All Stores and property articles – Page 231
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In pictures: Samsung and Carphone Warehouse unveil standalone stores
Samsung has opened a raft of stores this week, including one on Oxford St, through its partnership with Carphone Warehouse.
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Opinion
Comment: Little sign that M&S general merchandise can match food excellence
Marks & Spencer set out a new framework for apparel last year, built around a quality charter for customers, but has it worked?
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M&S Collection's success shows clothing moving in right direction, Bolland says
Fashion improvements and in-store changes helped Marks & Spencer post an increase in clothing like-for-likes in the fourth quarter, chief executive Marc Bolland maintained.
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In pictures: Waterstones installs edible Charlie and the Chocolate Factory window display
Waterstones has installed a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chocolate biscuit window display at its flagship Piccadilly store.
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Store gallery: Kingfisher’s practical and polished stores
Kingfisher’s results last week showed a group that has one store chain in recovery and another growing at stellar pace. Retail Week visits B&Q and Screwfix.
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Opinion
Comment: Primark shows the design way in Paris
There’s a lot more to success in the world of cut-price fashion than cheap clothing. The store environment needs to be up to scratch as well.
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In pictures: Lululemon eyes further London stores as it opens in Covent Garden
Lululemon opened the doors to its first UK store last week. Retail Week takes a look at the flagship at Covent Garden, London.
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In pictures: Boots products rolled out across Walgreens stores in New York
Boots has begun the roll out of its own-brand products across New York through its partner US drugstore giant Walgreens.
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Jaeger boosts ecommerce team with three new hires
Jaeger has boosted its ecommerce team with three new hires, including the appointment of former Mothercare head of ecommerce Simon Spencelayh to the same role.
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Store gallery: Gap, Boxpark, London
Gap’s Boxpark store in East London proves that ‘edited’ and ‘curated’ aren’t always cliche.
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In pictures: Primark attracts throngs of shoppers to first Paris store
Primark has further expanded its presence in France with the opening of its first store in Paris.
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Marks & Spencer to offer online order collection from 4,300 locations in France
Marks & Spencer is to tap into a network of 4,300 online order collection points in France as it increasingly adopts a multichannel approach to international expansion.
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In pictures: Ted Baker unveils new Glasgow store celebrating inventors
Ted Baker opened its new Glasgow store in the city centre last week with a design that celebrates Scottish inventors.
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Opinion
Comment: Creating real difference in retail is a difficult thing to achieve
The shirt sellers of London’s Jermyn Street are an object lesson in how single category retailers can struggle to convince when they are all grouped together.
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Store gallery: Eataly Milan, Italy
The latest Eataly in Milan is housed in the former Smeraldo Theatre, which gives the four-floor store a different quality.
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In pictures: Pets at Home unveils new store format for dogs
Pets at Home has launched a new premium pet store format especially for dogs called Barkers which features a dog spa with Reiki massage.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can stores think beyond their own shop windows?
Retailers in premium shopping centres have to compete with 200 to 300 stores in close proximity, all vying for the same footfall.
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In pictures: Bhs unveils first food hall at Staines store
Bhs has opened the doors of its first food hall at its store in Staines, Middlesex.
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In pictures: Accessorize's Liverpool Street store refit
Monsoon Accessorize plans to refit 10 Accessorize stores this year as part of boss John Browett’s four-year strategy.
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Opinion
Comment: Can supermarkets have their cake and eat it?
Store design and deep discounting needn’t be mutually exclusive, but they make unnatural bedfellows.