All articles by John Ryan – Page 98
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Opinion
Nose for a bargain
One out of every 10 – that’s the number of clothing items bought in Primark by UK shoppers over the past year, apparently.
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News
2entertain wins Queen's Award
2entertain, the music and video joint venture between Woolworths and BBC Worldwide has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise .
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News
Tesco to offer in-store body shape advice
Female shoppers at selected Tesco Extra stores are to be offered free advice from an expert panel, aimed at combatting low self-esteem when buying clothes.
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News
Boots’ customers’ bank details stolen
A theft from a courier van in Bristol has resulted in the personal details of more than 34,000 Alliance Boots customers and staff being stolen.
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News
Card-not-present fraud soars
Card-not-present (CNP) fraud – the crime that involves obtaining goods and services online or over the phone without a credit card being presented – rose sharply last year.
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GalleryHomeSense – Imperial Park, Bristol
HomeSense is the latest fascia from the American retail group that owns TK Maxx.
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News
Shopfitters' sales soar
Two of the UK’s largest shopfitting companies have published their annual results, with both posting significant rises amid increasing concern about prospects within the sector.
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Gallery
Banana Republic opens Monogram standalone
Banana Republic has launched a standalone store in New York for its upscale Monogram own-label.
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News
Pets at Home profits soar
Specialist retailer Pets at Home's profits rose more than 50 per cent in the year to March 27.
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Analysis
Retail Barcelona!
Barcelona was a fitting location for the World Retail Congress, offering retail experiences ranging from dead pigs to contemporary stores. John Ryan takes a look around Spain’s second city
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Gallery
Store of the week: Hush Puppies, Barcelona
Remember when the generic word for a pair of suede shoes was Hush Puppies, in the same way that a vacuum flask was known as a Thermos?
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Opinion
When a Bullring is not enough…
Mingling with the crowds in Barcelona’s Gothic quarter last week, it was hard to not draw comparisons between retailing in that part of southern Europe and what happens in the UK.
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News
Dyson's daughter opens Notting Hill store
Couverture & The Garbstore is a new store that opened in Notting Hill last week.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Mamas & Papas, Dubai
Maternity retailer Mamas & Papas continues to refine the format it developed for its Regent Street flagship that opened in 2006 with its latest store in Dubai.
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AnalysisWalking on air: retail at Heathrow Terminal 5
The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 was a high-profile fiasco, but its retail offer will give passengers something to smile about. John Ryan takes a look at a new era of airport retailing
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News
The till roll contains the key to successful loyalty schemes
The question of what loyalty actually means in a retail context was tackled today at the World Retail Congress.
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News
Successful retail formats need to evolve and be created quicker
In a session at the World Retail Congress today a panel of branding experts and retailers considered the elements involved in successful retail format creation.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Kurt Geiger, Heathrow Terminal 5
Kurt Geiger’s shoe shop at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 stands out as a beacon of design restraint and shows how a relatively simple blueprint can create substantial impact.
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News
New look for Dixons and PC World at T5
DSGi has unveiled a new look for its Dixons and PC World formats at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, which opened last week.