All Stores and property articles – Page 314
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GalleryPure Pharmacy, Terminal 2, Dublin Airport
Arrive at almost any airport in the UK and the first thing you’ll probably do before you finally head for your gate is visit what is normally one of several branches of Boots.
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GalleryThe green wall of Sheffield
Marks & Spencer’s new Simply Food store in Sheffield successfully fuses an innovative eco-friendly design with an inviting shopping environment. John Ryan pays a visit.
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OpinionWhen the going gets tough...
As we head towards summer it’s now clear that this will be a very difficult year for UK retail.
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Opinion
Argos. It’s not really a shop is it?
As profits fall at Argos, what should the shoppers make of a model that would be difficult if you were starting from scratch?
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NewsSainsbury’s moves into fashion top 10 by volume
Sainsbury’s has broken into the top 10 UK fashion retailers by volume as it further ramps up its non-food offer by extending stores to create more space.
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NewsPrimark coup for Leeds scheme
Value fashion giant Primark is to open a three-floor, 67,400 sq ft store in the Trinity Leeds shopping centre, which will open in 2013.
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AnalysisThe Sainsbury's plan for growth
Sainsbury’s has defied the odds by having a good recession, now it’s on the expansion trail, Tim Danaher finds out more about its plans.
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OpinionGreen stores: the big so what
Don’t expect plaudits from shoppers for being green. They don’t care.
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GalleryFoot Patrol, Berwick Street, London
Think trainers and you might picture Niketown at one end of the scale or perhaps JJB Sports, if funds are rather more limited, at the other.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Point of sale seems to just add clutter to my store. How can I make it work harder for me?
Point of sale seems to just add clutter to my store. How can I make it work harder for me?
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NewsMorrisons rolls out garden centre offer after hit trial
Morrisons is rolling out its garden centre offer to 30 stores this month after trialling it at its revamped store in Kirkstall.
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NewsAsda’s converted stores to keep Netto’s ‘best bits’
Asda is to save some of the “best bits” of Netto when it converts the stores to small Asda supermarkets.
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NewsClinton Cards fights sliding sales with hi-tech shopfit
Retailer to shake-up store experience with augmented reality cards and personalised printing.
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AnalysisHow to drive growth in a tough market
They say tough times breed innovation and opportunity, and a look at the UK high street and online offer shows how retailers are driving growth in a difficult market.
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NewsJane Norman revamps to focus on fast fashion
Jane Norman has embarked on a radical overhaul of its business in an attempt to target a younger, more fashionable customer.
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GalleryPutting Theo-ry into practice
New brands on the high street are rare nowadays, but Theo Paphitis is confident that Boux Avenue has legs. John Ryan finds out why
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AnalysisA return to park life
Retail parks were early victims of the recession with vacancy rates rising to nearly 12% in 2009, but the market is making a comeback. Mark Faithfull finds out why and takes a look at which retailers are driving the renewed the activity in the out-of-town world
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GalleryEnergie and Miss Sixty Carnaby Street
Energie and Miss Sixty are two gender-divided sides of the same coin, from the same Italian company.
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GallerySnap happy
Jessops has unveiled a ‘centre of excellence’ in Birmingham that provides a rallying point for the chain. John Ryan reports
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OpinionSorry? Jack Wills...scandalous?
Where should the line be drawn between “flirtatious fun” and inappropriate material?