All articles by John Ryan – Page 101
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Opinion
A rest is as good as a change
Spend a little time talking to almost any design consultancy and it probably won't be long before you hear one of two things.
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Analysis
Cell of the century
Nokia’s first UK flagship is a world away from the average phone shop, with a hi-tech shopfit that focuses on experience instead of product. John Ryan says it deserves its place on Regent Street
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OpinionDownwardly mobile
Commercial Street, in central Leeds, is typical of roads in many of the UK’s larger towns and cities. Walk its relatively modest length – it will take no more than about two minutes – and you pass no fewer than six mobile phone shops.
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News
New Ted Baker format to include hairdressers and phone shop
Details are emerging about the forthcoming 4,000 sq ft (370 sq m) Ted Baker store, dubbed Ted Baker & Friends, which is due to open in Cheapside in the City next month.
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AnalysisBooks etcetera
Distracted by the allure of online, consumers might be forgiven for turning their backs on bookshops. So are booksellers offering anything to persuade them otherwise?
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Nokia opens its interactive flagship on Regent Street
Nokia opens its delay-hit Regent Street flagship today, which was due to open before Christmas.
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American Golf back on par as full-year sales rise 18%
American Golf has bounced back from a difficult 2006 with a jump in sales for the year to January 27.
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Analysis
The greatest show on earth
EuroShop is the biggest show of its kind in the world and it only takes place once every three years. John Ryan previews the most important event in the shopfitting world
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Megamart to shake up value retailing in India
Indian brand-operator and manufacturer Arvind Mills has opened a discount fashion store in Chennai, which it wants to write a new chapter in Indian value retailing.
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Opinion
UK is design supermarket
Walk along Regent Street, take a stroll along a high street or visit almost any shopping mall and the one thing you will see everywhere is new shops.
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NewsJim McCarthy: downturn won’t hit value sector
Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy has claimed the value retailer is well-placed to weather any storm if the economy deteriorates sharply after posting strong Christmas sales.
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Analysis
Crystal Palace
Blink and you won’t miss them. Costume jewellery brand Swarovski’s flagship branch on Regent Street and new concept store on Great Marlborough Street mark a turning point for a category that is often dismissed as plain vulgar. John Ryan takes a turn at the dazzling duo
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News
Games Workshop turnover flat
Games Workshop is continuing its store closure programme and rationalisation of its manufacturing and supply chain as part of a programme of cost reduction.
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Thomas Pink gets revamp for St Pancras
Upmarket shirt retailer Thomas Pink will open a new-look store in the retail development at St Pancras International train station at the end of February.
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HMV to roll out new look after Christmas sales soar
Following market-bucking Christmas trading, entertainment retailer HMV is to roll out its next-generation store format.
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Opinion
Sainsbury’s bests Purley king
Sainsbury’s in Wallington, the place where South London fizzles out and suburban Surrey begins, has just had a makeover.
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News
Paxman attacks M&S smalls
Sir Stuart Rose is set to talk pants with BBC’s inquisitor-in-chief Jeremy Paxman following an e-mail from the Newsnight presenter.
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The White Company has sparkling Christmas
Multichannel lifestyle retailer The White Company has revealed strong trading over Christmas. Sales in the 10 weeks to December 29 rose 12 per cent, giving a 7 per cent like-for-like uplift.
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Borders to keep Books etc
Borders UK’s new owner Risk Capital Partners has vowed to retain its Books etc fascia, ditching the previous management’s plan to dispose of the chain.