All Stores and property articles – Page 263

  • Philip Clarke is intent on improving the Tesco offer through further investment
    Analysis

    ‘We are not going to be an also-ran’ says Tesco chief

    2012-01-20T00:00:00Z

    After Tesco’s worst Christmas for two decades, chief executive Philip Clarke reveals how he plans to get the grocer back on track. Alex Lawson reports.

  • David Wild
    Opinion

    Retail skills are engine of success

    2012-01-17T16:45:00Z

    Retailers’ customer-focus and skillset make them perfectly placed to diversify, says David Wild.

  • Small batches of rare chocolate will be made daily in the store’s basement kitchen
    Gallery

    In Pictures: Hotel Chocolat unveils chocolate factory store

    2012-01-17T14:40:00Z

    Hotel Chocolat has opened the UK’s first store which combines making and selling chocolate under one roof.

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    Opinion

    Making a difference

    2012-01-16T09:27:00Z

    Things are changing in New York stores, but is it a pattern that we’re seeing in the UK?

  • Hallmark
    News

    Hallmark plays international card

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Greetings card retailer Hallmark has laid out plans for international expansion as it launches a business review under new chief executive Steve Wright.

  • Topshop/Topman, Lakeside
    Gallery

    Arcadia: More from less

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Arcadia’s stated aim of reshaping its estate following last year’s profits downturn is already having some positive effects. John Ryan visits Lakeside to look at the effect of change on Topshop/Topman.

  • Phones4U
    Gallery

    Phones 4U, Oxford Street

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Phones 4U midway along Oxford Street has been around for a long time and probably isn’t the first place that might spring to mind when considering visual merchandising novelty.

  • Former Ikea chief executive Anders Dahlvig
    Analysis

    The secrets of a successful store

    2012-01-13T07:00:00Z

    In this exclusive extract from former Ikea chief executive Anders Dahlvig’s book, he assesses what makes a great shop.

  • An all-American aura has ensured billion dollar sales for Build-A-Bear Workshop
    Analysis

    Build-a-Bear Workshop: The bear necessities

    2012-01-13T07:00:00Z

    Launched 14 years ago, Build-a-Bear Workshop still enjoys healthy success. By Charlotte Hardie.

  • Best Buy
    Analysis

    Beating a UK retreat

    2012-01-13T00:00:00Z

    As Best Buy officially pulls out of the UK this weekend, Charlotte Hardie considers why it and many other international big shots have failed in their bid to conquer the UK.

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    Opinion

    The end of shopping

    2012-01-09T09:10:00Z

    Will 2012 be the year in which retailers finally stop opening stores, or will things be somewhat more complex?

  • News

    GNC to expand outside the US

    2012-01-09T07:00:00Z

    Nutritional specialist GNC is to expand outside the US, with plans for more than 200 new international stores, chief executive Joe Fortunato told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The openings include new market entries in Russia, Brazil and the EU.GNC, which already operates about 2,500 international stores, also plans 160 new stores ...

  • The Locker Room, Brent Cross
    Gallery

    The Locker Room, Brent Cross

    2012-01-09T07:00:00Z

    Wander past the average branch of Foot Locker in this country and the impression may be of a store that has a lot of trainers, but not perhaps of a highly wrought interior.

  • The quirky visual merchandising and striking use of mannequins makes Beyond Retro a shop worth visiting
    Gallery

    Beyond Retro: Back to the (retro) future

    2012-01-09T07:00:00Z

    Vintage clothing retailer Beyond Retro is defying the gloom and growing fast. John Ryan travels to Dalston to see its latest store.

  • News

    Convenience store operator Lawson plans store increase

    2012-01-06T07:00:00Z

    Japan-based convenience store operator Lawson plans to acquire Chinese retail chains to increase its stores in China to about 5,000 by 2015, president Takeshi Niinami said in an interview with Kyodo News. Lawson has so far opened about 340 convenience stores in Shanghai, Chongqing and Dalian.Niinami also said that although ...

  • News

    Ikea to open South Korean store in 2014

    2012-01-06T07:00:00Z

    Ikea has acquired a 841,715 sq ft plot in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Chosun Ilbo reports. The home furnishings retailer plans to open a store on the site in 2014.Ikea Korea said that, to cater for local consumer habits, delivery and assembly services would be provided through a subcontractor.

  • Aisling Balfe
    Analysis

    Sears reveals up to 120 store closures in the US

    2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

    Last week, US department store and general merchandise group Sears Holdings disclosed plans to close 100 to 120 Kmart and full-line Sears stores.

  • News

    Primark to open its first store in Austria

    2012-01-05T07:00:00Z

    Value fashion retailer Primark is to open its first store in Austria at the Sillpark Shopping Centre in the city of Innsbruck. The store is due to open in the later part of summer this year and is expected to have a sales area of about 43,055 sq ft.The Austrian ...

  • A car, developed in association with Morgan, on display in the basement.
    Gallery

    In pictures: Superdry flagship store, Regent Street

    2011-12-19T08:56:00Z

    Superdry opened its central London flagship on Saturday, on the site of the former Austin Reed flagship.

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    Opinion

    Out-of-town bad, high street good?

    2011-12-19T08:56:00Z

    Out of town developments do not deliver the kind of experience shoppers deserve.