All Stores and property articles – Page 265
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GalleryIn pictures: Luxury store design by night - London's West End and Sloane St
The visual merchants have been out in force in London lately. Retail Week takes a look at some of the more arresting windows.
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NewsMarks & Spencer raids Zara to hire store environment chief
Marks & Spencer has poached Zara commercial director Florence De Boosere as it rolls out its new store design and makes the in-store experience increasingly multichannel.
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OpinionComment: Is now a good time to take a store format overseas?
Heading offshore is fine, but be aware that things are different and altered formats are required.
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GalleryStore gallery: Harrods opens it doors to the jetset at Gatwick Airport
Harrods has opened a shop in Gatwick’s South Terminal designed to stop aspirational travellers in their tracks.
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GalleryStore gallery: Shanghai Tang opens in former art deco cinema
What do you do with a 1930s art deco cinema that has fame locally but that is in need of restoration? In Shanghai the answer is that you turn it into a store for luxury Chinese fashion and accessories brand Shanghai Tang.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Co-op food boss puts price, store formats and own brand at heart of revival plan
The Co-op Food today unveiled plans to launch online grocery. Chief executive Steve Murrells explains online is just one element of his plan to revive the fortunes of the retailer.
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OpinionComment: A retailer's brand should stand for something in customers' minds
What’s in a name? Well, if you believe Katie Hopkins - the former Apprentice contestant and now chief protagonist and number one villain of daytime TV - everything.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can a redesign of store environments save the high street?
Can a redesign of store environments save the high street?
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OpinionComment: Retail stock prices - a guide to la-la land
Don’t expect to read the runes from the performance of retailers in the FTSE 100 - it will tell you next to nothing.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco new generation Extra stores at Purley, Watford and Coventry compared
Tesco has unveiled three versions of its new generation Extra stores at Watford, Purley and Coventry over the past few weeks which are, in subtle ways, all different. Retail Week takes a look at the differences.
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GalleryIn pictures: Adidas opens Trinity Leeds flagship
Adidas opened the doors to its flagship store at Trinity Leeds today, its largest shop outside of the London.
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OpinionComment: Are UK supermarkets better?
Supermarket design is riding high at the moment, but other parts of the retail spectrum are not looking so swift of foot.
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GalleryStore gallery: Urban Outfitters opens latest UK store in Camden
Fashion retailer Urban Outfitters has opened its eighth store in London, on the site of a former cinema and
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GalleryStore gallery: Carrefour pilots organic store in Paris
Stores selling organic produce are relatively commonplace these days, but they tend to be small outfits or expensive, or very frequently both.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco Watford - the grocer's vision for big-box retailing is "exciting, relevant and convenient"
Tesco has unveiled its vision of the future for big-box retail at its remodelled Tesco Extra in Watford, billed as a “brand new shopping and leisure destination”.
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NewsVideo: Tesco Extra MD Tony Hoggett gives a tour of the remodelled Watford store
Tesco Extra managing director Tony Hoggett gives Retail Week a tour of its remodelled Watford store, which is billed as the grocer’s hypermarket of the future.
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OpinionComment: Tesco UK boss Chris Bush - 'The age of the cookie-cutter supermarket is over'
Tesco today unveiled its blueprint for the future of its large stores at its Extra store in Watford. Here, UK boss Chris Bush explains the rationale behind the new format.
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AnalysisTesco Watford: Twitter reactions to opening of new format Extra store
As Tesco unveils its revamped Watford Extra store, Retail Week finds out whether it’s a hit or miss with the retail trade and consumers.
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GalleryIn pictures: Selfridges' first permanent toy shop in a decade
The world’s first 3D printed dolls, a £25,000 kids’ car, and a giant giraffe are all on sale at Selfridges’ new toy shop.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco unveils new format Extra store in Watford
Tesco has reopened the much-anticipated Extra store in Watford, which it is billing as a “brand new shopping and leisure destination”.