All Stores and property articles – Page 355
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News
Lakeland to test new look at Liverpool One
Kitchen and homewares retailer and mail order operator Lakeland will unveil a new format when it opens a store at Liverpool One in mid-October.
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Vodafone to open 50 stores by April
Vodafone is to open another 50 stores, taking its portfolio to 400.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Next, Tottenham Court Road
You have to hand it to Next. The Next Home format is still a fledgling offshoot of its parent, but it has already morphed into something considerably different from the first store that opened in Lakeside.
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Oka unveils Cotswolds store
Furniture retailer Oka will open its store in the Cotswolds village of Broadway, Worcestershire on August 22.
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Harrods outlines mission to double sales of own-brand
Harrods is to double its own-label sales over the next two years and is remodelling its menswear department.
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Printemps revamps flagship in plan for luxury Euro chain
French department store group Printemps has embarked on a radical revamp of its iconic Paris flagship as part of plans by its owners to operate a pan-European luxury department chain.
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Lalique to open new West End flagship
French jewellery and luxury goods retailer Lalique is to open a new London flagship store on Conduit Street in the West End.
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Opinion
Woolworths: reasons to be fearful
The wonder of good old Woolies is that it’s still here. Why on earth would you go into one of these shops? Visit an average Woolworths store and the experience is likely to be along these lines: arrive at the threshold and observe two things.
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GalleryNiketown – London
Nike has just completed the refurbishment of the first floor of it’s Niketown London flagship, marking the halfway point in the refurbishment of this retail icon.
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Thorntons tests new format at Kingston
Thorntons has revealed a new-look pilot store that is designed to provide a more contemporary interior for its confectionery.
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Gallery
Store of the week: St James, Moscow and Ekaterinburg
British menswear, in its more formal sense, is one of the most copied forms of retailing across the Continent. Whether it’s Italy, France or Germany, slick men’s tailoring outlets tend to take their design cue from the UK.
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Zavvi rethinks basement level in West End store
Entertainment retailer Zavvi has revamped the basement of its Tottenham Court Road store to reflect its strategy to sell a more diverse range.
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Analysis
River Cruising
River Island has moved its innovative store design on again with its latest incarnation at Brent Cross. Chief executive Richard Bradbury takes John Ryan on a tour.
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Opinion
Sometimes it’s best not to sell out
It’s funny how quickly things change. Just over a year ago, Gap unveiled a store that was intended to be edgier and marginally more industrial-looking, which was to take the brand back to its denim-based roots.
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GalleryRiver Island – Brent Cross
Following a four-month long refurbishment River Island’s Brent Cross branch has emerged from its chrysalis.
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News
Fenwick to expand its floorspace at flagship
Department store group Fenwick is to enlarge its flagship store on London’s Bond Street by about 14,000 sq ft.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Life Time, Athens
Broadly, there are two schools of thought when it comes to selling children’s merchandise – commodity or lifestyle – and rarely anything in between.
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Selfridges gives technology area a makeover
Selfridges is to remodel the technology department at its flagship Oxford Street store to emphasise top-end branded merchandise.
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Analysis
Town fit for a king
With its affluent catchment and well-balanced stores offer, Kingston upon Thames is a fine example of dynamic retailing. John Ryan takes a tour with Echochamber’s Matthew Brown.