All Retail Week articles in February 28 2014 – Page 2
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Analysis
Analysis: The rise of the hybrid retail store
As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.
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News
Hammerson director Sheila King exits to set up retail consultancy
Hammerson’s leasing director for new business Sheila King is to leave at the end of the month to set up her own international retail consultancy.
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Opinion
Comment: Warehouse’s London flagship points the way for others
Is there any reason that a flagship has to be in central London and is it better to focus on other locations and to make more profit?
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Gallery
Store gallery: Budgens supermarket, Islington
The days of the impersonal faceless supermarket are increasingly a thing of the past as even the biggest retailers seek to forge a link with local shoppers in an attempt to convince that a store is relevant to a location, rather than just being a part of a roll-out.
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Gallery
Store gallery: In-store innovations from EuroShop 2014
The retail and design worlds descended on Düsseldorf last week for the EuroShop extravaganza.
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News
Cannock shoppers pop to the shops with 1980s store signs
Shoppers in Cannock, Staffordshire, must be fans of 1980s electronic music with these adjacent retailers taking centre-stage in town.
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News
John Lewis launches technology incubator JLab for start-ups
John Lewis is launching a start-up incubator, JLab, in a bid to tap into innovative ideas from smaller technology companies and start-ups.
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Opinion
Comment: Versace may need to relinquish control to achieve real success
This week it was revealed that Versace, the Italian luxury fashion brand, is selling a 20% stake to Blackstone, the US private equity firm, for $287 million.
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Gallery
In pictures: Warehouse flagship opens on Oxford Street
Fashion retailer Warehouse welcomes first customers to digital store on London’s Oxford Street.
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News
Boohoo adds Zoopla finance boss to board as it confirms float
Boohoo has added Zoopla chief financial officer Stephen Morana to its stellar board as it confirms its float plans.
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News
Internacionale formally appoints PwC as administrator putting 1,000 jobs at risk
Fashion retailer Internacionale has appointed PwC as administrator as it collapses for the second time in eight months.
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News
Amazon faces protest at London offices over living wage concerns
Online giant Amazon is facing a protest at its London office today over accusations of mistreatment of workers and tax avoidance.
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News
Consumer confidence holds steady in February after January's surge
Consumer confidence remained flat in February after surging six points in January, according to the GfK UK Consumer Confidence Index.
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Analysis
Analysis: Retailers embrace new generation pop-ups
As retailers seize the brand-building prospects of pop-ups, landlords are also embracing this new leasing landscape. Will the trend pass as the downturn ends or remain and lift the high street?
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News
Superdrug to unveil three new store formats
Superdrug is to launch a specialist “candy store” beauty format, one of a raft of new shop designs that aim to strengthen its position in the healthcare and beauty markets.
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News
Retail and consumer innovation hub to launch next week
TrueStart, a sector specialist retail and consumer innovation hub set up by retail experts, is to officially launch next week.
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News
Iceland turns up the heat on its customers with Atomic Vindaloo
Iceland Foods’ product innovation has become the stuff of legend, from its prawn rings to its doner kebab pizzas.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: John Lewis keynote speaker Andy Street leads the agenda
It has been another good year for John Lews, and managing director Andy Street will be one of the key speakers at next month’s Retail Week Live.
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Analysis
Campaign of the week: Gap uses famous faces for Lived-in ads
New is so passé if Gap’s global marketing campaign is anything to go by. Its Lived-In print campaign focuses on fabrics that look well-loved and much-worn.
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Analysis
Analysis: Superdrug boss on its eternal youth as it turns 50-years-old
Under the leadership of managing director Joey Wat, health and beauty retailer Superdrug has embarked on an ambitious revamp programme and is launching new store formats.