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GalleryStore design: Balancing cost and creativity
How do you strike the right balance between conceiving a good-looking store and the cost of creating it. John Ryan investigates.
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NewsOcado hit by delivery "blips"
Warehouse “blips” have affected deliveries by online grocer Ocado today, but the retailer insisted only a comparatively small number of shoppers have been affected.
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Opinion
Schuhbusiness
One of retail’s unsung success stories celebrated its 30th birthday last night.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls in October
Consumer confidence slipped in October to one of its lowest ever levels.
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NewsRepublic poised for cash injection
TPG, the private equity house that owns Republic is poised to inject new cash into the fashion retailer, it is understood.
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NewsBurberry bolsters senior management team
Luxury retailer and brand Burberry has bolstered its senior management team with the creation of the roles of senior role vice-president, customer insight, and chief technology officer.
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NewsSales rise at John Lewis as Christmas buying begins
Signs of early Christmas shopping were evident last week at John Lewis department stores and sister supermarket business Waitrose.
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NewsPrimark to open concessions in Selfridges
High fashion and fast fashion combine as Primark opens concessions in Selfridges in Birmingham and Manchester.
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Gap opens first Polish store
US clothing retailer Gap has opened its first store in Poland in Warsaw with franchise partner Ultimate Fashion. The store is located in the Arkadia shopping mall. Gap is planning to open stores in other Polish cities in the country during 2012, including Katowice, Krakow and Wroclaw, and plans to ...
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Alhokair Fashion Retail to expand into central Asia
Alhokair Fashion Retail, a Saudi Arabia-based retail conglomerate with over 80 international brands in its portfolio, is looking to expand into central Asia, according to reports.The company is looking to grow its business in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus and Georgia. After a three-year period, the retailer is hoping to have ...
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AS Watson plans store growth
Hong Kong-based AS Watson plans to add 30 Watsons stores to its network in Turkey during 2012, taking the total to over 100.The health and beauty retailer has built its presence to 68 stores since entering the market in March 2005. Country general manager Ahmet Yanikoglu said: “This year we ...
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NewsNo respite for furniture retailers until 2014
Battered furniture and flooring retailers will not have any relief from punishing conditions until 2014 as the housing market remains stagnant.
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NewsOcado to deploy savings pass card as shoppers feel pinch
Saving Pass promises customers 10% off 600-plus branded products in bid to reflect price awareness
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NewsRobert Dyas sale put on hold to see how it performs over Christmas
The sale of Robert Dyas has been delayed until next year so that would-be suitors can evaluate Christmas trading.
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NewsAsos hires Hollins from Fenn Wright Manson
Online fashion giant Asos has hired womenswear brand Fenn Wright Manson’s interim merchandising director Maria Hollins as its new trading director.
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NewsConran Shop to open in China
Conran Shop has notched up a strong first-half performance as it reveals plans to launch in China.
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NewsIn focus: Jack Wills
With a preppy appeal and strong international prospects, the fashion chain is a rising star.
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NewsRetailers feel the heat as consumers save
Store stocks nudged up over the week, but analysts and retailers alike wrung their hands about trading prospects and consumer health as the countdown to Christmas continued.
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NewsForever getting older
Ever felt old? You probably have when you’ve wandered into a store called Forever 21, but now a new store is calculated to make you feel even more senile.