All Stores and property articles – Page 271

  • Harvey Nichols’ windows focus on creativity rather than kitsch
    Gallery

    Christmas future

    2011-11-14T07:00:00Z

    Break out and hang up the decorations, Christmas windows are once more upon us. But is it a case of same old, same old, or are retailers offering something new? John Ryan reports.

  • Peter Williams
    Opinion

    Need any more stores? I doubt it

    2011-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Retailers must get the right multichannel mix of bricks and clicks, says Peter Williams.

  • M&S Food on the move, Baker Street
    Gallery

    In pictures: M&S Food on the Move

    2011-11-10T17:30:00Z

    First look at M&S Food on the Move which opens on Friday at Baker Street, London.

  • News

    Aldi Nord to embark on major investment programme

    2011-11-10T07:00:00Z

    Aldi Nord, the more austere of Aldi’s two main operating companies, is about to embark on the biggest investment programme in its history with plans to refurbish all its European stores.A model unveiled in the Belgian town of Ghent is to serve as the blueprint for the new store design. ...

  • John Ryan
    Opinion

    Marks & Spencer on the Move

    2011-11-07T10:18:00Z

    News that M&S is to open a food on the move outlet this week is interesting but what are its chance of success?

  • The basement beauty area’s glitzy, aspirational feel is enhanced by touches such as a shaft of natural light, the marble, tessellated floor and the top-lit mirrored pillars
    Gallery

    Going for glamour

    2011-11-07T07:00:00Z

    The department store has repositioned its beauty hall at Manchester Exchange Square, upping the glamour stakes. John Ryan visits.

  • Topshop, Santiago, Chile
    Gallery

    Topshop, Santiago, Chile

    2011-11-07T07:00:00Z

    There’s been a lot of news recently about Topshop beaming down in Chicago, but putting the US to one side for a moment, what about Chile?

  • Marks and Spencer - Food on the move
    News

    First M&S Food on the Move store to be trialled in London

    2011-11-04T09:48:00Z

    Standalone shop will sell hot and cold food from the retailer’s existing ranges targeted at commuters.

  • Simply Be opened one of its first bricks-and-mortar stores in Liverpool
    Analysis

    Do pure-play etailers need stores?

    2011-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Traditional retailers have long grappled with multichannel strategies, but now it is etailers considering whether they need a bricks-and-mortar presence to compete. Rebecca Thomson reports.

  • Opinion

    Primark in Selfridges: Selmark?

    2011-10-31T09:50:00Z

    Selfridges’ decision to allow Primark into some of its stores is a win win for both retailers.

  • Playlife, Italy
    Gallery

    Playlife, Treviso, Italy

    2011-10-31T07:00:00Z

    Look hard and then look again. Does it look like Benetton?

  • Morrisons has store trials in place aimed at reducing labour to make 30% capital expenditure savings on the cost of building a store.
    Gallery

    Store design: Balancing cost and creativity

    2011-10-31T07:00:00Z

    How do you strike the right balance between conceiving a good-looking store and the cost of creating it. John Ryan investigates.

  • Selfridges’ iconic Bullring store will house Primark menswear
    News

    Primark to open concessions in Selfridges

    2011-10-28T07:00:00Z

    High fashion and fast fashion combine as Primark opens concessions in Selfridges in Birmingham and Manchester.

  • Koçtas
    Analysis

    Kingfisher’s Turkish adventure

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    It might not attract as much attention as some overseas markets, but Turkey is one of Kingfisher’s big hopes for the next decade. Rebecca Thomson reports on its plans there.

  • Austin Reed own-brand is showcased
    News

    Austin Reed flagship is ‘future of the brand’

    2011-10-27T09:35:00Z

    Austin Reed has opened its new flagship store on Regent Street, which chief executive Nick Hollingworth described as a “stake in the ground” representative of the future of the fashion retailer.

  • Joanna Perry
    Opinion

    Watch this space

    2011-10-26T11:11:00Z

    Kiddicare’s bold plans for 12 superstores are a blueprint for the future of multichannel retail.

  • ryan john cutout
    Opinion

    House of Fraser future shop

    2011-10-24T10:26:00Z

    The opening of a House of Fraser.com store in Aberdeen’s Union Square is certainly a departure from department store norms, but is this still shopping?

  • Marks and Spencer, Edgware Road
    Gallery

    Marks & Spencer, Edgware Road, London

    2011-10-24T07:00:00Z

    Style Online, Kiosk Corner, call it what you will, the new digital area just inside the door of the Marks & Spencer store on Edgware Road is perfectly placed for time-pressed shoppers.

  • Uniqlo’s Regent Street store was its oldest in central London and the refurb is in harmony with its global look
    Gallery

    Uniqlo: Colour it in

    2011-10-24T07:00:00Z

    Uniqlo Regent Street has just emerged from a three-month makeover with a new look intended to bring it into line with the retailer’s global flagships. John Ryan reports.

  • House of Fraser.com, Aberdeen
    Gallery

    In Pictures: House of Fraser.com, Aberdeen, opens today

    2011-10-21T11:10:00Z

    House of Fraser has revealed pictures of its click and collect store, House of Fraser.com, which opened today in Aberdeen’s Union Square shopping centre.