All Stores and property articles – Page 319
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GalleryUrban Outfitters, Spitalfields
Wander around Spitalfields in east London and you could be forgiven for thinking that you’re in a branch of Urban Outfitters: all is tastefully decayed and generally expensive.
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Opinion
Whitstable: the way things could be
In a report in late 2010, the New Economic Foundation named Whitstable as the town with the UK’s most diverse high street.
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NewsGoldsmiths launches new fascia in bid to attract younger shoppers
Jewellery giant Aurum is to launch a new fascia under its Goldsmiths brand as it seeks to attract a younger, more fashion-conscious customer.
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GalleryBig Eataly
Slow food beacon Eataly’s latest store is in Manhattan and is twice the size of the Turin original. John Ryan visits
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NewsSainsbury's opens its first sandwich shop, Fresh Kitchen
Sainsbury’s is hoping to grab a slice of the £13bn lunchtime market with the opening of its first sandwich shop, Fresh Kitchen.
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GallerySainsbury’s Fresh Kitchen, Fleet Street
It is hard to tell at what point it became fashionable to call a sandwich shop a ‘kitchen’, but the latest example of the tendency opened last week on London’s Fleet Street when Sainsbury’s unveiled its Fresh Kitchen.
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Opinion
What windows are really for
Time was when shop windows were simple things. You’d look at what was on show, like what had been done and then wander into the store.
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NewsSainsbury's Fresh Kitchen: pictures
Sainsbury’s is taking on sandwich specialists with a new fascia
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GalleryAesop, Merci Paris
Sometimes it really is tempting to believe that the best visual merchandising and, perforce, the best shops, tend to be the outcome of large cheques being signed.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do we maintain our brand vision while meeting the strict rules and regulations of department stores?
How do we maintain our brand vision while meeting the strict rules and regulations of department stores?
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GalleryMade in Manhattan
Over the last 12 months, Times Square in the heart of Manhattan has consolidated its position as the destination in New York for casual American fashion, but there are new stores right across the Big Apple
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OpinionShould be better
Heathrow has had its fair share of detractors lately with BAA being lambasted for poor performance, leaves on the line and suchlike.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Are digital advertising screens worth the investment or just a fad?
Are digital advertising screens worth the investment or just a fad, and how can we ensure that the content delivers a good return?
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GalleryBlack beauty
Black, Dixons’ new stylish store in Birmingham, is unlike anything the electricals giant has done before.
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GalleryImaginarium, Madrid
A new 9,700 sq ft toy shop set over two floors may be of passing interest, but will probably not be worth writing home about. When it is a new format and a flagship rolled into one, it is rather more noteworthy and Spanish retailer Imaginarium’s flagship in Madrid’s Salamanca ...
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GalleryThe very best stores of 2010
Despite the tough economic climate, both overseas and homegrown retailers haven’t held back on innovative store designs.
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AnalysisIt’s almost Christmas......Anybody really care?
Glance at this year’s seasonal displays and with a few exceptions, it’s hard to be enthusiastic. John Ryan walks the West End with visual merchandising expert Peter Cross to get a feel of what’s on offer
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NewsCarpetright to downsize larger stores in a bid for better returns
Carpetright is downsizing 10% of its portfolio as it seeks to get better returns from its selling space.
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AnalysisThe big shop
Held every three years, EuroShop remains a massive event on the retail design calendar and the organiser is promising that technology and sustainability will lead the way in 2011.