All Stores and property articles – Page 329
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GalleryTalk Talk, London
Talk Talk, one of the bigger operators in the UK has opened a concept store in the heart of Soho that does little other than provide a space for potential customers to come in and test drive the internet courtesy of the service it offers.
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NewsApple previews Covent Garden store
Technology giant Apple has shown off its Covent Garden store, which opens to the public at 10am on Saturday.
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NewsPrimark to open second store on Oxford Street
Primark is to open another store on famous shopping destination Oxford Street at the eastern end of the road.
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OpinionBikes, free wi-fi and nude women
If you want to see unlikely retail couplings, head to London’s East End
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News2012 Olympics store opens
The first store for the 2012 Olympic Games was opened on Tuesday by London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
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GalleryBase, Antwerp
Seen one mobile phone shop, seen ‘em all. As a rule of thumb this is not that wide of the mark, but every now and again you come across something that does makes you sit up and take notice.
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NewsRohan revamps format as it eyes store growth
Outdoor clothing retailer Rohan is ramping up its growth plans and launching a revamped format as it aims to expand its customer base.
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GalleryJJB Sports: Playing to win
JJB Sports is trialling a new look store in Slough that seeks to do the simple things well. John Ryan gives the store a workout
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NewsPretty Green opens pop-up shop
Young fashion brand Pretty Green has opened its first standalone store - a pop-up shop on Carnaby Street, London.
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OpinionSomething for nothing
A store run by the people for the people has the potential to make a difference
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OpinionRetail surgery: With certain parts of the country more likely to suffer from public sector cuts, should we differentiate pricing and stock by area or even store?
With certain parts of the country more likely to suffer from public sector cuts, should we differentiate pricing and stock by area or even store?
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AnalysisKingfisher trades its brightest ideas
The international retail group tried something different at its June conference to promote the exchange of ideas.
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GalleryVictor Churchill, Sydney
A retail theme park for meat might perhaps be the best, and indeed the only, description that could be applied to this store in Sydney.
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AnalysisHow UK retail is extending its franchise
Franchising helps overseas ventures, but how do you decide whether to run company-owned stores or take the franchise route?
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NewsTesco to open standalone F&F shop in Prague
Tesco has confirmed it will open a standalone store for its F&F clothing brand in Prague in October.
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GalleryUnion Market: Fulham tube station transformed for new food format
Union Market founder Tony Bromovsky claims he has created a middle way between farmers’ markets and supermarkets in a former London Underground station.
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NewsThe Perfume Shop to trial Superdrug tie-up
The Perfume Shop is gunning to be the number one perfume retailer in the UK, after signing a deal with sister firm Superdrug to trial shop-in-shops in its stores.
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OpinionIt’s what you’re unaware of that matters
Imagine a shop full of people and you want them to get a move on in order that more can come in so that you can keep the tills ringing. In a non-supermarket environment this might sound tricky, but there is help at hand.
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NewsAiling JJB Sports trials new format to aid recovery
The World Cup has brought a much-needed sales uplift at sports specialist JJB Sports, which has also unveiled a new-model store in Slough that it hopes will aid its ongoing recovery.
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GalleryElisa Antwerp
Shoe retailing tends to come in two forms. There’s the top end where the stock is displayed semi-museum style with each item being afforded the kind of reverence normally afforded a second dynasty Ming vase - clearly nonsense - and then there is the mass market.