All Greater London articles – Page 46
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NewsDesigual pays record rent for top Oxford Street pitch
Desigual has signed for a store on Oxford Street in a record-breaking deal that will sees the Spanish fashion retailer paying about £710 Zone A.
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Fossil’s best year ever fuels store expansion
Accessories and fashion chain Fossil wants to double its store portfolio as it expands across the UK and Europe.
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NewsEarly Sale tactics pay off for West End stores
Department stores reaped rewards by moving their summer Sales forward to benefit from the surge in Middle Eastern shoppers ahead of the Ramadan religious festival.
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AnalysisApple: The tech company transforming retail
The fanfare surrounding Apple’s Covent Garden store is the latest example of how it is not only driving technological innovation but transforming retail as well. By George MacDonald
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OpinionThe Big Apple
Is the new Covent Garden store actually that different from any other Apple emporium, or is it just bigger?
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NewsFopp opens store in Waterstone’s shop
HMV-owned music chain Fopp will open an outlet in Waterstone’s store on Gower Street, London.
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NewsGIVe signals multibrand future with Ghost tie-up
Retail entrepreneur George Davies is to turn his high street womenswear chain GIVe into a multibrand retailer.
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NewsOxford Street retailers’ anger at mayor Boris Johnson’s buses outburst
Retailers have reacted with dismay to claims by London Mayor Boris Johnson that their stance on buses stands in the way of improving top shopping location Oxford Street.
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AnalysisA new lease of life?
Britain’s leasing system has moved in tenants’ favour during the downturn. With stability returning, Mark Faithfull asks if the terms of retail property deals have now changed forever
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NewsWest End rejuvenation plans aim to up shopper spend 66% by 2020
The improvement body for London’s West End has set out plans to revitalise the famous shopping destination by attracting more shoppers, reducing traffic and rejuvenating the east end of Oxford Street.
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NewsPretty Green opens pop-up shop
Young fashion brand Pretty Green has opened its first standalone store - a pop-up shop on Carnaby Street, London.
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Opinion
How the West End was won
Retailers don’t generally like anything which is going to cost them money, but the New West End Company seems to have won them over.
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News2020 vision for London’s West End shopping district unveiled
New West End Company, the agency charged with the improvement of London’s premier shopping district, has unveiled ambitious plans to help almost double sales in the area to £10bn by 2020.
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Charles Tyrwhitt to open a store on Regent Street
Menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt will open a store on London’s Regent Street by the autumn.
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NewsJoules eyes major city centres as profits soar
Lifestyle retailer Joules is targeting major city centre locations for store openings for the first time, after reporting net profit soared 200% to £3.6m in the year to May 1.
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NewsCarpetright trials cleaner new logo for its high street format
Carpetright is testing a new fascia on three shops as it mulls an overhaul of the logo for its entire chain.
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NewsSurge in Indian shoppers buying luxury goods
The amount spent on luxury goods by Indian shoppers visiting the UK has grown 89% year-on-year.
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GallerySelfridges Nike stadium Selfridges, London
England may have endured World Cup failure, but for the polyglot masses thronging Oxford Street, there is still everything to play for. Which is perhaps where Selfridges scores with its pop-up stadium located in the basement of its central London flagship.
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NewsThe Sting opens in London’s West End
Dutch retailer The Sting has opened its first UK store in the heart of London’s West End in the iconic former Tower Records store on Piccadilly Circus.
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NewsTesco eyes West End for standalone F&F fashion shop
Grocery giant Tesco is looking for a standalone store for its clothing brand F&F in central London.