All Stores and property articles – Page 310
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News
Currys opens doors at debut megastore
DSGi unveiled its highly anticipated Currys megastore format at Wednesbury, near Birmingham, last week.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Streatham Pharmacy, London
It’s not often that Streatham makes it into the pages of this magazine and this is definitely the first instance of the south London suburb boasting a store of the week.
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Gallery
Berghaus – Covent Garden
Outdoor-action brand Berghaus has opened its second UK store, in Covent Garden.
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Gallery
Currys Megastore
The refurbishment of the UK’s largest electricals store is complete. Currys Megastore is the outcome.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Precursor, Paris
British fashion retailers abroad are often marked by their attempt to export a format with little, or sometimes no, adjustment to local conditions.
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News
Harrods raises curtain on new technology area
Harrods has unveiled a revamped technology department on its third floor.
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Opinion
Do low prices really have to mean poor store design?
What in-store experience can we hope for at the lower end of the price spectrum and do we have any right to expect it?
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News
M&S to axe roles after capital expenditure cuts
Marks & Spencer is to axe dozens of jobs after deciding to scale back its store expansion and refurbishment plans.
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Analysis
Steamer Trading: Full steam ahead
Kitchenware retailer Steamer Trading Cookshop’s gleaming new store shows what can still be done in a depressing retail climate. John Ryan takes a look at its impressive visual merchandising
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Opinion
Comment: How retailers can lighten the mood
It’s quite a challenge to remain optimistic in the present climate, but at least one retailer is working on making shoppers feel better at a highly subconscious level.
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News
Specsavers searches for 20 London stores
Optician Specsavers is to ramp up its presence in London with the opening of 20 stores over the next 18 months.
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Gallery
John Ryan’s store of the week: Suit Supply, Savile Row
Having arrived in London in spring, Dutch retailer Suit Supply is everything you would want a men’s formalwear retailer to be.
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News
Steamer Trading plans 30 stores by 2011
Kitchenwares retailer Steamer Trading Cookshop opened its 18th store last week and plans to increase its portfolio by more than a third.
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News
Greek fashion brand to make UK debut at Westfield London
Athens-based fashion retailer No Name is to make its UK debut at Westfield London at the end of the month.
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Analysis
Store design: Design heroes
Times may be tough but, as Retail Week’s Stores 2008 book shows, that needn’t mean good design should go out the window. John Ryan showcases this year’s stunners
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Gallery
Retail Interiors Awards 2008 winners
The 11th Retail Interiors Awards took place on September 30 at London’s Hilton hotel on Park Lane.
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Opinion
The X factor: how mid-market retailers can get ahead in the push for posh
Last week brought the annual handing out of gongs for the best in UK store design at the 11th Retail Interiors Awards and a glittering event it was, as wine flowed (rather too) freely and the design cognoscenti danced ’til dawn.
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Analysis
Supermarket non-food formats: home is where the heart is
There is not much good news on the retail park scene at the moment. But with the advent of the supermarket non-food formats, new life is being breathed into developments across the UK.Asda opened the first of its non-food-only Asda Living stores in Walsall in October 2004 and now has ...