All Stores and property articles – Page 357
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Opinion
Store design: frugality today, excess tomorrow
The decision by DIY retailer Focus to launch a value-based range last week is symptomatic of a wider trend in retailing at the moment: it’s good to be frugal.
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News
Hollister’s house takes shape at Westfield London
US fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch will unveil a Casa Mexicana-style store for its Hollister brand at Westfield London next Thursday.
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News
Sweaty Betty targets more stores as it tests fresh shopfit
Women’s activewear retailer Sweaty Betty wants to double its store portfolio within five years and is poised to unveil a new shopfit at its London Soho shop.
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News
Zadig & Voltaire eyes store assault
French high-end fashion retailer Zadig & Voltaire wants to top 80 stores internationally by the end of this year.
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News
Currys opens doors at debut megastore
DSGi unveiled its highly anticipated Currys megastore format at Wednesbury, near Birmingham, last week.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Streatham Pharmacy, London
It’s not often that Streatham makes it into the pages of this magazine and this is definitely the first instance of the south London suburb boasting a store of the week.
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GalleryBerghaus – Covent Garden
Outdoor-action brand Berghaus has opened its second UK store, in Covent Garden.
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GalleryCurrys Megastore
The refurbishment of the UK’s largest electricals store is complete. Currys Megastore is the outcome.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Precursor, Paris
British fashion retailers abroad are often marked by their attempt to export a format with little, or sometimes no, adjustment to local conditions.
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News
Harrods raises curtain on new technology area
Harrods has unveiled a revamped technology department on its third floor.
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Opinion
Do low prices really have to mean poor store design?
What in-store experience can we hope for at the lower end of the price spectrum and do we have any right to expect it?
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News
M&S to axe roles after capital expenditure cuts
Marks & Spencer is to axe dozens of jobs after deciding to scale back its store expansion and refurbishment plans.
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Analysis
Steamer Trading: Full steam ahead
Kitchenware retailer Steamer Trading Cookshop’s gleaming new store shows what can still be done in a depressing retail climate. John Ryan takes a look at its impressive visual merchandising
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Opinion
Comment: How retailers can lighten the mood
It’s quite a challenge to remain optimistic in the present climate, but at least one retailer is working on making shoppers feel better at a highly subconscious level.
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News
Specsavers searches for 20 London stores
Optician Specsavers is to ramp up its presence in London with the opening of 20 stores over the next 18 months.
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Gallery
John Ryan’s store of the week: Suit Supply, Savile Row
Having arrived in London in spring, Dutch retailer Suit Supply is everything you would want a men’s formalwear retailer to be.
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News
Steamer Trading plans 30 stores by 2011
Kitchenwares retailer Steamer Trading Cookshop opened its 18th store last week and plans to increase its portfolio by more than a third.
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News
Greek fashion brand to make UK debut at Westfield London
Athens-based fashion retailer No Name is to make its UK debut at Westfield London at the end of the month.