All articles by John Ryan – Page 85
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GalleryStore of the week: Chez Jean, Paris
Chez Jean is a convenience store, a cafe, a top-up shop or maybe even an emergency dinner ingredients shop.
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OpinionMoscow embraces the mid-market
Moscow has an impressive luxury brand offer, but in these straitened times it is the mid-market retailers such as Karen Millen that are really taking flight, so is the time right for more mid-market UK retailers to start a Russian love affair?
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GalleryDetskiy Mir — Moscow
Translating, more or less, as “Children’s World”, Detskiy Mir was a retail feature of the pre-glasnost era. The name went underground somewhat in the new Russia until February this year, when it was relaunched in four remodelled stores around Moscow.Averaging about 21,530 sq ft and designed by Fitch, the stores ...
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GalleryNext in line
Next has made another leap forward with its latest store revamp at Oxford Circus. John Ryan finds out more about the new format
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Opinion
Food retailers are missing a trick
While money may be in relatively short supply, there are still plenty of affluent neighbourhoods in our larger cities where foodies are shopping in small, deli-style stores.
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GalleryLiberty in the name of luxury
Liberty’s latest incarnation is a tour de force of luxurious, design-led merchandising. John Ryan takes a look at the cosmetic overhaul
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GalleryStore of the week: Uniqlo, New York
Space is an essential commodity for retailers and the further down the socio-economic scale you go, the more intensively it tends to be used.It’s a surprise, therefore, to wander into Uniqlo, not 200 yards from the recently opened Topshop in lower Manhattan and see how ...
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NewsSir Philip Green’s plan to transform Topshop London flagship
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green is to build on Topshop’s groundbreaking US launch in New York with a revamp of the chain’s London flagship in time for Fashion Week.
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GalleryStore of the week: Zain, Bahrain
Zain, a Bahrain-based phone retailer, has just unveiled a flagship in the Emirate’s Seef Mall. At 3,550 sq ft, this single-floor store has a large footprint by the sector’s standards.
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AnalysisTopshop: an English brand in New York
The delays have been overcome and the most eagerly awaited store of the year has arrived – Topshop has opened in Manhattan. Before the crowds descended, John Ryan walked the shop with Sir Philip Green
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OpinionA top shop for a Big Apple
This week sees Topshop New York finally away from the starting blocks in the latest episode of Brits intent on making a splash in the Big Apple.
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GalleryGlobus: Switzerland’s branded houses
Department store operator Globus has two fresh stores in one city that are a model of brand cohesion. John Ryan reports from Bern
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AnalysisThe price of going private
In recession, it might be expected that an increasing number of retailers would turn to private label to ease their burdens. But what are shoppers’ perceptions of such ranges, asks John Ryan
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NewsH&M London stores refresh
The fashion giant has re-engineered two of its busiest London stores to add space and introduce design elements to improve the shopper experience.Last week H&M completed its new-look Oxford Circus shop; this week it will unveil its refreshed Covent Garden store, to which it has added a new floor.H&M managing ...
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GalleryStore of the week: Wigmore Sports London
Wigmore Sports is an independent racquet sports specialist in London’s West End that emerged from a store-wide makeover at the end of last year. The redesign was the handiwork of London design consultancy Portland. Over two floors and 3,765 sq ft, it shows what can ...
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News
Topshop readies for New York opening
Topshop opens its first store in the US on Thursday as local press reports indicate that a nationwide expansion programme may follow.
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News
Lanvin, Mayfair: come the retail revolution...
French luxury brand Lanvin opened a store on the highly exclusive Mount Street in Mayfair on Friday and it was a good-looking shop… of its type.
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Gallery
Store of the Week: House of Barbie, Shanghai
Barbie’s turned 50 and strangely remains as shapely and improbable as ever – there must be a very ugly portrait somewhere in her attic. Perhaps it’s in Shanghai’s House of Barbie, which opened earlier this month and is a multi-floored, 40,000 sq ft homage to this icon of unachievable femininity.
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AnalysisAt home with M&S
M&S’s latest Home store, in Cardiff, has moved the format on and even added food to help drive precious footfall.
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GalleryTesco MyLiberec – Liberec, Czech Republic
My Liberec is the first instance of Tesco’s new department store format in the Czech Republic.