All Stores and property articles – Page 214
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AnalysisRetail Week launches its first 24-hour hackathon
Retail Week is launching the first Retail Week Hackathon, affording retailers crucial insight into creating the ultimate customer experience.
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NewsDixons reveals surge in profits as it sees 'glimmers' of a consumer recovery
Dixons, which owns Currys and PC World, has posted a 76% surge in full-year pre-tax profits as it sees “glimmers” of a consumer recovery.
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NewsHouse of Fraser first-quarter like-for-likes edge up as it plots revamps
House of Fraser like-for-likes rose 2% and losses remained level with its first quarter last year as the retailer plots 20 store refurbishments.
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InterviewQ&A: Clarks, UK & Ireland director of channels, Richard Houlton
Richard Houlton, UK & Ireland director of channels of Clarks lets Retail Week walk a mile in his shoes as he talks about his life in retail.
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OpinionComment: There is room for a new look Netto in the UK
The hard discounting end of the UK food-retailing spectrum still has space to accommodate an additional player.
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AnalysisStore gallery: Paperchase Bromley raises the roof with its in-store design
Paperchase’s Bromley branch has capitalised on its unused second floor with an in-store design that introduces theatre to the retail experience.
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NewsMaplin steams into stations and ramps up its online offer
Maplin is to aggressively expand its online arm and push its fledgling travel format into railway stations.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What do retailers need to consider when planning a fit-out?
Important factors to consider include general timings such as opening deadline, time for approvals, lead-in on utilities, services and materials and general construction periods.
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OpinionComment: Retail on a journey – incomers welcome
IKEA, Tiger, or, as of last Friday, Hema, are among the most popular stores on our streets… it’s a lesson for us all.
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GalleryStore gallery: Foyles turns over a new leaf with novel London flagship
As the London bookseller Foyles unveils its new flagship on Charing Cross Road, we give the four-storey bookshop a close reading.
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OpinionComment: Will Hema's Dutch courage pay off as it opens its first UK store?
The arrival of Dutch variety store Hema in the UK will not only brighten up the high street, its eclectic offer will also prove popular with shoppers.
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GalleryStore gallery: Old Street Underground Station tests pop-up retail
London’s Old Street underground station has taken advantage of its unused ticket hall space, becoming a pop-up retail destination.
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NewsThe Works aims to grow revenue by 50% over next three years
Discount retailer The Works is gunning to increase sales by almost 50% in the next three years as it extends its offer beyond its books origins.
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GalleryIn pictures: Dutch giant Hema unveils first UK store
The Netherlands’ answer to Woolworths, Hema, is poised to shake up the UK’s value market with its strong own-brand offer as it opens its first store in London tomorrow.
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OpinionComment: A window on the World Cup or a summer of love?
So far, and there are a few days left, retailers have not made a big noise about the World Cup and with good reason.
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GalleryStore gallery: Spar and Eat 17 – convenience store and restaurant combined
London’s Walthamstow Central is the home of Spar and Eat 17, a new and unique combination of convenience store and restaurant.
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InterviewInterview: Paperchase boss Timothy Melgund writes the retailer's future
Paperchase’s chief executive Timothy Melgund speaks exclusively to Retail Week about paper versus digital and his global ambitions for the premium stationery retailer.
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NewsVideo: Foyles boss Sam Husain on the power of physical books retailing
As Foyles prepares to unveil its new flagship store on Charing Cross Road, we speak to boss Sam Husain about the shop and physical books retailing.
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GalleryIn pictures: Foyles unveils flagship bookshop 'for 21st century'
Bookseller Foyles is writing a fresh chapter in its history with a new flagship in a sign of confidence that the physical book market can thrive in the face of digital publishing.
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GalleryIn pictures: World Cup windows and displays
Retailers are rolling out the promotional material in an effort to benefit from the forthcoming World Cup 2014.