All Stores and property articles – Page 330
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NewsLevi's unzips London revamp
Levi’s reopened its London flagship store on Regent Street this week with a completely new look based on craftsmanship.
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OpinionTalking books: the way forward
Walking through the lone example of TK Maxx Woman last week it was hard not to wonder which retailers might do something similar.
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NewsSainsbury’s doubles size of ‘carbon-negative’ store
Sainsbury’s has opened a store extension in Durham today which although increasing the building’s square footage by 50% has at the same time reduced the amount of energy it uses by 10%.
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GalleryAnthropologie, King’s Road, London
Can US lifestyle retailer Anthropologie’s second UK store in Chelsea live up to the ideal set by its Regent Street flagship?
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NewsSweaty betty flexes its muscles
Sweaty betty flexes its muscles Women’s sportswear retailer Sweaty Betty entertained shoppers on London’s King’s Road last week with live window displays.
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NewsFocus close to signing first ‘compact’ store
Focus DIY is poised to sign its first small-format store as it vowed not to be drawn into the DIY price war gripping the sector.
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OpinionOn being young
Bhs is working on improving its in-store act currently and it will certainly be interesting to see what the outcome is. Perhaps the future for this high street hardy perennial is already on view: in Oxford Street.
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NewsDSGi steps up roll out of 2-in-1 shops
DSGi is to accelerate the roll out of its 2-in-1 Currys and PC World stores with 60 locations identified.
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GalleryDobbies: From food to fuchsias in Aberdeen
The new-look Dobbies garden centre in Aberdeen is sustainable and modern, with a seamless mixed-product offer.
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NewsFigleaves trials move from pure play with concession in Allders
Lingerie etailer Figleaves is trialling its first physical retail offer with a concession in Allders in Croydon.
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NewsAnthropologie opens store on King’s Road
US lifestyle retailer Anthropologie has opened its second store in the UK on the site of a former Temperance Billiards Hall on London’s King’s Road.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Banana Republic Regent Street
What is it about animals that makes them immediately acceptable as props in a window display? The answer is that there is probably something of the pet-owner in all of us, and if they are on view in a non-threatening stylised form, then what’s not to like?
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OpinionOld pilots never die...
Why is is that experimental formats are allowed to stagger on and not put out of their misery?
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NewsAll Saints takes Nokia’s Regent Street flagship
Fashion retailer All Saints has signed for the former Nokia store on London’s Regent Street.
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GalleryGetting into club Bershka
Can the club ambience of Bershka’s revamped Oxford Street store help put it more firmly on the UK’s young fashion map?
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Tesco muscles in on the growing bicycle market
Tesco has quietly opened “bike shops” in eight of its stores, muscling in on specialists such as Halfords and Evans.
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Danish fashion chains sign dual fascia in London
Danish fashion chains Jack & Jones and Vero Moda will open a dual fascia shop on Oxford Street, London.
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NewsTJX Europe to unveil first twin fascia
TJX Europe, which runs off-price retailer TK Maxx and homewares chain HomeSense in Europe, will unveil its first dual fascia store in Newcastle this autumn.
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OpinionGrocers to target smaller footprint stores for growth
With 2009 annual results flooding in, the overriding opinion of last year is that it was one when retailers cut back on expenditure and scaled back store openings. The outlook now is for conservative store growth through smaller footprint stores.
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GalleryStore of the week: La Petite Poissonnerie Primrose Hill, London
Every now and then you come across something that does make you stop and smile and this newly opened shop in London’s chi-chi Primrose Hill does just that.