All Stores and property articles – Page 205
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GalleryStore of the week: Veggie Pret opens in Shoreditch
Sometimes new formats really can surprise and the opening of a Veggie Pret on Great Eastern Street in London is a case in point.
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OpinionOpinion: Want to succeed? Use the lipstick effect
Being inexpensive and desirable are not exclusive notions – just look at Aussie stationer Smiggle.
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GalleryIn pictures: Scouse browsing at M&S, Lindt and Made.com
The great majority of retailers have a branch in Liverpool city centre, but do they measure up? John Ryan visits Merseyside and scores the shops out of 10.
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VideoWatch: Pep&Co boss explains its shifting strategy
In the run up to its 100th location opening, Pep&Co managing director Adrian Mountford explains the shifting focus to store-in-store tie-ups with Poundland.
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AnalysisNew report: How tech solves the productivity problem
Two thirds of retailers believe the sector has a productivity problem, while 44% are investing in technology with the specific aim of driving improvements in this vital area.
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OpinionOpinion: Giving ’em reasons to come back to John Lewis
There is more to good retailing than decent product and interesting merchandising – that can be done online, but what else is possible?
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Retail VoiceTop three ways to boost loyalty and footfall
How can retailers forge stronger relationships with their customers and encourage them to shop in store? Mood Media has the answer.
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AnalysisAre retailers falling short on customer strategies?
Economic uncertainty plus the evolution of the connected consumer is allowing nimble retailers to cash in while some legacy brands being left out in the cold.
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GalleryJohn Lewis debuts in-store experiential summer campaign
A new in-store marketing campaign at Middle-England’s favourite retailer aims to make John Lewis stores a year round eye-opener, not just at Christmas.
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NewsReport exposes UK firms' cyber-security training gap
Only 20% of UK businesses have had staff attend any form of cyber-security training in the last 12 months, according to the Government’s new findings.
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GalleryStore of the week: Dr Martens in Camden
Back in the day, if you liked music and fashion then Camden Market in north London was something of a go-to destination.
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NewsStore of the week: Zara goes large in Westfield London
Big retailers opening bigger stores is one of those contradictory impulses at a time when many are closing branches or opening half-pint-sized ones.
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NewsBunnings snaps up former B&Q site for fifth UK store
Homebase owner Wesfarmers has snapped up a former B&Q store in Folkestone, which it plans to convert into its fifth UK Bunnings Warehouse.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Jimmy Choo and Arcadia
Retail news round-up: Jimmy Choo is up for sale, and Arcadia's Outfit is set to make high-street debut
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OpinionOpinion: Debenhams and ‘redesigning’ a department store
There is more to boosting department store sales than offering a better version of the tried, tested and tired.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Boohoo, Boden and more
Retail news round-up: Boohoo set to reveal increase in profits, Boden opens concessions in John Lewis stores and Woolworths set to make high street come back
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AnalysisSpecial report: How shoppers’ senses drive retail sales
The new generation of consumers demands a different kind of sensory experience. Victoria McDermott takes a look at some of the insights gleaned from Retail Week and Mood Media’s new Shopping with Emotion report
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the multi-brand store
Retailers are under pressure to make maximum use of their real-estate portfolios and, as Ben Cooper reports, the multi-fascia store could be the answer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: UK online spending and Rylko
Retail news round-up: British shoppers rank first in online spending, and Rylko launches its first store in the UK
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GalleryStore gallery: Tesco’s Extra special space
Llansamlet, in Swansea’s hinterland, hosts a revamped Tesco Extra that is a long way from the norm.