All Stores and property articles – Page 280
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GalleryIn pictures: Ted Baker opens Fifth Avenue flagship store
Ted Baker opened the doors to its flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York on Thursday – its largest in the US.
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OpinionComment: Wilkinson gives value a run for its money
Shopping at value retailers actually terrifies me. The overstocked, overcrowded stores make the shopping trip a mission to get in and out of the shop as soon as is physically possible so I can breathe again.
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GalleryIn pictures: Wilkinson unveils radical new store format
Wilkinson is leading the multichannel charge in the value retail sector as it prepares to unveil a new-format store offering free Wi-Fi and an out-of-hours, click-and-collect service.
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OpinionComment: Make the shopfloor meaningful
The rules of grocery retailing are changing. Price promises are universal and no longer set the majority of grocers apart, while most of the big brands are generally available in stores all of the time.
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OpinionComment: The future's looking bright for stores, but what about the present?
Digital and online could revitalise the physical store in the future, but what about now?
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OpinionComment: Amazon or Walmart - a straightforward choice?
Amazon and Walmart may be head to head in the future, but which is better?
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GalleryStore gallery: Harrods’ unveils its new toy department
The London department store, Harrods’ Toy Kingdom is designed to impress both children and parents. It won’t disappoint.
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GalleryStore of the week: Siebenförcher Meran, Italy
Meran, or Merano, is in that part of Alpine Italy where things become a little confused – are you actually in a German or Italian-speaking nation?
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OpinionComment: Closing Westfield to the public is Olympic folly
Just as Olympic crowds were supposed to peak at Westfield Stratford City, an over-zealous cabal of bureaucrats has been allowed to ensure that retailers will suffer.
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GalleryIn pictures: Clinton Cards new Cheapside store
New store is a total rewrite of the gifts and greetings card retailer’s format.
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GalleryStore gallery: Creating a better, brighter Tesco
The evolution of the grocer’s in-store environments is gathering pace. John Ryan reports from Thetford and Bishop’s Stortford.
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OpinionComment: Calling time on the pop-up
The majority of pop-ups no longer deserve the label as they may be around for a year or more.
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GalleryIn 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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GalleryStore of the week: Loblaws, Toronto
Drama and food retailing may be found in the same place, but not often.
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NewsHobbycraft to drive multichannel as profits rise
Arts and crafts specialist Hobbycraft is to ramp up its multichannel offer.
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NewsStore refits and rain lift Carpetright sales
Floorings giant Carpetright enjoyed a sales rebound in the UK as its Dutch business suffered amid political crisis.
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Grocer Woolworths reveals full-year sales growth
Grocer Woolworths revealed that full-year sales from continuing operations rose 4.8% to A$55.13bn (£36.4bn) in the 12 months to June 24.The continued roll-out of Woolworths’ new 2015 store format, with a focus on value and innovations in fresh food, contributed to the rise.The retailer opened 38 Australian supermarkets during the ...
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GalleryIn pictures: Victoria's Secret debuts at Westfield Stratford
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret opened its first store in the UK this month, at Westfield’s Stratford City shopping centre.
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GalleryIn pictures: Retailers gear up for London Olympics
Retailers have decked out their stores to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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GalleryIn pictures: John Lewis 'wraps' its stores in giant Olympic banners
Department store group John Lewis has ‘wrapped’ four of its most high profile stores in giant banners to celebrate London 2012.