All articles by John Ryan – Page 8
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Gallery
Store gallery: Jigsaw fills a bland unit with theatrics
The latest outpost from fashion retailer Jigsaw shows what is possible when you start with an empty box.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Nash & Gardner’s Budgens, Islington
Very infrequently, it’s possible to single out a local Store of the Week, and Nash & Gardner’s Budgens in Islington makes the grade; a stone’s throw from your correspondent’s house.
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Opinion
Opinion: Rents and rates in retail reach the tipping point
The rising cost of rents, rates, consumer apathy and the web. How will retailers keep pace?
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Gallery
Store gallery: H&M brings Arket to the market
A second UK branch of H&M group brand Arket has opened, in Covent Garden. John Ryan visits and talks to the brand’s creative director about who it is aimed at.
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Video
The Retail Week: House of Fraser, Sainsbury's and Aldi
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest news stories in the industry over the past seven days including David Walmsley’s departure from House of Fraser.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Lavazza’s coffee shop in Milan
The blurring of the fine line between retail, leisure and entertainment is one of the features of many shopping districts and malls at the moment, and the newly opened Lavazza in Milan is a case in point.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Fiorucci goes back to the 1970s in Soho
‘Disco inferno’ clothing brand Fiorucci has surfaced anew in Soho. John Ryan visits the London store and relives the glory days when dance meant something.
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Opinion
Opinion: Will Microsoft Oxford Circus be Apple Lite?
A much bigger challenge than securing the right location lies ahead for Microsoft as news breaks that it will open a flagship in central London.
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Video
Watch: How Dixons Travel’s refresh broadens its appeal
Dixons Carphone revamps its store in Heathrow Terminal 3 in an attempt to broaden its appeal and take advantage of “the golden hour”.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Cocona pop-up, Eldorado Canyon
A pop-up store 300 ft up a cliff side in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon is definitely a more niche and specialist location.
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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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Opinion
Opinion: Retail design companies must fail fast
The Tech. conference from Retail Week should have attracted store designers as well as technology fans, so why weren’t they there?
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Gallery
In pictures: The shock of the new in the West End
Times may be tough in retail, but a lot of new stores have seen the light of day for the first time recently. John Ryan pays four a visit in Covent Garden and Regent Street.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Doctor Manzana in Valencia
This phone repair shop in the southeastern Spanish city is different from its run-of-the-mill peers thanks to a striking internal design scheme.
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Opinion
Opinion: Will Reserved be enough for fickle shoppers?
The arrival of the Polish fashion giant in London was greeted by a curious crowd last week, but what makes the store interesting?
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Opinion
Opinion: Automation means shopper-free shops
The trend towards automating everything in the interests of speed and ‘convenience’ is one to be wary of.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Morrisons evolves in-store
The branch nearest Morrisons’ Bradford head office has had a makeover and offers a guide to the grocer’s current thinking.
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Opinion
Opinion: The West End’s swings and roundabouts
As one door swings open, another closes in the West End’s two principal thoroughfares.
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Interview
Interview: Bucher puts his mark on Debenhams
A new branch of Debenhams in Stevenage points the way towards how things may look in the not-too-distant future.
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Video
The Retail Week: Dixons Carphone, Debenhams and Arket
The Retail Week team sit down to discuss the biggest stories over the past seven days including Dixons Carphone’s profit warning and H&M’s latest fascia.