All Stores and property articles – Page 312
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News
Currys reveals blueprint for its megastore launch
DSGi has unveiled the blueprint for its planned Currys megastore.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Elord, Seoul
For some people golf is about technique, a sport that means precision, practise and money spent on a regular basis.
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Ikea to rein in expansion as housing crisis slows growth
Swedish furniture group Ikea has revealed that sales growth has slowed over the past year and that it will curb its expansion plans as the global housing market stalls.
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Analysis
House of Fraser's angel of the north
House of Fraser’s new menswear department in Glasgow is just the first phase of a complete overhaul of the store, but even by itself it is a triumph in design, says John Ryan.
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Analysis
American beauties
The cities of Portland and Seattle offer an altogether more relaxed shopping experience than that of busy European destinations. John Ryan goes to the US’s northwest to give us his pick of the shops
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Opinion
Good things will come out of the downturn
This is not the happiest of times to be a consumer electronics retailer. DSGi’s recent figures have not made mouth-watering reading and Kesa’s – aka Comet’s – have been equally reprehensible from the perspective of a retail shareholder.
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Gallery
Selfridges, Oxford Street
The temptation to make Selfridges in Oxford Street store of the week on a fairly regular basis is always there for no better reason than that in a store of this size there is always something happening and, equally, always something worth looking at.
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News
Nevisport unveils new look as it aims to double stores
Outdoor specialist Nevisport opened a new-look store at Kendal in Cumbria yesterday as it plans to double the size of its store portfolio.
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A-Wear unveils new look for UK debut in Leicester
Irish fashion retailer A-Wear made its UK debut last week at Leicester’s Highcross scheme with a new format.
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Game opens concessions in Borders stores
Computer entertainment specialist Game is testing concessions in Borders stores.
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DSGi tests revamp of Currys.digital format
Electricals group DSGi opened a new look Currys.digital store in Chelmsford last week as part of chief executive John Browett’s plans to lift stalling sales.
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News
Azendi to more than double store count by 2010
Jewellery chain Azendi has embarked on an expansion drive to more than double its store portfolio to 22 shops by the end of next year.
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Opinion
UK value retailers have store design edge over US
A brief sojourn in the US’s northwest last week revealed that the problems and challenges faced by retailers in that part of the world are little different from those encountered here, but the solutions are not necessarily the same.
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News
Go Outdoors goes all out for superstores
Outdoor specialist retailer Go Outdoors is to open its first two superstores since securing an 18 million investment from Bank of Scotland Corporate in April.
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Opinion
Act tough now and win later
As famed former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Richard Greenbury points out on page 23, retailers have had a good run. Such a good one, in fact, that many of today’s senior retailers won’t have worked through a recession. Not many of us here at Retail Week have either.
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News
Urban Outfitters set to bring Anthropologie to Regent Street
US fashion retailer Urban Outfitters is poised to bring its sister brand Anthropologie to London’s Regent Street, sending a clear signal that the UK remains an important European launch pad despite the slowdown in the economy.
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News
Christmas in the balance
Sector braced for toughest season since the 1980s, with December like-for-like drop expected.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Dylan’s Candy Bar, New York
Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Dylan’s Candy Bar has been a New York retail fixture since 2001, providing a distinctly upscale take on selling confectionery and making it fun.