All Urban Outfitters articles – Page 2
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Wales and the Southwest
In the first instalment of this year’s retail road trip, Retail Week heads to Wales and the Southwest and discovers a diverse yet fertile retail landscape.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Record Store Day and the rise of retro retail
This Saturday, shoppers will flock to independent vinyl stores to snap up the latest and rarest LPs on the tenth annual Record Store Day.
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NewsUrban Outfitters HR director turns headhunter
Urban Outfitters’ international HR director has joined Princedale Partners as a headhunter after a decade at brand portfolio company URBN.
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OpinionOpinion: Record Store Day is a reminder of the value of physical formats
Record Store Day, the annual celebration for independent record shops and independently minded musicians, has rolled around again.
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DataData: Top 30 bricks-and-mortar retailers by sales densities
Discount grocer Aldi has surged into the UK’s top five retailers by sales densities, but technology titan Apple leads the way.
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NewsUrban Outfitters buys Italian restaurant chain as it taps into casual dining
Urban Outfitters is buying an Italian restaurant chain as it seeks to tap into the rapidly expanding casual dining market.
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GalleryStore gallery: The verdict on Oxford Street's Christmas window displays
Christmas is just around the corner and several Oxford Street retailers have already lifted the curtain on spectacular seasonal windows.
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NewsUS retailers including Target and Gap blasted for use of 'on-call shifts'
American retailers including Target, Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch have come under fire for their use of controversial ‘on-call shifts’.
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GalleryStore gallery: Urban Outfitters takes a cue from its organic beauty offer
Urban Beauty has opened a new store in Westfield, London and they are now looking towards the more natural side in the design.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Mobile offer and rewards platform Sliide
Start-ups in retail technology are growing fast and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Sliide is in the spotlight.
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NewsUS retailers celebrate best Christmas sales in 10 years
An improving labour market and a drop in fuel prices helped US retailers record their best Christmas sales in more than a decade.
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GalleryStore gallery: Urban Outfitters’ Space Ninety 8 store blends into Brooklyn
Urban Outfitters’ concept store Space Ninety 8 uses alternative store design to fit in with its faded industrial setting in Brooklyn.
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NewsUrban Outfitters plans to double global turnover by 2020
Urban Outfitters Inc plans to double its topline sales in the next five years by expanding its product offer and distribution, and improving customer engagement.
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GalleryStore Gallery: The retail offer of Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall
Miami is a retail hotbed and sunshine paradise. Retail Week visits Florida’s ocean-side destination and takes a look at its shops.
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GalleryStore gallery: Signage now contributes to entire store experience
John Ryan reports on the latest displays at Trinity Leeds shopping centre, where store signage is becoming part of the store experience in its own right.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Urban Outfitters app boosts engagement with teenagers
The UO app from fashion retailer Urban Outfitters aims to keep the company connected to teenage consumers and build the brand’s relevance to changing lifestyles.
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GalleryIn pictures: Christmas window displays
Retailers have pulled out all the stops this year with their Christmas windows.
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GalleryStore gallery: Anthropologie moves out of London with new shop in Guildford
Fashion and homewares retailer Anthropologie has opened its first English store outside London. But will its aspirational and arty ambience work away from the capital?
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AnalysisWebsite review: Urban Outfitters Vs Next
Ben Stollard, UK director at ForeSee, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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AnalysisAnalysis: In-store lighting - how do the stores fare?
There are many ways to light a store interior, as John Ryan finds out when he meets the Building Research
Establishment’s lighting supremo Cosmin Ticleanu.