All Stores and property articles – Page 368
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News
Carphone Warehouse speeds up conversions to its wireless format
Carphone Warehouse is to double the pace at which it converts UK outlets to its wireless store format.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Hush Puppies, Barcelona
Remember when the generic word for a pair of suede shoes was Hush Puppies, in the same way that a vacuum flask was known as a Thermos?
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Opinion
When a Bullring is not enough…
Mingling with the crowds in Barcelona’s Gothic quarter last week, it was hard to not draw comparisons between retailing in that part of southern Europe and what happens in the UK.
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Dyson's daughter opens Notting Hill store
Couverture & The Garbstore is a new store that opened in Notting Hill last week.
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Mosaic bids to take Principles upmarket
Mosaic has unveiled the first fruits of its turnaround strategy at smart womenswear chain Principles, 18 months after acquiring the retailer.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Mamas & Papas, Dubai
Maternity retailer Mamas & Papas continues to refine the format it developed for its Regent Street flagship that opened in 2006 with its latest store in Dubai.
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AnalysisWalking on air: retail at Heathrow Terminal 5
The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 was a high-profile fiasco, but its retail offer will give passengers something to smile about. John Ryan takes a look at a new era of airport retailing
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Harvey Nichols window puts spring in the step
Harvey Nichols’ new spring window at its Sloane Street store offers an eye-catching series of reasons for stopping and heading into the store.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Kurt Geiger, Heathrow Terminal 5
Kurt Geiger’s shoe shop at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 stands out as a beacon of design restraint and shows how a relatively simple blueprint can create substantial impact.
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New look for Dixons and PC World at T5
DSGi has unveiled a new look for its Dixons and PC World formats at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, which opened last week.
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Analysis
The future is now
Tomorrow’s world is already here in terms of store design, if you look closely enough. By John Ryan
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Opinion
When bling is not the thing
It’s always interesting to witness the progress of a store format from first iteration to fully evolved interior and a good example of the process at work is the manner in which Next has approached its Home format.
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AnalysisSubdued luxury
The long-awaited launch of Banana Republic’s European flagship on Regent Street marks a fresh start for US retailers in London. John Ryan reports on Gap Inc’s finest
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News
Ted puts the pigeons among the fat cats
Pigeons, telephone boxes and wet-shave barbers – all part of the 4,000 sq ft Ted Baker that opened on London’s Cheapside this week.
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HMV revs up for first service station store
HMV is gearing up to open its first motorway service station store next month.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Urban Outfitters, Belfast
Urban Outfitters has chosen Belfast as the location for its 13th European store, bringing the retailer’s mix of fashion and homewares to Northern Ireland.
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News
Habitat to roll out new look to whole estate
Homewares specialist Habitat is to roll out its new-look store to the rest of its estate, following soaring sales in new stores.
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Bhs opens Home store in Manchester
Bhs opened its latest Home store last Thursday as part of the launch of Barton Square, the homewares-based extension to Manchester’s Trafford Centre.