All Stores and property articles – Page 324
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NewsConran Shop in talks to open US concessions in Bloomingdales
Furniture retailer Conran Shop is in talks with Bloomingdales that could result in the British retailer opening concessions in the famous US department store group.
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GalleryHyundai department store Ilsan, Seoul
The newly-opened Hyundai department store in Ilsan, just outside Seoul, is the kind of thing that you just don’t see in Europe or North America these days. This is 430,000 sq ft of retail space, organised over 10 floors, with everything from a supermarket and deli in the basement, to ...
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GallerySainsbury’s goes supersize
Sainsbury’s has opened its largest store to date, but does bigger mean more for the shopper? John Ryan visits the new store in Crayford
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NewsThree to use in-store augmented reality app to improve brand image
Store staff for mobile phone retailer Three are to use an augmented reality app in stores to improve customers’ perception of its network coverage.
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OpinionRetailers show their true colours
Full marks to Waterstones for the advert it ran in a national newspaper on Saturday. The bookseller may have had its fair share of troubles, but its marketing department knows a good thing when it sees one and in this instance, this appears to have been Waitrose.
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News99p Stores extends its Family Bargains trial
Single price-point retailer 99p Stores is trialling the conversion of some stores to its new variety format Family Bargains.
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NewsHush Puppies heads back to high street as wholesale customers disappear
Footwear brand Hush Puppies has opened its first company-owned store in UK this week as the business seeks to raise brand awareness.
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NewsComet to trial Game concessions in move to give stores young feel
Comet is to trial Game concessions in its stores as part of its attempts to give its stores a younger, more modern feel.
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NewsDunelm outperforms in first quarter despite tough comps
Value homewares retailer Dunelm has revealed a better than expected first quarter after posting positive sales growth against tough comparables.
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NewsSomerfield nears the end as Co-op rebrand finishes
The Somerfield brand is one step closer to disappearing from the UK high street as Co-operative Group confirmed this week that it has completed its programme of converting all Somerfield’s own-brand lines to the Co-op brand.
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GalleryShirt retailers: Spot the difference
UK formal shirts sales are dominated by four players, but is there anything to choose between them? John Ryan takes a look at each
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NewsTheo Fennell tipped for return to profitability
Luxury jeweller Theo Fennell is being tipped to return to profitability thanks to a programme of investment in its stores and website and the introduction of an entry-level range.
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GalleryWaitrose Meanwood, Leeds
This one’s in a place called Meanwood, on the outskirts of Leeds and shines like a beacon in its surroundings.
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OpinionFood glorious food
You get to see a lot of shops in this job, but not many of them are food retailers. And even when you do wander into a new store, there are roughly two chances of it appearing particularly innovative: slim and fat.
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NewsWhite Stuff aims to double in size
Lifestyle retailer White Stuff has laid out plans to almost double its portfolio within five years.
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NewsM&S experiments with standalone beauty shop
Marks & Spencer has opened an experimental standalone beauty store in Mumbai with Indian partner Reliance.
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NewsGrocers and discounters prepare for bidding war over Netto shops
Grocers Tesco and Morrisons are thought to be among the interested parties for the 47 Netto shops that Asda has to dispose of as part of its £778m acquisition.
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AnalysisStore of the Quarter: The White Company, Symons Street, Chelsea
The retailer with a monochrome vision returns to its SW3 roots with a flagship store aimed at providing everyday luxury, writes John Ryan
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NewsTopshop/Topman signs for second US standalone in Chicago
Topshop/ Topman has signed for its second US standalone store in Chicago.
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NewsDual-branded phone stores may lead to closures
Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone retailer created by the merger of T-Mobile and Orange, will trial dual-branded stores next month in a move that could result in store closures.