http://www.retail-week.com/rss/stores_rss.xml en-uk John Lewis is poised to unveil its new Leicester store when the city’s Highcross Quarter scheme opens on Thursday. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/john_lewis_leicester_unveiled.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/john_lewis_leicester_unveiled.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 28 August 2008 17:07 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RW290808JohnLewisLeic---ext_resized_70_tcm14-1810858.jpg Menswear retailer Moss Bros is to enhance its casualwear -credentials with the roll out of a revamped store design following a three-month trial. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/moss_bros_rejigs_store_design_to_drive_casuals.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/moss_bros_rejigs_store_design_to_drive_casuals.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 29 August 2008 08:47 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RW290808Moss-Bros-Fascia_resized_70_tcm14-1811022.jpg The discounters are the biggest story in retail right now, but Aldi boss Paul Foley doesn’t want to be bracketed with Lidl and Netto. Jennifer Creevy meets him and finds out why. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/flavour_of_the_year.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/flavour_of_the_year.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 Jennifer Creevy 28 August 2008 16:21 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RW290808Aldi003_resized_70_tcm14-1810656.jpg Another week, another wooden store. But supermarket giant Sainsbury’s latest eco-store at Dartmouth really does mark a new chapter in green retailing. John Ryan reports. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/woodnt_it_be_nice.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/woodnt_it_be_nice.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 28 August 2008 15:25 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RW290808SainsburysFascia_resized_70_tcm14-1810595.jpg Small, but perfectly formed. The cliché that has been used so many times by architects and designers seeking to describe often lacklustre interiors could almost have been made for this 645 sq ft jewellery store in Copenhagen. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/store_of_the_week_bodil_binner_copenhagen.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/store_of_the_week_bodil_binner_copenhagen.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 28 August 2008 16:41 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Rw290808Bodil_resized_70_tcm14-1810756.jpg Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/35_retailers_back_greens_letter_to_landlords.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/35_retailers_back_greens_letter_to_landlords.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 Tim Danaher 28 August 2008 16:59 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RW290808Green-Letter_resized_70_tcm14-1810804.jpg Styles & Wood, the UK's largest shopfitter, has seen pre-tax profits crash by 53.8 per cent to £2.4 million in the year to June 30. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/styles__wood_profits_less_than_half_of_2007.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/styles__wood_profits_less_than_half_of_2007.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 28 August 2008 08:44 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Tesco_fascia2_resized_70_tcm14-1093935.jpg Heading off from Paddington to Dartmouth, it’s hard not to wonder whether a day trip to Devon’s far west is worth it just to look at a wooden supermarket. http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/08/its_not_all_greenwash.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/08/its_not_all_greenwash.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 26 August 2008 11:29 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JohnRyan_resized_70_tcm14-66529.jpg Tie Rack is back with a bang with its refurbished Oxford Street flagship, which reopened last Friday. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/store_of_the_week_tie_rack_oxford_street.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/store_of_the_week_tie_rack_oxford_street.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 21 August 2008 13:38 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/220808TieRack_resized_70_tcm14-1805218.jpg Selfridges will unveil a new-look men’s formalwear department at its Oxford Street flagship at the end of September. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/selfridges_to_reveal_new_mens_formalwear_area.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/selfridges_to_reveal_new_mens_formalwear_area.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 21 August 2008 14:35 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/220808Self-2_resized_70_tcm14-1805367.jpg Making the most of your shop with limited space is never easy, but it can be done. John Ryan visits two strong new examples. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/small_stores_with_a_big_impact.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/small_stores_with_a_big_impact.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 21 August 2008 11:38 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/220808Thorntons_resized_70_tcm14-1804918.jpg You know things are not as good as they might be when the questioner becomes the questioned.  Speak to almost any design consultancy or shopfitter at present and the question being popped is: “How are other people finding it?” http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/08/shopfitters_are_feeling_the_heat.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/08/shopfitters_are_feeling_the_heat.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 18 August 2008 12:50 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JohnRyan_resized_70_tcm14-66529.jpg Kitchen and homewares retailer and mail order operator Lakeland will unveil a new format when it opens a store at Liverpool One in mid-October. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/lakeland_to_test_new_look_at_liverpool_one.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/lakeland_to_test_new_look_at_liverpool_one.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 14 August 2008 10:57 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/LakelandLiverpoolNEW_resized_70_tcm14-1800899.jpg You have to hand it to Next. The Next Home format is still a fledgling offshoot of its parent, but it has already morphed into something considerably different from the first store that opened in Lakeside.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/store_of_the_week_next_tottenham_court_road.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/store_of_the_week_next_tottenham_court_road.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 14 August 2008 09:56 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/150808NextSOTW_resized_70_tcm14-1798235.jpg Harrods is to double its own-label sales over the next two years and is remodelling its menswear department. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/harrods_outlines_mission_to_double_sales_of_ownbrand.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/harrods_outlines_mission_to_double_sales_of_ownbrand.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 John Ryan 14 August 2008 09:48 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/150808Harrods_resized_70_tcm14-1798211.jpg Tie Rack is to rebrand as Tie Rack London and is considering Europe and Asia for growth opportunities. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/tie_rack_to_rebrand_as_it_eyes_overseas_growth.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/tie_rack_to_rebrand_as_it_eyes_overseas_growth.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 14 August 2008 11:14 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/150808TieRack_resized_70_tcm14-1798504.jpg Fashion retailer Envy is to open the first standalone store for its Tom Wolfe brand at Westfield London this autumn. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/kinnaird_unveils_envy_growth_plans.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/kinnaird_unveils_envy_growth_plans.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 14 August 2008 10:59 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/150808Envy_resized_70_tcm14-1798460.jpg French jewellery and luxury goods retailer Lalique is to open a new London flagship store on Conduit Street in the West End. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/lalique_to_open_new_west_end_flagship.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/08/lalique_to_open_new_west_end_flagship.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 14 August 2008 09:37 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/150808Lalique_resized_70_tcm14-1798169.jpg Vodafone is to open another 50 stores, taking its portfolio to 400. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/vodafone_to_open_50_stores_by_april.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/vodafone_to_open_50_stores_by_april.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 14 August 2008 10:53 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Vodafone_storefront_resized_70_tcm14-1333031.jpg Tesco is likely to open a retail chain in India if restrictive foreign investment laws in the country are lifted. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/tesco_indian_stores_on_agenda_after_tata_deal.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/08/tesco_indian_stores_on_agenda_after_tata_deal.html;jsessionid=FE0E7CED8E13D781FFC93885B4489489 Jennifer Creevy 14 August 2008 11:07 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/150808Tata_resized_70_tcm14-1798472.jpg