All Stores and property articles – Page 342
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OpinionAmericans in London
Look at the tenant list for Regent Street and you have to wonder what’s happening. Why do American retailers making landfall in the UK seem to view this single London street as the most obvious destination to set up shop?
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GalleryBerlin’s wall of retail
If it’s retail novelty, quirky innovation and a glimpse of what the store design future might hold, then 20 years after the wall came down Berlin is definitely worth a visit.
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GalleryHelly Hansen Manchester
The newly opened Helly Hansen store, in Manchester’s Arndale Centre, says much about the Continental view of the UK.
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OpinionArcadia: a tale of two brands
Arcadia’s recent results mask the fact that there are some less than ideal formats in the group
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NewsAllied Carpets revamp
Allied Carpets has refreshed its store environments to move the design away from its previous “hard to navigate stores and soulless interiors that neither excite nor invite”.
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GalleryA masterclass in Anthropologie
In the US, Anthropologie is renowned for its bold and inventive store design. Can it raise the bar in its first store in Europe, asks John Ryan.
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NewsMicrosoft launches its first retail store in Arizona
Microsoft has launched its first retail store, at Scottsdale in Arizona.
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Harvie & Hudson opens first store in two decades
London-based upmarket shirt retailer Harvie & Hudson is to open a store for the first time in 23 years.
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GalleryStore of the week: Tesco – My Narodni Prague
Tesco has opened its second department store in the Czech Republic, after its debut in the northern city of Liberec in March.
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OpinionRetailing’s bit of rough
The rise and rise of the pop-up shop has meant that many eyes have turned to the lower end of the market for new ideas.
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NewsAnthropologie opens its first European store on Regent Street
The US women’s fashion and lifestyle retailer has opened its first European store on Regent Street.
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GalleryMaking history: shopping at the British Museum
Many visitors to the British Museum want to take home a souvenir. But how can they be persuaded to buy more than just a pencil or tea towel? John Ryan reports on a makeover of the museum’s shops.
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GalleryStore of the week: Opening Ceremony, Tokyo
US retailer Opening Ceremony welcomed shoppers to its first store outside North America at the end of August, when it opened a seven-floor quasi-department store in Tokyo.
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AnalysisToday’s market: a matter of space and time
With void rates soaring in some locations and still low in others, John Ryan looks at how developers are dealing with this changed market, and what this means for retailers
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NewsTesco opens first self-service only shop
Grocery giant Tesco has opened the UK’s first completely self-service shop – an Express convenience store in Kingsley, Northampton.
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NewsLuxe chocolate shop Cocomaya to expand with bakery
London luxury chocolate shop Cocomaya is expanding at the end of the month to open an adjoining bakery.
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NewsHMV to open cinema
HMV will open a three-screen cinema this Friday which is likely to be the entertainment retailer’s first in a chain.
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OpinionMods, mansion and manor houses
Every year has its store interior clichés. Spend time with a handful of store design consultancies or consultants at the moment and it won’t be long before the phrase “the manor house” is casually dropped into the conversation.
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NewsAnthropologie plans local sourcing for UK
US retailer Anthropologie will source 20% of its product from the UK and collaborate with local designers for its first European store, which opens on London’s Regent Street next Friday.