All Stores and property articles – Page 366
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News
Feather & Black plans to open 50 new-format mattress shops
Furniture retailer Feather & Black is to shake up the bed market by rolling out a new-format store selling its adjustable mattresses.
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HMV next-generation store records outstanding results
HMV is to roll out its next-generation store model after revealing a 25 per cent like-for-like uplift for its first refit at Merry Hill in the West Midlands.
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AnalysisExpect the unexpected
The continued arrival of new stores and retail formats is proof that while the Celtic Tiger may not be as fierce as it was, it still has considerable bite in these straitened times. John Ryan reports
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AnalysisSydenham’s dark horse
Sainsbury’s has raised its game in non-food with the relaunch of its Sydenham store. John Ryan reports
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News
Shoppers expect to pay by fingerprint by 2015
60 per cent of the world’s shoppers believe that by 2015 they will be able to pay for shop purchases simply by scanning their fingerprints, according to research conducted by TNS.
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GalleryStore of the week: La Senza, Enfield
The La Senza store in Enfield represents the latest thinking from the independent lingerie retailer.
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News
Alpha unveils new retail identity
Alpha Airports has revealed the identity for its new tax and duty-free airport store concept.
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Opinion
Cause for concern
It’s one of those frequently accepted pieces of shop lore that when times are tough, supermarkets are a retail financial safe haven compared with other parts of the sector.
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Analysis
Essex buoys
It may be approaching its 20th birthday, but Essex’s Lakeside remains a key retail destination. John Ryan visits to see how its retailers are coping in a fiercely competitive environment
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News
Uniqlo unveils UT Gallery spin-off in East End
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has opened a pop-up shop off east London’s Brick Lane, called UT Gallery.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Marionnaud Paris, Hong Kong
Marionnaud Paris, the luxury perfume and cosmetic chain acquired by AS Watson in 2005, has opened its first store in Hong Kong.
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News
Hackett gets into gear for global expansion
Upmarket menswear retailer Hackett plans to launch in the US and Japan as it ramps up its global expansion.
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Opinion
The best of both worlds
It seems we can never get enough small food shops and the news that Waitrose has joined the scramble for smaller format stores is a case in point.
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News
Bhs puts freeze on refits to ride out tough times
Bhs is to temporarily halt its store refurbishment programme from the end of this month.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Karen Millen, SoHo, New York
The Karen Millen store in Lower Manhattan’s fashionable SoHo district, which was completed last month, is an example of a retailer responding sensitively to its local environment.
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Gallery
Rule the roost
Ted Baker is beckoning City workers with its new store on Cheapside, which harks back to Victorian England with stuffed birds and shoe shines. John Ryan reports
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Opinion
In praise of German VM
Galeria Kaufhof is a chain of German department stores. You’ll find a branch in every one of the country’s major towns and they serve the same function as, say, Debenhams in the UK.
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Analysis
Quiet revolution
B&Q’s rolling revamp programme is a key part of Kingfisher’s attempt to revive the DIY chain. John Ryan visits the latest store to get the treatment in Sutton and gives a progress report
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Gallery
Store of the week: Avanti, Augsburg
C&A vanished from the UK at the beginning of the century, but it is thriving in mainland Europe and last month unveiled a new format for Avanti, one of its fashion brands.