All Shopping centres articles – Page 35
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GalleryStore Gallery: The retail offer of Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall
Miami is a retail hotbed and sunshine paradise. Retail Week visits Florida’s ocean-side destination and takes a look at its shops.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is it time for retail parks to be reinvented?
Game-changing innovations in the mall market have masked a lack of innovation in retail parks. Is the sector ripe for a leap forward?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How food offers are transforming retail destinations
Retail destinations are being transformed by new food and beverage outlets. Retail Week asks whether food really can serve up more retail sales.
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NewsFootfall across UK falls 1.1% year on year in August despite sales rise
Footfall across the UK was down 1.1% year on year in August with out-of-town locations the only places to experience a rise in visitors.
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GalleryStore 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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OpinionComment: High street revival needs collective of retailers and landlords
In the wake of the Government’s Future High Streets Forum, does retail recovery lie with landlords or retail entrepreneurs?
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GalleryStore 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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AnalysisAnalysis: Gatwick Airport overhaul shows growing retail travel sector
Gatwick Airport is the latest airport to undergo a retail revamp and demonstrates the growing importance of a strong trade offer in travel hubs.
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GalleryIn pictures: Inditex-owned Stradivarius makes its UK debut
Fashion giant Inditex opened the first UK store for its womenswear brand Stradivarius today at Westfield Stratford.
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NewsTK Maxx owner to open raft of new stores as sales increase 6%
TJX Europe, the parent company of TK Maxx and HomeSense, recorded a jump in like-for-likes as it prepares to roll out new stores.
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GalleryIn 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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GalleryIn pictures: Marks & Spencer opens back to school standalone store
Marks & Spencer has opened its first standalone back to school store in Manchester’s Trafford Centre.
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NewsJohn Lewis eyes move into opticians market
John Lewis is eyeing a launch into spectacles with the trial of an opticians in its Westfield Stratford and Cardiff stores.
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NewsFootfall drops 0.6% in July but vacancy rates on improving trend
Footfall fell 0.6% in July yet shop vacancy rates recorded their best performance since BRC/Springboard’s records began.
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GalleryStore gallery: M&S and Waitrose combine snacking with shopping
‘Grazing’ is a trend gaining traction in supermarkets as retailers look at new ways of engaging shoppers. Retail Week samples what is on offer.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What measures can retailers take to cut their energy bills?
Energy bills have risen by a whopping 37% in the last three years – bad news for the energy-intensive retail sector that needs plenty of power to ensure retail spaces provide comfortable shopping experiences.
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NewsAustralian stationer Smiggle to double store count before Christmas
Smiggle will open 10 new stores before Christmas in high profile locations including the Bullring, Westfield London and Meadowhall.
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NewsFrenchgate shopping centre launches £10m investment plan
Frenchgate shopping centre in Doncaster has signed up a raft of retailers including Schuh and Pandora as part of a £10m investment plan.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers and shopping centres join forces for new apprenticeship
The BCSC Educational Trust and the National Skills Academy for Retail have teamed up with Primark and Hammerson to launch a new apprenticeship. Retail Week takes a look at the project.
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OpinionComment: John Lewis’ Commonwealth support is smart marketing
The decision by John Lewis to support the forthcoming Commonwealth Games is a canny piece of marketing know-how.