All Stores and property articles – Page 320
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AnalysisForever Birmingham
US young fashion retailer Forever 21 opened its first European store last month, in Birmingham. John Ryan visited on opening day and talked to its management about their plans
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NewsShoppers flock to Black
Shoppers have flocked to Black, the lifestyle-focused electricals fascia being piloted by Dixons Retail, in its first week of trading, its parent has claimed.
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NewsHouse of Fraser creates emporium of brands in Frasers
House of Fraser has invested more than £10m in Frasers, its shop in Glasgow, to create an emporium of luxury beauty and accessories brands.
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AnalysisIn depth: Throwing light on store design
Cost, environmental concerns and even a lack of knowledge can get in the way of ensuring that a store is lit correctly. What can retailers, store designers and lighting consultants do to bridge the gaps.
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GalleryFred Perry For Kids, Westfield
This is something of a hybrid, straddling that awkward divide between an RMU (a retail merchandising unit) and a pop-up store. It’s actually in the middle of Westfield London’s lower level and is one of a number of temporary stores that cleave the long public areas in two.
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AnalysisThe right tool for the job
Retailers have been striving for sustainability when building stores, but have done little about what goes into a shop. Now the Building Research Establishment has created a tool aimed at putting this right.
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AnalysisMore or less?
A well-known and high profile individual, who at one time used to steer the ship at Boots, once referred to point of purchase as “the rubbish in the roof” and within limits there is some justification for the view.
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AnalysisReasons to be optimistic
The second issue of Retail Week Interiors coincides neatly with the annual rush to the shops by those for whom Christmas is less a time of reflection and more an orgy of food and frequently unwanted presents.
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AnalysisReinventing the Planet
The world’s second biggest retailer, Carrefour, is trying to reinvent the hypermarket. John Ryan visits Lyon in France to find out how
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NewsDixons Black: first pictures
Dixons today unveiled a new fascia, Black, which takes a radically different approach to electrical retailing.
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NewsAspinal opens flagship in Mayfair
Luxury leather accessories retailer Aspinal of London opened a flagship store in Mayfair last week.
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NewsBlack is the new Dixons
Dixons will today open a new format store under a new fascia as it seeks to emulate the success of Apple’s retail stores.
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NewsClarks ready to roll out new look shopfit following successful trial
Footwear retailer Clarks has pushed the button on the roll-out of its updated shopfit to all new and existing UK and international stores, after a three-month trial.
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GalleryCutting edge
A new look store from the archetypal edge-of-town shed retailer is a surprise, but will it work? John Ryan visits Matalan in High Wycombe
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Greenwoods pushes value with new fascia
Greenwoods Menswear is to roll out a new fascia to appeal to shoppers in less affluent areas but will maintain the same prices.
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GalleryThe Conran Shop, London
At this time of year for retailers there is only one objective: sell, sell, sell (at an appropriate margin naturally), while for shoppers it’s a case of buy, buy, buy (at the lowest possible mark-up, of course).
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NewsPhones 4U to double shop-in-shops in Dixons next year
Phones 4U will double its shop-in-shops in Dixons next year.
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GalleryOn your bike
Expensive bikes deserve an upscale store interior. And Sigma Sport has a store that makes you want to spend money. John Ryan reports