All articles by John Ryan – Page 75
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GalleryLevi'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.
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OpinionSame old same old in electricals
Travelling to Mumbai and Toronto in the same week gives the opportunity to see different sides of the retail spectrum and to compare what is on offer with what happens in the UK. And one of the unifying factors of these two wildly opposite cities is the manner in which they treat the business of selling electricals.
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GalleryStore of the Week: 10 Corso Como Milan
This store is neither new, nor is it exactly unknown. 10 Corso Como sits in one of Milan’s more outlying central districts and is a destination for style-seekers from around the world.
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GalleryGood Evans
Independent cycle chain Evans has opened the largest London bike shop in an underground car park in Mortimer Street. John Ryan sees if it is up to scratch
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OpinionTalking books: the way forward
Walking through the lone example of TK Maxx Woman last week it was hard not to wonder which retailers might do something similar.
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GalleryAnthropologie, King’s Road, London
Can US lifestyle retailer Anthropologie’s second UK store in Chelsea live up to the ideal set by its Regent Street flagship?
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OpinionOn being young
Bhs is working on improving its in-store act currently and it will certainly be interesting to see what the outcome is. Perhaps the future for this high street hardy perennial is already on view: in Oxford Street.
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GalleryDobbies: From food to fuchsias in Aberdeen
The new-look Dobbies garden centre in Aberdeen is sustainable and modern, with a seamless mixed-product offer.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Banana Republic Regent Street
What is it about animals that makes them immediately acceptable as props in a window display? The answer is that there is probably something of the pet-owner in all of us, and if they are on view in a non-threatening stylised form, then what’s not to like?
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OpinionOld pilots never die...
Why is is that experimental formats are allowed to stagger on and not put out of their misery?
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GalleryGetting into club Bershka
Can the club ambience of Bershka’s revamped Oxford Street store help put it more firmly on the UK’s young fashion map?
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OpinionScandi brands, Scandi bland?
News that Danish fashion chains Vero Moda and Jack & Jones are to open a dual fascia shop on Oxford Street should be greeted as good news by shoppers in search of variety on one of the UK’s leading commercial thoroughfares. Yet it is hard not to stifle a mild yawn.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Zigzag Liège, Belgium
Zigzag is a homewares store that uses Denmark as a convenient cipher for designed simplicity and all-round wholesomeness.
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AnalysisMédiacité: Taking the Cité by storm
Belgium’s third largest city has something to shout about with its striking Médiacité shopping centre, and British retailers are among its most prominent early tenants. John Ryan reports
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AnalysisUsing store design to make a difference
Store layouts and clever merchandising can certainly drive sales if they are able to sway shopper behaviour.
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AnalysisShopfitting: Fitter, happier, more productive
Retailing has changed and that means to be successful shopfitters need to change too. John Ryan takes the temperature of the shopfitting world
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News
RWC2010: Small tweaks essential to maintain in-store excitement
Change windows frequently and ensure that you give shoppers a reason to come back. That was the advice given by Gary Temprell, retail director at The White Company and Beverley Aspinall, managing director of Fortnum & Mason at the Retail Week Conference.
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NewsRWC2010: Retailers debate igniting post-recession growth
Dealing with the fallout of the recession was the subject of a panel debate at the Retail Week Conference this morning.
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OpinionMake lots of noise
It’s a few weeks before Levi’s reveals what’s been going on in its Regent Street flagship, but this is a brand that knows how to ratchet up the marketing ante and generate excitement.
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GalleryKronometry 1999, New Bond Street
French watch retailer Kronometry 1999 is exactly what you would expect of a store on New Bond Street.