All Stores and property articles – Page 363
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Gallery
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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Gallery
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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News
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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Gallery
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.
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News
New Look opens at Liverpool One
New Look opened the doors of its 28,500 sq ft store in Liverpool One last Friday with a design that represents its “store of the future”.
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GalleryNew Look – Liverpool
New Look opened a new format store in Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme on Friday June 27.
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Opinion
When small is beautiful
Despite what many acknowledge to be dire trading conditions, new shops continue to roll out of the store development pipeline and investment is clearly still being made in store design.
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Gallery
Wigmore to relocate as it gets brand facelift
Specialist sports retailer Wigmore is relocating to a new unit from its long-standing store on Wigmore Street in London’s West End.
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Analysis
Roll with it
Paper, energy, landfill and even water savings are being made at Sainsbury’s as it rolls out double-sided till receipt printers, finds Joanna Perry
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AnalysisSomething to shout about?
These days, communicating your green policy can be tricky: be too vocal and you’ll get accused of greenwash. John Ryan discovers that most retailers are taking a low-key approach instead
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AnalysisSharper Focus: reinventing the DIY retailer
Ailing DIY retailer Focus is being reinvented by its management team. John Ryan visits the first new-look store in Wantage, with chief executive Bill Grimsey and brand director Richard Bird
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News
Tengelmann to switch focus to fresh in move upmarket
Supermarket chain Tengelmann is to revamp its 700 German stores to focus on fresh produce.
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News
Focus raises curtain on new store format
Focus has opened its first new-look store since it was bought by Cerberus for 1 last June.
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News
Liberty of London opens first standalone store
Liberty of London’s first standalone store opened last week, showcasing the heritage of its iconic parent Liberty combined with modern opulence.