All Stores and property articles – Page 286

  • Simon Laffin, independent retail adviser and non-executive director
    Opinion

    High street crusade ignores the facts

    26 May 2011

    “The high street should be at the very heart of every community, bringing people together, providing essential services and creating jobs and investment; so it is vital that we do all that we can to ensure they thrive.”

  • Milan’s La Rinascente department store
    Gallery

    La Rinascente, Milan

    23 May 2011

    Milan’s La Rinascente department store is the flagship of a chain that has seen the likes of Giorgio Armani serving their visual merchandising apprenticeships and although it has been around a long time, its knack for novelty visual merchandising always makes it worth a look.

  • Opinion

    Live and let live

    23 May 2011

    Independent and chainstore retailing do not have to be mutually exclusive.

  • Primark, Manchester
    Gallery

    A Manc for all seasons

    20 May 2011

    Despite a sunny interlude, retailers are now having to shift summer stock in less than summery conditions. Manchester’s retailers are managing. John Ryan finds out how

  • Opinion

    Superdry: the danger of being clunky

    16 May 2011

    There is more to a winning brand than a good shopfit. Once in place it has to be capable of being updated.

  • Luxury label Tommy Hilfiger has opened a pop-up shop to celebrate the launch of Prep World, a limited edition capsule collection for spring.
    News

    Tommy Hilfiger opens pop-up shop

    13 May 2011

    Luxury label Tommy Hilfiger has opened a pop-up shop to celebrate the launch of Prep World, a limited edition capsule collection for spring.

  • Clintons, St Albans
    Gallery

    Signed, sealed and delivered?

    13 May 2011

    Clinton Cards has been in the doldrums for a while, but will its new store format restore its fortunes? John Ryan reports from St Albans

  • Manchester City Football Club
    Gallery

    Manchester City Football Club

    13 May 2011

    Newly victorious FA Cup winners Manchester City should find fans flocking to the doors of its new CityStore.

  • Asda opened its first two converted Netto stores on Tuesday in Wakefield and Worksop.
    News

    Asda opens converted Netto stores

    12 May 2011

    Asda opened its first two converted Netto stores on Tuesday in Wakefield and Worksop.

  • Opinion

    The middle tier is at risk

    9 May 2011

    Big and small retailers: they’re both beautiful. But those with a medium-sized operation could be in trouble.

  • Trinity Walk, Wakefield
    News

    Trinity Walk opens in Wakefield

    6 May 2011

    Wakefield’s Trinity Walk shopping centre opened today, one of only three schemes slated to open this year.

  • Clinton Cards
    News

    Clintons revamps stores

    6 May 2011

    Clinton Cards opened two of its revamped stores last week, in Uxbridge and Bristol.

  • Anthropologie shop window, King’s Road, London
    Gallery

    Window of opportunity

    5 May 2011

    It’s not all been about the royal wedding and Easter. John Ryan looks at shop windows at the opposite ends of the UK as the bank holiday frenzy draws to a close.

  • Opinion

    Give me a reason to shop at your store

    3 May 2011

    The new Best Buy store in Hayes needs to be rather more than simply good-looking.

  • Monsoon
    News

    Monsoon returns to ethnic roots with store revamp

    28 April 2011

    Monsoon aims to get back to its ethnic-inspired roots with the unveiling of its revamped flagship store on London’s Oxford Street.

  • Liberty Royal window
    Gallery

    Royal Wedding Windows

    28 April 2011

    Retailers have decked out their stores to celebrate the royal wedding.

  • Emma Bridgewater
    Gallery

    A royal opportunity

    28 April 2011

    God bless William and Kate! John Ryan assesses the efforts of retailers around the capital to see who has made the most of the occasion.

  • Charles Tyrwhitt
    Gallery

    Charles Tyrwhitt, Jermyn Street

    28 April 2011

    Charles Tyrwhitt is a relatively small retailer where the central proposition is men’s shirts.

  • Aura Riyadh
    Gallery

    Aura Riyadh

    28 April 2011

    Aura is a 26,910 sq ft fashion homeware store in Riyadh and acts essentially as a black box in which selected areas are highlighted.

  • Pure Pharmacy, Terminal 2, Dublin Airport
    Gallery

    Pure Pharmacy, Terminal 2, Dublin Airport

    26 April 2011

    Arrive at almost any airport in the UK and the first thing you’ll probably do before you finally head for your gate is visit what is normally one of several branches of Boots.