All Stores and property articles – Page 203
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Gallery
Store gallery: Westfield and Bluewater’s shop windows get a spring clean
This season’s themes in visual merchandising are simple but effective – we visit Bluewater and Westfield London to see what’s on view.
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Store gallery: River Island’s Bullring flagship opens its doors
Birmingham’s Bullring is home to the latest store format from River Island. Retail Week pays a visit and talks to chief executive Ben Lewis.
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Opinion
Comment: Thorntons is more Motel Chocolat than Hotel Chocolat
Everyday luxury, rather than price-conscious binging, is the order of the day on the evidence of Thorntons and Hotel Chocolat.
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News
Team behind Kiddicare launch digital merchandising start-up Elevaate
The team behind Kiddicare has launched a new venture that seeks to bring in-store merchandising opportunities to digital channels.
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Gallery
Scandinavian fashion brand Lindex opens in Westfield London
Swedish fashion brand Lindex has opened the doors on its first store in the UK, a 10,500 sq ft space in Westfield Stratford.
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Store gallery: Habitat finds a new home within Homebase
Habitat is under Home Retail’s ownership and, three years since it entered administration, uses its outlets to entice customers online.
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Store gallery: Urban Outfitters takes a cue from its organic beauty offer
Urban Beauty has opened a new store in Westfield, London and they are now looking towards the more natural side in the design.
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Opinion
Comment: Asda and Decathlon – desperation or inspiration?
The latest tie-up between retailers looks a little odd – Asda and Decathlon – but there is much to commend what is being done.
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Store gallery: Google and Currys PC World take on the high street
Currys PC World and Google have teamed up, using a London store as a template to create an engaging retail experience for customers.
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Store gallery: Mast Brothers’ chocolate shop arrives in Shoreditch
The upmarket chocolate shop has come to London with a scientific store design that gives sweet shopping a grown-up setting.
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News
Next sales and profits up but chief Lord Wolfson remains cautious on outlook
Next’s full-year sales and profits increased but the retailer’s chief executive Lord Wolfson remains cautious on the outlook.
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Opinion
Comment: Retail Acquisitions has much work to do to revive BHS
If BHS really is to be a “going concern” then much effort and money will need to be poured into its store portfolio, almost immediately.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Dr Fleming pharmacy goes back to the future
Milan pharmacy Dr Fleming uses futuristic store design in an old-fashioned setting to create a truly unique in-store experience.
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News
Retail Week Live: Sainsbury's Mike Coupe says death of supermarket is "a gross exaggeration"
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has dismissed talk of the death of the supermarket as a “gross exaggeration” but said they will have to become “shopping destinations.”
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News
BHS's new owners to focus on store revamps, concessions and overseas
BHS’s new owners’ plans for the ailing department store group include refreshing stores, widening the product categories to include electricals and building the overseas business.
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News
Google enters bricks-and-mortar retail space through Dixons Carphone tie-up
Google is entering the bricks-and-mortar retail space with a ‘shop in shop’ concept that it is launching in partnership with Dixons Carphone.
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Opinion
Comment: Letting big stores go is the answer to surplus space
There is now so much surplus space that finding alternative retail uses, especially for big-box formats, is nigh on impossible.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Waitrose and other stores that make the most of small space
Clever store design can mean that sometimes small spaces can be more compelling than larger ones. How is this achieved?
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Store gallery: E Leclerc’s Bordeaux store diversifies supermarket design
French supermarket E Leclerc has taken inspiration from the building its Bordeaux store is based in, giving its store design Art Deco flair.
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Opinion
Comment: Greater variation from store to store is the key to better sales
An unwavering approach to interior design is not always the best way to ensure that customers beat a path to your door.