All Stores and property articles – Page 312

  • News

    Currys reveals blueprint for its megastore launch

    2008-09-18T16:24:46Z

    DSGi has unveiled the blueprint for its planned Currys megastore.

  • Gallery

    Store of the week: Elord, Seoul

    2008-09-18T11:09:48Z

    For some people golf is about technique, a sport that means precision, practise and money spent on a regular basis.

  • News

    Ikea to rein in expansion as housing crisis slows growth

    2008-09-18T10:17:27Z

    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.

  • Analysis

    House of Fraser's angel of the north

    2008-09-18T09:38:44Z

    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.

  • Azendi
    Gallery

    Azendi – Leicester

    2008-09-17T14:14:00Z

    Jewellery retailer Azendi has opened a store in Leicester.

  • Analysis

    American beauties

    2008-09-15T12:29:00Z

    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

  • Opinion

    Good things will come out of the downturn

    2008-09-15T10:06:00Z

    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.

  • Gallery

    Selfridges, Oxford Street

    2008-09-11T15:09:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Nevisport unveils new look as it aims to double stores

    2008-09-11T14:55:22Z

    Outdoor specialist Nevisport opened a new-look store at Kendal in Cumbria yesterday as it plans to double the size of its store portfolio.

  • News

    A-Wear unveils new look for UK debut in Leicester

    2008-09-11T11:49:46Z

    Irish fashion retailer A-Wear made its UK debut last week at Leicester’s Highcross scheme with a new format.

  • News

    Game opens concessions in Borders stores

    2008-09-11T11:44:25Z

    Computer entertainment specialist Game is testing concessions in Borders stores.

  • News

    DSGi tests revamp of Currys.digital format

    2008-09-11T11:36:33Z

    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.

  • News

    Azendi to more than double store count by 2010

    2008-09-08T11:29:00Z

    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.

  • Opinion

    UK value retailers have store design edge over US

    2008-09-08T09:51:00Z

    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.

  • Sainsbury's
    Gallery

    Sainsbury's – Dartmouth

    2008-09-05T15:36:00Z

    Video:Sainsbury’s – Dartmouth

  • News

    Go Outdoors goes all out for superstores

    2008-09-04T14:27:20Z

    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.

  • Opinion

    Act tough now and win later

    2008-09-04T12:45:51Z

    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.

  • News

    Urban Outfitters set to bring Anthropologie to Regent Street

    2008-09-04T12:40:23Z

    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.

  • News

    Christmas in the balance

    2008-09-04T12:32:00Z

    Sector braced for toughest season since the 1980s, with December like-for-like drop expected.

  • Gallery

    Store of the week: Dylan’s Candy Bar, New York

    2008-09-04T11:53:02Z

    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.