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New York store design: A year’s a long time in retail
There have been some dramatic changes in Manhattan’s retail landscape over the past 12 months and the visual merchandising bar has been raised yet again. John Ryan reports.
Primark: Making its mark
Edinburgh shoppers are flocking to Princes Street following the long-awaited arrival of Primark. John Ryan visits the flagship that has become the city’s retail phenomenon.
Arcadia: More from less
Arcadia’s stated aim of reshaping its estate following last year’s profits downturn is already having some positive effects. John Ryan visits Lakeside to look at the effect of change on Topshop/Topman.
Beyond Retro: Back to the (retro) future
Vintage clothing retailer Beyond Retro is defying the gloom and growing fast. John Ryan travels to Dalston to see its latest store.
Milestone in the garden city
In a quest for clarity and a more appealing store environment, Sainsbury’s has created a ‘milestone’ store in Welwyn Garden City. John Ryan visits and talks to head of store design Damien Culkin.
Austin Reed: In an upper class of its own
Austin Reed has opened its new flagship on Regent Street, but has enough been done to give the brand relevance? John Ryan reports.
Christmas future
Break out and hang up the decorations, Christmas windows are once more upon us. But is it a case of same old, same old, or are retailers offering something new? John Ryan reports.
Store design: Balancing cost and creativity
How do you strike the right balance between conceiving a good-looking store and the cost of creating it. John Ryan investigates.
Uniqlo: Colour it in
Uniqlo Regent Street has just emerged from a three-month makeover with a new look intended to bring it into line with the retailer’s global flagships. John Ryan reports.
Is Westfield London standing the test of time?
Westfield London is approaching its third anniversary, but is the more mature sister of the Stratford mall standing the test of time? John Ryan reports on how brands have helped maintain its appeal.
Let it Simply Be
Home shopping brand Simply Be has opened its first terrestrial store in Liverpool. John Ryan visits and talks to its management
All Mod cons
Clothing brand Ben Sherman has given its Carnaby Street flagship a complete revamp and the result is one of the best-looking stores along this avenue of fashion. John Ryan visits
The streets of San Francisco
A small area in the centre of San Francisco has all of the major US brands that characterise the country’s retail activity. They are also where US retail puts its best West Coast foot forward. By John Ryan
Reinventing Waitrose
Almost four months, £15m of capital expenditure and a lot of hard work later, the refurbishment of Waitrose’s Canary Wharf flagship is complete. John Ryan visited before the grand reopening
Coffee shops and retail
Coffee shops may not be footfall drivers, but they increase dwell time. How can retailers best add them to their mix, asks John Ryan
New river flows into Swindon
Fashion retailer River Island has trialled a new look for its store in Swindon and it is likely to be replicated elsewhere. By John Ryan
The Next big thing
Next opened a store last week for its homewares, furniture and clothing offers with a DIY and gardening offshoot. John Ryan travelled to Shoreham-by-Sea to look at its latest innovation
The luxury shop around the corner
Designer brand Nicole Farhi has just opened its new flagship store on Conduit Street, but is this for the few or can luxury be accessible to a wider audience? John Ryan visits and talks to boss Niki Scordi
Super fashion in supermarkets?
As Waitrose gets ready to sell clothing, how do the big supermarkets deal with the matter of selling fashion? John Ryan travels to Milton Keynes to find out
Topshop: Old kid on the block
As young fashion retailer Forever 21 opens on Oxford Street, John Ryan visits Topshop’s flagship to see if new competition can stand up to the shopping destination’s home of fashion
How retailers are selling the Sales
Roll up, roll up… it’s Sale time, and as retailers scramble to rid themselves of unwanted stock, Retail Week considers the many ways there are to skin a marked-down cat. John Ryan reports from Westfield London
Back to Asics
Running shoe brand Asics has opened a flagship store in Amsterdam that couples futuristic design with technology. John Ryan reports
The world, C&A style
European value retailer C&A has created a new format for its stores that has been trialled at the Cologne flagship. John Ryan reports
A whole new lesson in Anthropologie
US lifestyle brand Anthropologie’s inspired visual merchandising rarely fails to impress, but is its third UK store and its first in Scotland sufficiently different from its London outposts? John Ryan visits
Swindon’s finest
BHS has followed the blueprint it revealed in Uxbridge almost a year ago with a series of new shops and modernisations, with the latest being in Swindon. John Ryan visits to assess the roll-out
A Manc for all seasons
Despite a sunny interlude, retailers are now having to shift summer stock in less than summery conditions. Manchester’s retailers are managing. John Ryan finds out how
Window of opportunity
It’s not all been about the royal wedding and Easter. John Ryan looks at shop windows at the opposite ends of the UK as the bank holiday frenzy draws to a close.
A royal opportunity
God bless William and Kate! John Ryan assesses the efforts of retailers around the capital to see who has made the most of the occasion.
Putting Theo-ry into practice
New brands on the high street are rare nowadays, but Theo Paphitis is confident that Boux Avenue has legs. John Ryan finds out why
Frasers: Northern star
Frasers, the Glaswegian House of Fraser flagship, has come to the end of revamping its ground floor. As John Ryan discovers, the results have been spectacular
SportScheck, Berlin: A store of two halves
Otto-owned retailer SportScheck’s new Berlin store successfully combines technology with tradition. John Ryan pays a visit
The very best stores of 2010
Despite the tough economic climate, both overseas and homegrown retailers haven’t held back on innovative store designs.
Cutting edge
A new look store from the archetypal edge-of-town shed retailer is a surprise, but will it work? John Ryan visits Matalan in High Wycombe
Schuh pulls off a brand new look
The shoe retailer breaks many design rules usually held dear, but it works. John Ryan visits the newly refurbished store at Meadowhall
Tesco flies solo with clothing standalone
Tesco has picked a Prague shopping centre for its first F&F store. John Ryan visits to find out how the supermarket brand is settling in
Shirt retailers: Spot the difference
UK formal shirts sales are dominated by four players, but is there anything to choose between them? John Ryan takes a look at each
Copenhagen stores: Retail’s Great Danes
There’s a lot more to the retail panorama in the Danish capital than stripped pine and bright colours. John Ryan reports on Copenhagen’s retail scene
Cult following
The new Cult store at Lakeside is parent company SuperGroup’s largest to date. John Ryan visits and talks to chief executive Julian Dunkerton about the group’s approach to store branding
JJB Sports: Playing to win
JJB Sports is trialling a new look store in Slough that seeks to do the simple things well. John Ryan gives the store a workout
Paris fashion: in a league of its own
The World Cup might be in full swing but in Paris ‘le foot’ struggles to be heard above the noise of the fashion crowd. John Ryan reports
JD Sports’ king of stores in Cardiff
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has opened a store in Cardiff with a glossy take on a traditionally lacklustre sub-sector.
Levi's, Regent Street: Nothing but denim
Selling a single commodity from a large area sounds tricky, but Levi’s new store on Regent Street does it with a flourish.
Green Market to new market: Debenhams returns to Newcastle
Debenhams has returned to Newcastle after 15 years and its store has some bold new features. Yet it works.
Store Twenty One: a classier proposition
First trialled in 2008, value fashion retail format Store Twenty One is proving a hit. John Ryan visits Retford to assess its progress
A retail slice of the Big Apple
Retailers in New York have had a tough year, but there are signs that those that weathered the storm have emerged with better-looking stores
Sale signage: how to communicate value
Most retailers may still be on Sale, but how effective are they at communicating the value on offer? John Ryan visits Meadowhall with Visual Thinking’s Jeanette Cheetham to find out
TK Maxx lives up to eastern promise
The labels-for-less retailer entered Poland earlier this year. John Ryan visits its latest store in Poznan to see it becoming a pan-European act.
A masterclass in Anthropologie
In the US, Anthropologie is renowned for its bold and inventive store design. Can it raise the bar in its first store in Europe, asks John Ryan.
Doing Dallas: How does NorthPark measure up?
The US may do things bigger, but do they do them better? John Ryan visits Dallas and one of the Lone Star state’s top shopping centres to find out how its retail scene measures up
Topman’s top shop
Topman’s Oxford Circus flagship store is a new standard bearer for Sir Philip Green’s menswear chain. John Ryan takes a tour with him
Massimo Dutti: Continental chic meets country home
Massimo Dutti’s UK presence has so far been muted but the Inditex brand’s new Oxford Street store puts it in the limelight, says John Ryan
Top (Pri)marks: the new Primark in Bristol
The value giant has just opened a swish store in Bristol, but can it steal the flagship mantle from Marble Arch? John Ryan finds out
Primark sets sail for new shores
Germany is the latest step on Primark’s path to world domination and, judging by the value-fashion retailer’s debut store in Bremen, its appeal should translate. John Ryan goes to take a closer look
Bluewater: still making a splash a decade on
The Kent mall celebrated its 10th birthday this year, but age hasn’t dulled its offer. John Ryan reports
Making the most of Matalan
Matalan’s defining proposition has always been value, but now it is making its stores more engaging places to visit. John Ryan meets chief executive Alistair McGeorge and visits the Stockport branch
Debenhams at Bury St Edmunds looks striking but does it work?
The new Debenhams at Bury St Edmunds is a striking piece of contemporary architecture but, John Ryan asks, does it work as a store – and is its location right?
Quirky Monki magic brightens up Denmark
Now wacky Swedish fashion retailer Monki is part owned by H&M, its expansion is imminent. John Ryan visits its debut Denmark stores
Adidas’ Parisian store revamp impresses
Adidas is going for gold with the striking revamp of its Champs Elysées flagship. John Ryan goes to Paris for a tour
Next in line
Next has made another leap forward with its latest store revamp at Oxford Circus. John Ryan finds out more about the new format
Liberty in the name of luxury
Liberty’s latest incarnation is a tour de force of luxurious, design-led merchandising. John Ryan takes a look at the cosmetic overhaul
White Stuff – York
Quirky fashion retailer White Stuff has opened a store in York that shows how a chain with large numbers of stores doesn’t have to mean that every shop has to look the same.
Suit 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.
Desigual – Westfield London
Desigual opened its second UK store with a flourish at Westfield London.
Berghaus – Covent Garden
Outdoor-action brand Berghaus has opened its second UK store, in Covent Garden.
Niketown – London
Nike has just completed the refurbishment of the first floor of it’s Niketown London flagship, marking the halfway point in the refurbishment of this retail icon.
River Island – Brent Cross
Following a four-month long refurbishment River Island’s Brent Cross branch has emerged from its chrysalis.
New Look – Liverpool
New Look opened a new format store in Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme on Friday June 27.
Avanti Gelsenkirchen
The Avanti store in Gelsenkirchen marks a new departure for Euro-value retailer C&A.
Marks & Spencer – Colliers Wood
The biggest store from Marks and Spencer in a decade is in a South London suburb.
Debenhams – Liverpool
Debenhams opened a four-storey branch in Liverpool One in May, representing the department store operator’s latest thinking.
Harvey Nichols – Knightsbridge
The grande dame of Knightsbridge fashion is a hardy perennial in one of the most upscale of London’s shopping districts.
Ted Baker & Friends - Cheapside
The 4000 sq ft Ted Baker store in the heart of the City combines the traditional with the high tech.
House of Fraser - High Wycombe
The High Wycombe branch of the department store giant is the latest example of why House of Fraser continues to attract shoppers.
Zara – Oxford Street
The refurbished store on Oxford Street looks a lot more expensive than the prices on the merchandise.
Marks & Spencer – Bournemouth
This is the first fully fledged example of the eco-store format that M&S hopes will help it achieve its Plan A objectives by 2012.
Fashion Stores In-Depth
Retail 2012
Retail Week reveals the highlights from our latest free-to-subscriber research into forecasts from the UK’s leading retailers. Joanna Perry reports.
Beating a UK retreat
As Best Buy officially pulls out of the UK this weekend, Charlotte Hardie considers why it and many other international big shots have failed in their bid to conquer the UK.
Fashion News
Winter warmers drive John Lewis sales
John Lewis sales grew 6% to £52.5m in the week to February 4 as shoppers stocked up on winter warmers in the cold weather.
Forever 21 boss sounds caution on UK expansion
US fast fashion giant Forever 21 is taking a cautious approach to UK expansion as the macro-environment remains volatile.
