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NewsDesigual UK charge goes on despite tough London trade
Spanish fashion retailer Desigual has kicked off its UK expansion despite experiencing tough trade at its first London store.
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Analysis
The sweet smell of success
With such achingly stylish and sophisticated store interiors, is it any wonder that upmarket perfumer Penhaligon’s is thriving despite the downturn? John Ryan visits its latest shop in Islington.
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Store of the week Folli Follie, London
Most retailers choosing to open a Regent Street store will relate to how hard it is to establish a distinctive character for a shop while observing landlord Crown Estate’s listed-building parameters. However, accessory and jewellery retailer Folli Follie has achieved this with its 800sq ft shop that opened on the ...
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Opinion
Green alert
Seems a pity to rake over last week’s green theme once more, but passing a branch of surf-cum-outdoorwear retailer Howies it was hard not to stare at the eco-message that it was putting out.
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AnalysisStore Twenty One: The store that’s come of age
In today’s market, the best value retailing compares with many of the mid-market’s big names. John Ryan heads to Pitsea in Essex to see how Indian-owned Store Twenty One is shaping up
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Store of the week: Swarovski, Tokyo
Swarovski, the retailer and manufacturer of costume jewellery, opened its first “global flagship” in Tokyo’s Ginza district in March.
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GalleryPenhaligon's – Islington
Penhaligon’s in Islington stands as a beacon of why luxury retailing works in the current market.
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Waitrose to wow foodies with new store design
Waitrose is investing 6 million in a fresh design for its stores in an effort to strengthen its foodie credentials.
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Selfridges stops Sale early as trade rockets
Selfridges has this week installed kitsch, futuristic windows at its flagship London store as it wraps up its summer Sale two weeks ahead of schedule.
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Tie Rack to unveil new look on Oxford Street
Tie Rack is to introduce a new design and extended offer at its Oxford Street store later this summer.
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Store of the week: C&A, Sao Paulo
C&A continues to stretch its low-cost tentacles across the globe and this 32,000 sq ft store, in São Paulo, Brazil, is an example of how it is changing its look to bring it into line with the best operators in the value arena.
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Store of the week – C&A Sao Paulo
C&A continues to stretch its low-cost tentacles across the globe and this 32,000 sq ft store, in São Paulo, Brazil, is an example of how it is changing its look to bring it into line with the best operators in the value arena.
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Opinion
Who’s the greendaddy?
At a gathering last week to celebrate the significant anniversary of a leading store design company, a very senior retailer remarked that he was environmentally aware because having a driver to ferry him around meant he was car-sharing and therefore green.
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NewsHamleys unveils fresh look on Regent Street
World-famous toy retailer Hamleys unveiled the first part of the refurbishment of its flagship Regent Street store last week, with a mock-up of a London bus at its heart.
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Store of the week: C&A Sao Paulo
C&A continues to stretch its low-cost tentacles across the globe and this 32,000 sq ft store, in São Paulo, Brazil, is an example of how it is changing its look to bring it into line with the best operators in the value arena.
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Opinion
Location, location, location
It’s always easy to be wise after the event, but the demise of Ilva in the UK has to be seen as an accident waiting to happen.
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Redundancies loom at Styles & Wood
The UK’s largest shopfitter Styles & Wood is to make almost a quarter of its head office workforce redundant in a move calculated to bring the company’s cost base into line with the shrinking requirements of its UK retail clients.
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Analysis
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AnalysisManchester: Still ahead of the game
Can Manchester hold on to its slot as the leading retail light of the Northwest or is Liverpool stealing a march after the opening of the mammoth Liverpool One scheme? By John Ryan
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Store of the week: American Apparel Liverpool
The latest addition to the Californian purveyor of ethical clothing’s UK portfolio is a two-storey outpost in Liverpool.