All Stores and property articles – Page 313
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GallerySuit 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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GalleryOberpollinger – Munich
Munich’s biggest department store has emerged from a four-year revamp at a cost of a cool £75m.
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GalleryClas 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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GalleryChristmas in Paris 2008
Department store stalwarts, Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, are the highlights of Christmas VM in Paris this year.
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Opinion
Westfield London: The winners and losers
It’s a month since Westfield London opened and things are settling down in this part of west London. Footfall remains high and people are still shopping, but they are being selective.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Le Studio SFR Rue Tronchet, Paris
Probably not the most festive shop in Paris, but telecoms network and technology retailer SFR offers one of Europe’s most interesting new retail environments.
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News
JJB store revamps drive sales
Embattled retailer JJB claims it has experienced a dramatic sales uplift in its “new era” stores.
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News
Specsavers launches raft of stores in New Zealand
Specsavers launched in New Zealand this week with six store openings on the country’s North and South Islands.
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News
Halfords pilots second bike fascia to grow shopper base
Halfords is testing another standalone cycle shop format, called Cycle Republic, intended to provide an alternative to its existing Bike Hut fascia.
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Analysis
Christmas store design in Paris
The Parisian retail scene has some real show-stoppers this Christmas. But is it better than London? John Ryan takes to the streets of the French capital to decide.
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News
Thomas Pink to expand overseas
Luxury shirt retailer Thomas Pink is poised to ramp up its international presence starting at the end of this year and continuing through 2009.
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Opinion
Creative store designs for creative budgets
What place does store design have in the current crisis?
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Analysis
National Geographic: International Geographic
National Geographic opened its first store in the world last week on Regent Street, featuring a medley of travel-related merchandise. John Ryan takes a trip around this novel store.