All Stores and property articles – Page 307
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Opinion
Wilkinson an example to all retailers
Just before Christmas, a trip to a store in Leicester revealed what is, in today's climate, a curiosity.
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News
Retail rents fall for first time in 15 years
Retail rents fell for the first time in 15 years in 2008 and are not expected to return to growth until 2013.
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Opinion
Store designers may yet still be busy in 2009
Word has reached this desk that things aren’t likely to be all that in 2009 and that 2008 hasn’t really been all it might have been either. In the face of this information it seems churlish to point out that the year has seen a rash of new, fine-looking shops ...
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Gallery
Store of the week: Globus, Mumbai
In these troubled times, when even Russia has announced that it has gone into recession, India is one of the world’s few remaining economic highlights.
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News
Hollister to press ahead with Continental push
Abercrombie & Fitch sister brand Hollister is to defy the economic slowdown as it forges ahead with a Continental European roll-out.
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Opinion
Westfield holding its own
Back in Westfield, probably for the last time this year, the retail thrill-seekers are gone and in their place are shoppers and a lot of hungry people.
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News
Suit Supply reveals second UK store at Westfield London
Dutch retailer Suit Supply opened its second store in the UK last week at Westfield London.
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News
Waitrose unveils convenience store
Waitrose opened its first convenience store yesterday, in Nottingham. The 5,815 sq ft (540 sq m) shop, in the city's Trinity Square, is located opposite the John Lewis department store and is the first of a four-branch convenience store trial.
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Gallery
Suit Supply – Westfield London
Suit Supply’s second store in the UK is in Westfield and is twice the size of its first outing in Vigo Street, off Regent Street.
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Analysis
Oberpollinger: Premier league
Karstadt-owned department store Oberpollinger has emerged from a four-year, £75m luxury makeover. The timing might be off, but John Ryan is won over on its opening night in Munich.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Adnams Southwold, Suffolk
Suffolk brewer Adnams has opened a flagship for its nine-strong chain of wine and beer stores in its home town of Southwold.
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News
Dearth of applications for new store projects as retailers reduce spend
Planning applications for new stores or refurbishments were 63 per cent lower on average in November in the major UK city centres than a year before as retailers rein in costs in the tough economic climate.
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Gallery
Oberpollinger – Munich
Munich’s biggest department store has emerged from a four-year revamp at a cost of a cool £75m.
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Gallery
Clas Ohlson – Croydon
Scandi DIY retailer Clas Ohlson makes its UK debut in Croydon’s Whitgift Centre.
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Opinion
Would German-style regulation save UK retailers from their Sales?
Walk around almost any German city at the moment and you will immediately notice that something's different. Where are the reductions? Why aren't retailers on Sale ahead of Christmas, like in dear old GB?
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Analysis
Cycle Republic: Halfords takes bikes up a gear
Halfords’ Cycle Republic format attempts to rival independent stores and cash in on their affluent shopper base. John Ryan visits Norwich to see how it measures up.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Disney Store, Westfield London
Look at Disney Store’s financial record for the year to September 2007 and you might be inclined to think it isn’t doing very well.
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News
Clas Ohlson makes its UK debut in Croydon centre
Swedish hardware retailer Clas Ohlson has opened its first UK store, dubbing itself a “really useful shop”.
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Gallery
Christmas in Paris 2008
Department store stalwarts, Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, are the highlights of Christmas VM in Paris this year.