All Stores and property articles – Page 284
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OpinionRetailers win the World Cup
Not many retailers will be crying today. What was remarkable about yesterday’s debacle was the air of resignation about a defeat that the majority seemed to have viewed as inevitable.
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GalleryLimelight Marketplace, New York
Less of a store of the week and rather more of a destination of the month, Limelight Marketplace is the successful outcome of remodelling a former nightclub housed in a Gothic revival church.
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NewsWaitrose trials sign of smaller things to come
Waitrose is trialling a series of initiatives at its first smaller convenience store, in Cambridge, which it will roll out if successful.
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GalleryMaking sense of a bigger home
Homewares retailer HomeSense has opened a larger footprint store, but can shoppers make sense of their surroundings.
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NewsBuoyant Wilkinson to speed up store revamps after profits soar
Value chain Wilkinson is to ramp up its store rebranding programme after recording another strong year, with profits more than doubling in the 12 months to January 29.
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NewsEast trials standalone accessories shops
Womenswear chain East is to open standalone accessories stores and open more mainline stores, following a return to profit last year.
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NewsPhones 4u opens ‘Blackberry Zone’
Phones 4U has opened a Blackberry Zone at its flagship Tottenham Court Road store.
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NewsComet to refurbish stores after profits rise
Electricals retailer Comet is to refurbish 40 stores his year as it seeks to respond to the revival of arch-rival DSGi and the touchdown of US powerhouse Best Buy.
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NewsB&Q to open small city centre stores
DIY retailer B&Q intends to open small-format city centre stores in the UK after the success of similar pilot stores run by parent Kingfisher overseas.
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NewsSelfridges and Nike host World Cup ‘pop-up stadium’
Sportswear brand Nike will open a “pop-up stadium” in department store Selfridges in London, next week, showing World Cup games.
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News99p Stores launches new Woolworths-style fascia
99p Stores founders broaden offer with out-of-town variety chain Family Bargains
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GalleryParis fashion: in a league of its own
The World Cup might be in full swing but in Paris ‘le foot’ struggles to be heard above the noise of the fashion crowd. John Ryan reports
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NewsFenwick completes Bond Street revamp
Fenwick has completed a two-year redevelopment of its flagship Bond Street store. The 71,500 sq ft department store now has 20% more space and the retailer has been given a modern overhaul.
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NewsDSGi tests combined Currys/PC World at Bluewater
Electricals group DSGi is testing a combined Currys and PC World store at Bluewater following the success of big two-in-one shops.
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GalleryAvery Fine Perfumery, Mayfair
Now, the newly launched Avery Fine Perfumery in posh Mayfair adds a new dimension to interactive windows with a shop that provides a “spritz” (their words, not mine) of scent as you pass close to the window.
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OpinionAn open goal
A quick wander along Oxford Street reveals the paucity of the World Cup retail offer, whether it’s the tired-looking display in the windows of John Lewis, or the many crosses of St George that mark out the fact that you are looking at a branch of SportsDirect.com.
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NewsWaitrose to open first small convenience shop this week
Waitrose will open its first smaller format convenience stores in Cambridge on Thursday.
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GalleryUnited Nude, New York
From time to time you come across a format that it’s quite hard to improve upon - one where the original design is sufficiently strong and the brand sufficiently well funded for none of the usual value engineering to take place.
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NewsJD Sports pushes overseas growth with Paris store
JD Sports Fashion is making a further international push by opening stores in Paris under its JD fascia.