All Stores and property articles – Page 303

  • Spindler said that the Original Factory Shop is gaining from Woolworths' demise
    News

    Original Factory Shop plans its ‘biggest year ever’ for new stores

    2009-04-17T00:00:00Z

    Value retailer Original Factory Shop revealed customer numbers were up 12 per cent in the 14 weeks to March 29 as it prepares for its “biggest year ever” for store openings.The 105-store retailer’s like-for-like sales rose 12 per cent over the period, while total sales went up 29 per cent.Original ...

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    News

    Sir Philip Green’s plan to transform Topshop London flagship

    2009-04-09T07:04:00Z

    Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green is to build on Topshop’s groundbreaking US launch in New York with a revamp of the chain’s London flagship in time for Fashion Week.

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    Analysis

    Topshop: an English brand in New York

    2009-04-09T00:00:00Z

    The delays have been overcome and the most eagerly awaited store of the year has arrived – Topshop has opened in Manhattan. Before the crowds descended, John Ryan walked the shop with Sir Philip Green

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    Gallery

    Store of the week: Zain, Bahrain

    2009-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Zain, a Bahrain-based phone retailer, has just unveiled a flagship in the Emirate’s Seef Mall. At 3,550 sq ft, this single-floor store has a large footprint by the sector’s standards.

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    Opinion

    Topshop to New York, Anthropologie to London

    2009-04-06T17:37:00Z

    Standing on a rainy sidewalk in New York on Friday, it was hard to find much to be enthusiastic about. The mood in the city was resolutely downbeat and the number of buildings with the words “Retail For Rent” plastered across them served as an indication of the malaise that has hit the city hard.

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    Opinion

    A top shop for a Big Apple

    2009-04-03T17:12:00Z

    This week sees Topshop New York finally away from the starting blocks in the latest episode of Brits intent on making a splash in the Big Apple.

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    Gallery

    Store of the week: Wigmore Sports London

    2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Wigmore Sports is an independent racquet sports specialist in London’s West End that emerged from a store-wide makeover at the end of last year. The redesign was the handiwork of London design consultancy Portland. Over two floors and 3,765 sq ft, it shows what can ...

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    News

    H&M London stores refresh

    2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

    The fashion giant has re-engineered two of its busiest London stores to add space and introduce design elements to improve the shopper experience.Last week H&M completed its new-look Oxford Circus shop; this week it will unveil its refreshed Covent Garden store, to which it has added a new floor.H&M managing ...

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    News

    Fenwick's eye for ladies

    2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Department store group Fenwick has begun revamping its womenswear level on the first floor of its London Bond Street store.The overhaul, led by design consultancy Studio db, aims to maintain a boutique feel for Fenwick’s classic contemporary and niche brands.The project is part of a wider plan announced last summer ...

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    Ferrari finally makes UK debut on Regent Street

    2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Ferrari is due to open its much-delayed first UK store on London’s Regent Street today.The 5,920 sq ft shop, covering two floors, will stock merchandise ranging from a £3 branded key fob to a Ferrari car.The ground floor features a glazed floor, allowing views of the basement and providing a ...

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    Gallery

    Globus: Switzerland’s branded houses

    2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Department store operator Globus has two fresh stores in one city that are a model of brand cohesion. John Ryan reports from Bern

  • News

    Topshop New York opens its doors

    2009-04-02T11:29:00Z

    Topshop opens its doors today in New York with owner Sir Philip Green telling local reporters it is “the best store we have ever built”.

  • News

    Lanvin, Mayfair: come the retail revolution...

    2009-03-30T10:24:00Z

    French luxury brand Lanvin opened a store on the highly exclusive Mount Street in Mayfair on Friday and it was a good-looking shop… of its type.

  • News

    Burberry launches childrenswear format

    2009-03-27T07:16:00Z

    Fashion retailer Burberry has unveiled its first UK standalone childrenswear store at London’s Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill.

  • Gallery

    Store of the Week: House of Barbie, Shanghai

    2009-03-27T07:16:00Z

    Barbie’s turned 50 and strangely remains as shapely and improbable as ever – there must be a very ugly portrait somewhere in her attic. Perhaps it’s in Shanghai’s House of Barbie, which opened earlier this month and is a multi-floored, 40,000 sq ft homage to this icon of unachievable femininity.

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    Analysis

    At home with M&S

    2009-03-27T07:03:00Z

    M&S’s latest Home store, in Cardiff, has moved the format on and even added food to help drive precious footfall.

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    Gallery

    Tesco MyLiberec – Liberec, Czech Republic

    2009-03-26T12:57:00Z

    My Liberec is the first instance of Tesco’s new department store format in the Czech Republic.

  • Opinion

    So what is a great retail brand?

    2009-03-23T13:07:55Z

    Today sees the publication of a survey that purports to reveal “The Best Retail Brands”. Assembled by branding consultancy Interbrand, the top five European players, perhaps unsurprisingly, are H&M, Carrefour, Ikea, Tesco and Zara, in that order.

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    Store of the week: Undiz, Paris

    2009-03-23T12:21:00Z

    Remember Etam? As a retail brand it was around for years before Arcadia took the UK chain off its French parent’s hands in 2005. Since then it has vanished from UK high streets, but is alive and kicking in France and Undiz is a spin-off fascia that the company has ...

  • News

    Morrisons wins Retailer of the Year for second year running

    2009-03-19T17:10:36Z

    Morrisons was again named Retailer of the Year last night at the Oracle Retail Week Awards .