All Stores and property articles – Page 328
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NewsWaitrose weighs up convenience store sub-brand
Waitrose is considering creating a new fascia for its convenience stores as it gears up for expansion.
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GalleryCult following
The new Cult store at Lakeside is parent company SuperGroup’s largest to date. John Ryan visits and talks to chief executive Julian Dunkerton about the group’s approach to store branding
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NewsUrban Outfitters to open smaller format UK stores
Quirky fashion chain Urban Outfitters is to open smaller format stores as it seeks to grow its UK store portfolio by a third by the end of the year.
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GalleryMango, Toronto
Occasionally in the shadow of its larger Spanish rival Zara, we all know Mango - it’s an international purveyor of women’s fashion, Euro-style.
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OpinionAn authentic rant
In retail, the terms ‘authentic’, ‘heritage’, ‘tradition’ are generally used to cast a halo of nostalgic wellbeing over products and store interiors that might otherwise appear a trifle mundane.
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AnalysisApple: The tech company transforming retail
The fanfare surrounding Apple’s Covent Garden store is the latest example of how it is not only driving technological innovation but transforming retail as well. By George MacDonald
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GalleryDer Bäcker Ruetz, Kematen in Tirol, Austria
If you venture into the Austrian Tirol you can get a sense of the traditional baker that has more or less vanished at everywhere but the top end in the UK.
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GalleryThe Danish Tiger roars into Croydon
Variety retailer Tiger has set itself apart from the competition with a simple but effective design. John Ryan visits its Whitgift Centre store
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NewsWaterstone’s shop-in-shop a first for Fopp
HMV-owned music chain Fopp opened its first shop in Waterstone’s in the book chain’s Gower Street store in London on Saturday.
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NewsTopshop to expand in Japan with new flagship store
Fashion powerhouse Arcadia is to expand its Topshop chain in Japan with the opening of a flagship store in Tokyo next month.
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OpinionThe Big Apple
Is the new Covent Garden store actually that different from any other Apple emporium, or is it just bigger?
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NewsFopp opens store in Waterstone’s shop
HMV-owned music chain Fopp will open an outlet in Waterstone’s store on Gower Street, London.
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NewsFly53 reveals plan to open string of stores
Young fashion label Fly53 is to open its first shop as part of a three-year, 26-store roll out programme as the brand expands rapidly into retail.
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NewsSuperdrug launches store beauty academies
Superdrug has launched beauty academies in five stores this week to enhance its beauty credentials.
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AnalysisIn-store branded areas: In the zone
Branded areas have many benefits, introducing real theatre and increasing sales, but how can retailers make the most of them, asks Joanne Ellul
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NewsBenetton flagship revamped to give it the London look
Italian fashion group Benetton is revamping its London flagship store as part of a drive to overhaul its flagships in key European cities.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Brands are starting to engage much more directly with customers. What can we learn from them?
Brands are starting to engage much more directly with customers. What can we learn from them?
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GalleryNext Home: The Next chapter in homewares
Next Home’s new format store is a case of evolution rather than revolution, but that doesn’t make it a bad store, says John Ryan
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NewsMorrisons runs pilot for expanded homewares
Morrisons is piloting an expanded homewares range in the Thornbury store near to its headquarters in Yorkshire under the name Your Home.
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NewsWhole Foods on the lookout for more UK sites
Whole Foods is seeking stores of about 25,000 sq ft to 35,000 sq ft for its next UK shops.