All North West articles – Page 3
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Gallery
Store gallery: JD Sports' Trafford Centre store races into the future
Sportswear retailer JD Sports has revamped its Trafford Centre store in Manchester to create a branch that points the way forward for the group.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Marks & Spencer’s 'back to school' store a textbook success
M&S has opened its first standalone ‘back to school’ shop in Manchester and it has become the retailer’s biggest purveyor of the category.
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Gallery
In pictures: JD's value menswear fascia Open makes its debut
JD’s new menswear fascia Open has launched a store in Stevenage, the first in an opening spree for the value format ahead of Christmas.
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Gallery
Store gallery: JD’s new store heads for the great outdoors
Ultimate Outdoors is the latest store offering from JD Sports, caters for everyone heading for hill, fell and lake. Retail Week takes a look.
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Analysis
Analysis: Waitrose spends money to make money
Waitrose’s investments aim to position it well for the future but will hit first-half profits – Retail Week asks where the grocer is spending.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why catering has become so important for retail locations
As retailers start to invest in quality in-store catering, will restaurants cannibalise retail sales or enhance customer experience?
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Interview
Q&A: Clarks, UK & Ireland director of channels, Richard Houlton
Richard Houlton, UK & Ireland director of channels of Clarks lets Retail Week walk a mile in his shoes as he talks about his life in retail.
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News
La Redoute to make store debut with Liverpool One pop-up
French online and mail order fashion brand La Redoute is to open its first physical store with a pop-up at the Liverpool One shopping centre.
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News
JD Sports to open national chain of gyms
JD Sports is to open a string of low cost health clubs as it eyes significant market share in the fitness sector.
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Opinion
Comment: Why the constant focus on flagships?
Why is it that retailers seem hell-bent on opening flagships and sometimes little else?
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News
Video: Morrisons group manufacturing director Mark Harrison on its new lab store
Morrisons group manufacturing director Mark Harrison has said the grocer’s new ‘lab’ store in Preston creates a better shopping experience as the retailer takes its replenishment of the shop floor.
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News
The Co-op to start online grocery pilot this week
The Co-operative Food has taken its first steps into online grocery with the launch of a click-and-collect service.
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News
Uniqlo back on expansion trail with Manchester signing
Uniqlo is on the expansion trail once more, 10 years after shuttering all its UK shops outside London, as it prepares to sign for a store in Manchester.
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News
Liverpool One signs three new retailers
Three new retailers, Kiehls, Moda in Pelle and The Fragrance Shop, have opened at Liverpool One.
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News
Selfridges Manchester suffers £1m masked raid
Selfridges in Manchester has been raided by masked men who stole £1m of designer watches.
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Analysis
Analysis: Leisure revolution for property development
A new generation of shopping centre is emerging, with food and leisure at its heart. But while the extra footfall this brings is always welcome, Ben Cooper asks if it is all good news for retailers.
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News
Liverpool One attracts new retailers
Four new retailers are set to open stores in Liverpool One comprising 20,577 sq ft of retail space.
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Analysis
Retail Week on the Road: Northwest
We visit Stockport, Northwich, Manchester and Liverpool.
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Gallery
In pictures: Tesco opens Food To Go shop-in-shop
The Chester store is home to an area that features time of day merchandising.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why landlords are embracing multichannel
Meadowhall’s launch of a CollectPlus pick up service is another example of how landlords are embracing the world of online and multichannel retail