All Stores and property articles – Page 373

  • Zavvi, Belfast
    News

    First new Zavvi starts fresh expansion plans

    2008-03-19T12:47:00Z

    Entertainment retailer Zavvi is to ramp up its expansion programme after opening its first two stores since the management buy-out from Virgin Megastores last year.

  • Analysis

    High style in High Wycombe

    2008-03-19T11:21:39Z

    High Wycombe might not seem like the most obvious place for House of Fraser to show off its latest design format, but it works, says John Ryan. He takes a look at the fresh store

  • Opinion

    Home truths

    2008-03-17T09:19:04Z

    The next couple of weeks will be among the year’s busier periods for illustrating the curious disconnect between an embattled retail sector and its seeming inability to stop opening new shops.

  • Gallery

    Store of the week: Naked, Istanbul

    2008-03-13T15:08:10Z

    Unitim, the Turkish brand owner and distributor that worked with Harvey Nichols to open the luxury retailer’s store in Istanbul in 2006, opened an 8,075 sq ft brand emporium in the city at the end of February.

  • News

    House of Fraser raises curtain on High Wycombe

    2008-03-13T13:57:46Z

    House of Fraser has opened its second store in a week in High Wycombe.

  • News

    Irish chocolate chain readies for UK debut

    2008-03-13T13:36:18Z

    Irish chocolate retailer Butlers Chocolate is gearing up to launch in the UK and take on Thorntons and Hotel Chocolat.

  • News

    House of Fraser opens High Wycombe store

    2008-03-10T12:37:20Z

    House of Fraser will open its second store in a week on Thursday (March 13).

  • Opinion

    Bless mannequins’ cotton socks

    2008-03-10T11:14:47Z

    Austin Reed opened a store on London’s Fenchurch Street recently and, if men’s formalwear is your kind of thing, this is not a bad place to visit.

  • Analysis

    Break from the norm

    2008-03-07T16:19:53Z

    Zara’s new Oxford Street flagship is still minimalist, but it’s a far cry from the forgettable interiors of the past. John Ryan takes tour

  • Analysis

    Shopfit ’til you drop

    2008-03-05T16:48:32Z

    EuroShop took place last week and the faithful flocked to examine the new, the eccentric and the must-haves. John Ryan went along for a nose around

  • News

    Styles & Wood chief warns of tough market

    2008-03-05T15:42:18Z

    The boss of Styles & Wood has warned of the challenging retail market, despite the shopfitting company delivering a sparkling set of full-year results.

  • News

    Aldi plans to open first eco store in Shropshire

    2008-03-05T14:45:54Z

    Discounter Aldi is to open its first eco-store at Ludlow in Shropshire this year.

  • News

    Blacks unveils new look in London as it chases slice of fashion scene

    2008-03-05T12:49:13Z

    Outdoor specialist Blacks has unveiled its first new-format store in London, in an attempt to push its outdoor offer into the fashion arena.

  • News

    Pets at Home to rev up store makeovers

    2008-03-05T11:30:24Z

    Specialist retailer Pets at Home is preparing to ramp up the conversion of its stores to the model it revealed at Romford in Essex nearly 18 months ago.

  • News

    House of Fraser unveils Westfield London plans

    2008-03-05T11:23:38Z

    House of Fraser has revealed the first images of its 103,000 sq ft (9,570 sq m) Westfield London store, which is set to open by Christmas and is one of five anchors at the scheme.

  • News

    Borders unveils interactive store format in US

    2008-03-03T17:44:40Z

    Borders has unveiled a ground-breaking new concept store in the US that combines traditional bricks-and-mortar retailing with the latest in digital technology.

  • News

    Styles & Wood chief warns of tough market

    2008-03-03T10:35:44Z

    The boss of Styles & Wood has warned of the challenging retail market, despite the shopfitting company delivering a sparkling set of full-year results.

  • Opinion

    Waitrose goes where Tesco won’t

    2008-03-03T10:22:10Z

    News that Waitrose is to enlarge upon the store format that it developed for its Marylebone High Street and Finchley Road stores should come as little surprise to anyone who has been following the supermarket’s fortunes in the past 12 months.

  • Analysis

    Frill seekers

    2008-02-28T17:30:07Z

    As high street retailers join the “push for posh”, blurring the line between themselves and high-end players, can luxury stores maintain their point of difference? John Ryan reports.

  • News

    Irish fashion player A-Wear trawls sites as it plots a launch in Britain

    2008-02-28T15:57:57Z

    Irish fashion chain A-wear has edged a step closer to opening stores in Britain by hiring a property agency to search for potential sites.