All Stores and property articles – Page 29
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News
The Works sales increase despite ‘challenging backdrop’
The Works has reported a lift in annual sales despite trading against “a challenging backdrop”.
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News
TK Maxx owner TJX raises profit outlook after sales rise
TJX, the US-based value retailer and parent company of TK Maxx, has raised its profit outlook as it reports a lift in sales.
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Pepco to open first store in Portugal as it ramps up European expansion
Pepco Group is opening its first store in Portugal as it expands its presence across Western Europe.
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Retail Voice
Three ways for retailers to build lifelong loyalty
Retail is recovering, slowly but surely. With footfall on the up, Maze’s Mark Rice looks at how retailers can convert consumers into lifelong customers
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News
Exclusive: Zara takes over empty Topshop for new flagship
Fashion retailer Zara has snapped up the former Topshop premises at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre for its newest flagship, Retail Week can reveal.
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Shein opens new Dublin headquarters
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has unveiled the opening of its new EMEA headquarters in Dublin city centre, Ireland, which will function as “the heart of Shein’s operations in the region”.
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Interview
Q&A: Space NK’s Andy Lightfoot on being truly multichannel and fighting competition
Space NK chief executive Andy Lightfoot speaks to Retail Week about the importance of high streets in today’s climate, the true meaning of experiential retail in beauty, Sephora and his journey at the retailer since being promoted four years ago
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News
London Designer Outlet posts record sales
London Designer Outlet (LDO) has posted its best first-quarter results on record, with sales up 17% year on year.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Inside Hollister’s new Gen Z store aesthetic
Fashion retailer Hollister, which is owned by Abercrombie & Fitch, has opened the doors to a new London location on Foubert’s Place in Soho.
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Interview
Interview: Dobbies CEO reveals strategy for stores success
In an exclusive interview, Graeme Jenkins, CEO of the UK’s largest garden centre operator Dobbies, reveals four things he’s putting at the top of his priority list
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Marks & Spencer injects fresh funding into Nobody’s Child
Marks & Spencer has provided further funding to Nobody’s Child, the “eco-conscious” brand in which it took a stake two years ago and which is a key partner in its third-party brands strategy.
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Analysis
Strategy spotlight: Five ways Kingfisher is maximising growth with Screwfix
Barring the huge boost for the sector during the pandemic, DIY giant Kingfisher has been reliant on its Screwfix trade-counter format to drive sales and profit growth in recent years. Meanwhile, its larger businesses, including B&Q in the UK and Brico Dépôt and Castorama in France, have struggled in a difficult trading environment
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News
April footfall boosted by Good Friday and Easter Saturday shopping
Retail footfall increased in April as shoppers hit stores to spend ahead of Easter Sunday.
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Exclusive: Charity Super.Mkt confirms new location in bid to ‘reinvigorate’ high street
Retail Week can reveal that second-hand superstore Charity Super.Mkt will welcome shoppers in Manchester later this year as part of its bid to “reinvigorate” the high street.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Exclusive look at Liverpool’s ‘one of a kind’ Eurovision shop
The official Eurovision Song Contest pop-up store has opened at the Liverpool One shopping centre ahead of the city hosting the event from May 9.
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News
Card Factory targets Middle East and Africa as it looks to go global
Card Factory is looking to expand in seven international markets and has announced its partnership with Middle East-based Liwa Trading Enterprises, which will act as its exclusive franchise partner in the region.
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News
Exclusive: Space NK to open first Welsh store as it goes on expansion trail
Space NK is set to expand its bricks-and-mortar offering with a debut store in Wales opening at the end of this summer, Retail Week can reveal.
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Interview
Interview: Ikea boss Peter Jelkeby on his plans to ‘spice things up’ on Oxford Street
Ikea UK and Ireland chief executive Peter Jelkeby fizzes with excitement about the brand’s new city-centre digs.
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News
Shop price inflation ‘likely to have peaked’ in April
Inflation is “likely to have peaked” during the first week of April, despite continuing to reach record highs in some categories, according to the latest figures from the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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Gymshark CEO says brand’s future is on the high street
Gymshark founder and chief executive Ben Francis has said the long-term future of the brand is on the high street and physical stores.