All Stores and property articles – Page 300

  • Morrisons, Ilkley
    Analysis

    Local hero

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons is dipping its toe into the convenience market, the latest in a series of bold initiatives under new chief executive Dalton Philips. Tim Danaher travels to Yorkshire to see the results

  • M&M's, Leicester Square, London
    Gallery

    M&M’s World: Sugar rush

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Europe’s first M&M’s World has opened in Leicester Square, but is this about retailing or brand building? John Ryan reports

  • John Ryan
    Opinion

    Shoppers want service, not self-service.

    2011-07-11T09:13:00Z

    A US retailer has called time on self-service checkouts, but is this the right thing and will there come a point when we embrace the potential speed that DIY transactions offer?

  • Asda's Dudley branch is both a convenience store and a place where customers can buy fresh produce
    Gallery

    Dudley. Now more?

    2011-07-11T07:00:00Z

    Asda has opened its first batch of high street stores following its Netto purchase. John Ryan reports on the Dudley store and how it has already become a hit with local shoppers.

  • Boss Matt Davies said that pets ‘have a very high position in the household’
    News

    Pets at Home profits rise as spending on pets holds up

    2011-07-08T07:30:00Z

    Chief executive Davies cautious despite 10% increase in both sales and EBITDA in year to March.

  • Average Hobbs shop is 1,500 sq ft
    News

    Hobbs aims to expand stores as range grows

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Mainstream womenswear retailer Hobbs wants to more than double the footprint of its existing stores as it prepares to introduce a full occasionwear sub-brand to its offering.

  • Tsvetnoy
    Gallery

    Tsvetnoy Central Market, Moscow

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    There aren’t many opportunities to build a department store from the ground up these days.

  • Morrisons to open first  of c-store chain today
    News

    Morrisons to open first of c-store chain

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Grocer Morrisons is due to open the first of a chain of convenience stores in the affluent Yorkshire town of Ilkley today.

  • John Ryan
    Opinion

    Putting Asda into context

    2011-07-04T13:45:00Z

    Being the best in an area is sometimes better than reigning supreme overall.

  • Supermarkets can learn different things from deli-led markets such as Borough, which serve up a food experience, and more traditional markets, which focus on service and product knowledge
    Gallery

    Super markets

    2011-07-04T07:00:00Z

    Food retail store design thinking says that supermarkets lack character and that if elements of traditional markets can be put into them, all will be well. But is this viable? John Ryan reports

  • Flooring
    Analysis

    The floor is all yours

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Floor coverings might not be the first thing a retailer thinks about when envisaging a shiny new store format or reviving a tired shop, but few elements of a store interior can make such a dramatic difference or enable a store to hit this year’s on-trend quite so definitely.

  • Asics footwear
    Gallery

    Back to Asics

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Running shoe brand Asics has opened a flagship store in Amsterdam that couples futuristic design with technology. John Ryan reports

  • C&A Sao Paolo
    Analysis

    On being a winner

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The Retail Week Interiors Awards have proved, over their 14 years, to be a real feather in the cap of retailers seeking recognition for their store designs, but is there more to winning than this? John Ryan reports 

  • Fashionation, Berlin
    Gallery

    Fashionation, Peek & Cloppenburg Berlin

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Putting things politely, German department store Peek & Cloppenburg might be labelled somewhat conservative in its approach to store design and visual merchandising - this is probably not where you come for radical thinking.

  • Sterling
    Analysis

    On budget and on time?

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    What does a project manager do and what is the best approach for a particular task? John Ryan reports

  • C&A, Cologne
    Gallery

    The world, C&A style

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    European value retailer C&A has created a new format for its stores that has been trialled at the Cologne flagship. John Ryan reports

  • News

    Metro Group prepares for sale of hypermarket chain Real

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Metro Group is said to be preparing for the sale of its hypermarket chain Real, which has been completely refurbished, with underperforming hypermarkets closed and costs reduced. Sale talks with financial investors are currently underway.Nothing concrete is in place yet, as Metro - which is looking to sell the chain ...

  • More misery expected as retailers collapse and pressure on disposable income mounts
    News

    Worse to come?

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    More misery expected as retailers collapse and pressure on disposable income mounts

  • John Ryan, Editor
    Opinion

    At the crossroads

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The fourth Retail Week Interiors finds the retail design industry at something of a turning point.

  • TopshopKnightsbridge.JPG
    Analysis

    Does store design matter?

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    When trade is sticky, is there any point in digging deep to redesign stores? We ask four of those for whom design is a central preoccupation to justify their chosen discipline