All Stores and property articles – Page 322
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GalleryUnited Nude, New York
From time to time you come across a format that it’s quite hard to improve upon - one where the original design is sufficiently strong and the brand sufficiently well funded for none of the usual value engineering to take place.
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OpinionFood, retail and carnal desire
The link between dining and sex has long been remarked upon. But given the influence that restaurant and retail design seem to have on one another, dining should also be a preoccupation for those whose business it is to create new shopping environments.
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NewsNew Look to accelerate store refurbs after profits jump
Fast-fashion giant plans to double store overhauls against last year and add about 200,000 sq ft of space
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NewsAll Saints smashes sales targets after low-key New York launch
All Saints has put British fashion firmly on the global map after it racked up sales of nearly $1m (£680,000) in its first week of trading on New York’s Broadway.
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GalleryStanley Gibbons: Stamp of authority
A revamp of stamp retailer Stanley Gibbons’ London flagship creates a modern space for a slightly old-fashioned pastime. John Ryan learns what the new-look store offers the 21st century collector
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NewsCo-op tests electricals range in food stores
The Co-operative Group has begun trialling electricals goods in its food stores as the retailer looks to expand its lucrative online electrical business.
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NewsPuma to drive ‘pop-out shop’
Puma has developed a “pop-out shop” that will tour the country as the sports fashion brand aims to allow customers to rediscover the brand’s retro lines from the 1970s and 1980s.
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NewsHomeSense reveals large format and website plans
Off-price furniture retailer HomeSense, the sister brand of TK Maxx, has opened a new-model, larger-format store in Merry Hill as it gears up to launch its first transactional website.
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OpinionThe human touch
Online growth is a huge opportunity for retailers but stores are still central
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GalleryNext, Oxford Street
Next has had a store on the corner of Oxford Street and New Bond Street for a long time, and it seems to have been closed for ages. In fact, it has been undergoing a revamp since January, and last Friday it reopened
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OpinionWhat's Next?
Is it really possible to be a mass merchant and to have a store design that is in any way cutting edge?
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NewsAubin & Wills opens Shoreditch flagship
Jack Wills’ sister fashion brand, Aubin & Wills, has opened a flagship store in London’s trendy Shoreditch.
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NewsBest Buy opens second UK store as iPad launches
Global electricals retailer Best Buy opens its second UK store today - at Hedge End, near Southampton.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Lee flagship, Carnaby Street
Lee, one of the denim world’s older names is seeking to reassert its primacy within this sub-sector with this overhaul of its flagship Carnaby Street store.
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NewsSweden’s Monki targets UK in global expansion
Quirky Swedish fashion chain Monki has confirmed it is looking at entering the UK market.
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GalleryTopshop, Knightsbridge: A top shop for top people
Topshop’s three-floor store with a top-end fit-out is set to give its famous Knightsbridge neighbour a run for its money.
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NewsWHSmith hits out at claims it has the worst shops in the country
WHSmith has hit out at claims that its shops are among the worst in the UK for store environment and customer service.
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NewsLakeland and Richer Sounds ranked best shops in Which? survey
Richer Sounds and Lakeland have been ranked as the UK’s best shops with WHSmith and Currys Digital being named as the worst stores in the country.
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OpinionReputation, reputation, reputation
There are three pillars to any retail proposition: product, service and environment. If any of these wobble, shoppers notice
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NewsMulberry signs new London flagship and office sites
Luxury British brand and retailer Mulberry has signed leases for a flagship store at 50 New Bond Street and for a new London head office space.