All Stores and property articles – Page 295
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Harvie & Hudson opens first store in two decades
London-based upmarket shirt retailer Harvie & Hudson is to open a store for the first time in 23 years.
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NewsMicrosoft launches its first retail store in Arizona
Microsoft has launched its first retail store, at Scottsdale in Arizona.
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GalleryA masterclass in Anthropologie
In the US, Anthropologie is renowned for its bold and inventive store design. Can it raise the bar in its first store in Europe, asks John Ryan.
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NewsAllied Carpets revamp
Allied Carpets has refreshed its store environments to move the design away from its previous “hard to navigate stores and soulless interiors that neither excite nor invite”.
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OpinionRetailing’s bit of rough
The rise and rise of the pop-up shop has meant that many eyes have turned to the lower end of the market for new ideas.
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AnalysisToday’s market: a matter of space and time
With void rates soaring in some locations and still low in others, John Ryan looks at how developers are dealing with this changed market, and what this means for retailers
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GalleryStore of the week: Opening Ceremony, Tokyo
US retailer Opening Ceremony welcomed shoppers to its first store outside North America at the end of August, when it opened a seven-floor quasi-department store in Tokyo.
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GalleryMaking history: shopping at the British Museum
Many visitors to the British Museum want to take home a souvenir. But how can they be persuaded to buy more than just a pencil or tea towel? John Ryan reports on a makeover of the museum’s shops.
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NewsAnthropologie opens its first European store on Regent Street
The US women’s fashion and lifestyle retailer has opened its first European store on Regent Street.
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NewsTesco opens first self-service only shop
Grocery giant Tesco has opened the UK’s first completely self-service shop – an Express convenience store in Kingsley, Northampton.
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NewsLuxe chocolate shop Cocomaya to expand with bakery
London luxury chocolate shop Cocomaya is expanding at the end of the month to open an adjoining bakery.
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NewsHMV to open cinema
HMV will open a three-screen cinema this Friday which is likely to be the entertainment retailer’s first in a chain.
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OpinionMods, mansion and manor houses
Every year has its store interior clichés. Spend time with a handful of store design consultancies or consultants at the moment and it won’t be long before the phrase “the manor house” is casually dropped into the conversation.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Orange, Milton Keynes
Mobile network Orange opened what it says is its first UK multimedia store last week in Milton Keynes.
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GalleryJohn Lewis Welsh flagship sets sail in Cardiff
For its first store in Wales John Lewis has made a timely and bold shift to a more fashion-focused layout. John Ryan reports from Cardiff
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NewsAnthropologie plans local sourcing for UK
US retailer Anthropologie will source 20% of its product from the UK and collaborate with local designers for its first European store, which opens on London’s Regent Street next Friday.
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OpinionNew Brunswick: a great place to be
The Brunswick centre on a sunny Saturday in October: there may be better places in the Capital, but they’re probably few and far between.
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NewsNext opens first dedicated shop-in-shop sportswear departments
Next has opened its first dedicated shop-in-shop sportswear departments in three of its stores.
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GalleryStore of the week: Estella Cologne, Germany
This is Estella – a name that will be almost totally unfamiliar to British ears as it is a fledgling retailer that has just opened its first store, in Cologne.