’ store opened in Warsaw, Carrefour has unveiled a second premium location in the Polish capital.
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News
Store gallery: A walk through Ikea's first shopping centre store
Ikea is trialling a range of order and collection points stores across the UK, and opened its fourth inside Westfield Stratford City today.
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Video
Watch: How Ikea has shrunk to fit in at Westfield Stratford City
Ikea has opened its first store in a UK shopping centre. How has the Swedish furniture retailer adapted to fit its new surroundings?
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Gallery
Store of the week: Miss Sixty opens store on ritzy Brompton Road, London
John Ryan heads west to see how Miss Sixty’s new two-floor boutique has pulled out all the stops, fitting into its rather high-end surroundings.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Visual merchandising takes shoppers from summer to autumn
As seasons change, so too do stores. John Ryan looks at how retailers mix up their visual merchandising, although some themes unite all.
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Opinion
This week in retail: Ikea's new store format will satisfy consumers
Ikea has adapted its model in order to trade from much smaller branches, dubbed order and collection points.
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News
Interiors survey: A chance to win a ticket to the Retail Week Interiors conference
Take part in this three-minute survey to be entered into a prize draw to win a ticket to the Retail Week Interiors conference in November.
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Gallery
BHS: Stores through the ages as curtain falls on 88 year-old chain
BHS will disappear from the high street on Sunday when the last remaining stores pull down their shutters for the final time.
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News
Retailers prepare for anticipated surge in footfall this bank holiday
Footfall over the bank holiday weekend is expected to be up 6.5% on last year as warm weather and a weak pound entice more shoppers.
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News
Retail Diary: Morrisons' sweet tooth, Kanye's pop-ups and Apple's holy credo
Morrisons is sweet for its new bake officer, Kanye West is popping up all over the shops and Apple has raised the bar on retailer credos.
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News
Lord Kirkham-backed Fabb Sofas recruits ex-Austin Reed finance chief
The new sofa chain launched by DFS founder Lord Kirkham has hired former Austin Reed finance boss Alan Charlton as chief operating officer.
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Gallery
Store gallery: The changing face of beauty departments
Beauty retail is evolving fast and publishers, tech purveyors and brands are all vying for a bigger slice of the action. John Ryan reports.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Homebase's new owners nail the UK DIY market?
Poised for transformation, former Home Retail Group-owned Homebase is in early stages of being morphed into Wesfarmers’ DIY brand Bunnings.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Tate Modern launches permanent pop-up store
In an era of pop-ups and ever-changing store spaces, the new Tate Moden shop offers a continually evolving ‘permanently temporary’ experience.
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News
Store gallery: Ikea's first small store in a city centre location
Ikea has opened its first order and collection point in a city centre location as it continues to trial smaller format stores across the UK.
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News
Store gallery: Ocado's 'Fabled' tie-up with Marie Claire
Grocer Ocado has opened its first Fabled store in London’s West End in conjunction with women’s magazine Marie Claire.
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Opinion
Opinion: Unattractive windows turn shoppers into passers-by
What is it about some stores that they drop off not just the must-visit list, but even the give-a-glance-to list of passing consumers?
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Video
Watch: Elephant & Castle welcomes Italian food and leisure emporium
Stores editor John Ryan pays a visit to Italian specialist Mercato Metropolitano in south London and speaks to founder Andrea Rasca.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Oasis becomes a little bit smaller in Farnham
Fashion retailer Oasis has opened a new format store in the heart of Georgian Farnham that seeks to appeal to local shoppers. John Ryan visits.
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News
The Toy Store eyes up to six UK shops despite West End exit
The Toy Store is pressing ahead with plans to open up to six UK stores, despite giving up its Oxford Street site and post-Brexit fears.