All Stores and property articles – Page 360
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Opinion
Act tough now and win later
As famed former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Richard Greenbury points out on page 23, retailers have had a good run. Such a good one, in fact, that many of today’s senior retailers won’t have worked through a recession. Not many of us here at Retail Week have either.
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News
Urban Outfitters set to bring Anthropologie to Regent Street
US fashion retailer Urban Outfitters is poised to bring its sister brand Anthropologie to London’s Regent Street, sending a clear signal that the UK remains an important European launch pad despite the slowdown in the economy.
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News
Christmas in the balance
Sector braced for toughest season since the 1980s, with December like-for-like drop expected.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Dylan’s Candy Bar, New York
Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Dylan’s Candy Bar has been a New York retail fixture since 2001, providing a distinctly upscale take on selling confectionery and making it fun.
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Analysis
Size matters
Times are tough for retailers, but the bad news hasn’t necessarily trickled down to those in this year’s Top Shopfitters league table. John Ryan kicks off our five page special by finding out how they are beating the downturn.
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Analysis
Survival instinct
Styles & Wood may have suffered a major profit blow, but it has still topped this year’s league. John Ryan asks what this says about the market.
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Analysis
From the shopfloor
The outlook appears mixed for shopfitters, but the industry is reassuringly optimistic about its prospects. Here, some of the biggest names in the field tell John Ryan why life isn’t so bad.
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Opinion
Stick to your design guns
You might be forgiven for thinking that we're experiencing a little local economic difficulty.
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News
Moss Bros rejigs store design to drive casuals
Menswear retailer Moss Bros is to enhance its casualwear credentials with the roll out of a revamped store design following a three-month trial.
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News
River Island unveils Oxford Street facelift
Fashion giant River Island revealed its latest store design at the opening of its new flagship store on London’s Oxford Street last Friday.
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News
John Lewis Leicester unveiled
John Lewis is poised to unveil its new Leicester store when the city’s Highcross Quarter scheme opens on Thursday.
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News
35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords
Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Bodil Binner Copenhagen
Small, but perfectly formed. The cliché that has been used so many times by architects and designers seeking to describe often lacklustre interiors could almost have been made for this 645 sq ft jewellery store in Copenhagen.
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News
HMV takes new format up a gear in Liverpool
HMV will unveil the latest version of its store of the future next week when it opens its 15,000 sq ft shop at Liverpool One.
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AnalysisWoodn’t it be nice
Another week, another wooden store. But supermarket giant Sainsbury’s latest eco-store at Dartmouth really does mark a new chapter in green retailing. John Ryan reports.
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News
Styles & Wood profits nosedive
Styles & Wood, the UK's largest shopfitter, has seen pre-tax profits crash by 53.8 per cent to 2.4 million in the year to June 30.
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Opinion
It’s not all greenwash
Heading off from Paddington to Dartmouth, it’s hard not to wonder whether a day trip to Devon’s far west is worth it just to look at a wooden supermarket.
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News
Selfridges to reveal new men’s formalwear area
Selfridges will unveil a new-look men’s formalwear department at its Oxford Street flagship at the end of September.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Tie Rack, Oxford Street
Tie Rack is back with a bang with its refurbished Oxford Street flagship, which reopened last Friday.
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Analysis
Small stores with a big impact
Making the most of your shop with limited space is never easy, but it can be done. John Ryan visits two strong new examples.