All East & West Midlands articles
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from Leicester on how retail should prepare for local lockdowns
With the prospect of more local lockdowns on the cards, Retail Week explores how retailers can manage and plan for an uncertain future.
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News
Aldi partners with Deliveroo to launch grocery delivery service
Aldi has joined forces with Deliveroo to pilot a grocery home delivery service in the UK.
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Watch: Inside Holland & Barrett’s new beauty concept store
Holland Barrett has unveiled its first beauty concept store focused on ‘clean and conscious’ product ranges, in the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham.
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News
M&S set to close two distribution centres, 700 jobs at risk
Marks Spencer is closing two distribution centres in the Midlands, putting nearly 700 jobs on the line.
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Central England Co-op ‘outperforms’ grocery sector as sales rise
Central England Co-op registered an increase in sales during the crucial Christmas trading period.
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Gallery
Interview: HMV boss vows return to profit as Birmingham superstore unveiled
Nine months after being bought out of administration, HMV’s new boss Doug Putman talks to Retail Week about its newest store opening in Birmingham today.
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HMV set to unveil new experiential Birmingham flagship
HMV will open a new flagship in Birmingham city centre next month which will act as a live music space and focus on vinyl records.
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Analysis
Analysis: Sainsbury's strikes new direction in Selly Oak
In today’s turbulent and unforgiving retail market, some might suggest there is little room for experimentation.
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News
Hammerson tests appetite for voice tech at Bullring
Hammerson is trialling a voice bot at The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham to help customers with directions, recommendations and shopping queries.
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Gallery
In pictures: Dunelm improves in Milton Keynes
Dunelm’s seven-year-old Milton Keynes branch has been revamped. John Ryan visits and assesses what has changed.
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Gallery
Store gallery: HoF opens first UK store since 2008
House of Fraser will open its first UK store in almost a decade today, anchoring the new Rushden Lakes development in Northamptonshire.
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Analysis
Roadtrip: Why retail is resurgent in the Midlands
In the third instalment of this year’s retail road trip, Retail Week heads to the resurgent Midlands and uncovers a wealth of retail opportunities.
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News
Smiggle hires first head of UK property to spearhead expansion push
Smiggle has hired its first head of property in the UK as the Australian retailer ramps up its expansion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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Gallery
Store gallery: How regional malls are changing to keep up to date
Regional malls are a well-established phenomenon, and the best continue to pull in shoppers, but what is being done to keep them current?
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News
Danish retailer Søstrene Grene to make UK debut in Nottingham
Danish lifestyle retailer Søstrene Grene is poised to break into Britain after agreeing a lease on its debut UK store in Nottingham.
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Hammerson buys Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre for £335m
Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre, home to 40 retailers including John Lewis, has been sold to property firm Hammerson for £335m.
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Gallery
Store gallery: River Island’s Bullring flagship opens its doors
Birmingham’s Bullring is home to the latest store format from River Island. Retail Week pays a visit and talks to chief executive Ben Lewis.
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Analysis
Analysis: Grand Central and Birmingham’s retail reinvention
Grand Central Birmingham is one of four shopping centres opening in 2015 and will have one of the largest John Lewis stores outside London.
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News
Hammerson unveils new shopping centre gift-card programme
Shopping centre owner Hammerson has unveiled a new gift-card programme at its sites across the UK.
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Analysis
Analysis: The insider’s experience of store design in 2014
Change is a given in store design, but the landscape has shifted more than normal this year and the pace continues to quicken.
