All Travel hubs, airports & stations articles
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News
Fortnum & Mason has opened a pop-up in Heathrow
Upmarket food retailer Fortnum & Mason has brought a ‘taste of Piccadilly’ to London Heathrow Terminal 4 by opening a new pop-up store.
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Analysis
Destination station: How Network Rail is elevating its retail offering for all passengers
Retail is everywhere. It has presence on high streets, shopping centres, retail parks and outlet villages, but it also appears in travel hubs such as airports and train stations.
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News
WHSmith chief executive sees ‘exciting opportunities’ in American airports and UK hospitals
WHSmith chief executive Carl Cowling said he sees “exciting opportunities” for growth across North American airports and UK hospitals, following the retailer’s preliminary results for the year to August 31.
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Analysis
Hoist the sales: Could cruise ships be the next big opportunity for retailers to climb aboard?
Although evolving rapidly, the retail offer on many cruise ships hasn’t caught up with the expectations of its increasingly youthful clientele. To find out what it might look like in an ideal world, with no budget constraints or pesky stakeholders, we asked creative agency Household to dream up what the world’s best cruise ship shopping might look like.
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News
Holland & Barrett seeks to build travel store estate
Wellbeing specialist Holland & Barrett aims to extend its presence in travel hubs after the success of existing stores in such locations.
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Gallery
Louis Vuitton has opened its first store and cafe at a UK airport
Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has opened a new store and cafe at London’s Heathrow Airport.
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News
White Stuff is opening its first airport store
White Stuff is taking its offer airside with its first airport store.
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Interview
Q&A: WHSmith’s managing director of UK travel is dialling up its offer to reach new heights
Global travel and high street retailer WHSmith has just come out of a peak summer season that saw total travel revenue grow 10%. Retail Week speaks to WHSmith managing director of UK travel Andrew Harrison about a successful summer, expanding categories and the all-important Christmas season.
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News
WHSmith has delivered strong growth in travel driven by the peak summer season
WHSmith has recorded a rise in revenue, mainly driven by travel sales during the peak summer period and new ranges.
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News
EG Group has increased its profits after strong performances in the US and Europe
EG Group reported growth in profit and sales driven by strong performance in the US and Europe in the three months ending June 30, 2024.
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News
WHSmith unveils its new Smith’s Kitchen format to take a bite out of the food-to-go market
WHSmith has today launched its brand new Smith’s Kitchen store format from its UK travel business.
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News
Airport retailers could see a boost in sales if global IT outage continues
Retailers operating in airports could end up receiving a boost in sales and footfall if the IT outage causing havoc around the world continues.
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News
Marks & Spencer kicks off c-store renewal programme with Liverpool Street overhaul
Marks & Spencer is to refresh a swath of convenience stores and open more in pursuit of growth in that market.
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Analysis
Taylor Swift: Why the Eras Tour has been a triumph for UK retail
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has well and truly been the talk of the town, but how much has the superstar’s fandom impacted retail? Retail Week explores Swiftonomics’ big retail hits.
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Analysis
Ideal world: What retail would look like in the world’s greatest airport departure lounge
2024 is a record year for travel, with more people than ever before heading to the airport and arriving there earlier too.
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News
WHSmith ‘well positioned’ for summer as travel business booms
WHSmith has maintained its guidance and said it is “well positioned” ahead of the peak summer trading period as it continues to take steps towards being a “one-stop shop” for travel essentials.
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News
French conglomerate sues Morrisons over £2.5bn petrol forecourts deal
French giant Bouygues is taking legal action against Morrisons over its £2.5bn petrol forecourts deal over the rights to operate electric vehicle chargers.
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News
WHSmith launches first own-brand food range in UK travel stores
WHSmith has launched its first ever own-brand food-to-go range, available in more than 300 of its UK travel stores.
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Opinion
WHSmith's Sean Toal: ‘We’re proud to buck trend by investing in high streets with Toys R Us partnership’
WHSmith high street managing director Sean Toal writes exclusively for Retail Week on the expansion of its Toys R Us in-store partnership and how it represents the retailer’s commitment to being the ‘hub of the high street’
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Opinion
‘WHSmith, JD Sports and Primark can successfully target a slice of American retail pie’
Retailers from this side of the pond have frequently come a cropper when attempting to expand in the US, but the signs look good for JD Sports, Primark and WHSmith judging by the retailers’ updates this week, believes George MacDonald