All Travel hubs, airports & stations articles – Page 8
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News
Marks & Spencer pens deal to supply food to British Airways
Marks & Spencer has penned a supply deal with British Airways after the airline unveiled plans to charge economy class passengers for food.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sales on a plane – why in-flight retail is about to take off
Aeroplanes are not an obvious retail channel, but as flights enabled with Wi-Fi become the norm, could they be a beacon for online retail?
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Opinion
Opinion: Motorway service stations go the extra mile for food
One area of UK retailing that could arguably do with a shot in the arm is the humble motorway service area, or MSA for short.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why understanding your customer is vital in travel retail
Traditional shopping centres had their way with the 20th century, as big malls with big brands influenced the way we shopped.
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Opinion
This week in retail: WHSmith takes centre stage as it issues pre-close update
High street and travel retailer WHSmith will find itself in the spotlight on Wednesday when it posts a pre-close update.
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Analysis
Infographic: London's Night Tube – where will the retail hotspots be?
The first Night Tube services are set to launch in London on Friday. Retailers are set to cash in but where will the trading hotspots be?
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Gallery
Store of the week: Tiger makes clever use of Tube station space
Danish general merchandise retailer Tiger demonstrates that less can indeed be more with its first foray into the London Underground network.
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Opinion
Opinion: Tiger shows that travel retail is an entirely different animal
There is more to being a successful travel retailer, whether in train stations or airports, than simply opening a small(er) shop.
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Video
Watch: Store tour of Tiger's debut smaller format Tube store
Tiger, one of the UK’s fastest-growing retailers, has opened its first store in a Tube station. Stores editor John Ryan takes a look around.
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Opinion
Opinion: WHSmith – there’s more to its success than adult colouring books
‘Extreme’ dot-to-dot puzzles and adult colouring books helped stationery retailer WHSmith post a 10% interim profits rise.
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Video
Watch: Boots boss Simon Roberts on peak trading, fulfilment and VAT
Boots president Simon Roberts discusses the changing landscape of retail over the Christmas period, job cuts and the future of the high street.
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News
Hammerson buys Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre for £335m
Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre, home to 40 retailers including John Lewis, has been sold to property firm Hammerson for £335m.
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News
Government to review airport retail VAT practices following ‘rip-off’ fears
The Government has launched a review into how VAT is applied by retailers in airports following controversy last summer.
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Analysis
Review of the Year: Store openings, closures and tie-ups in 2015
From new shopping centres to some intriguing shop-in-shop tie-ups, 2015 showed how bricks-and-mortar retailing continues to evolve.
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Opinion
Retailers know that something has to give on free delivery
The industry’s current model of free delivery is no longer sustainable and retailers will have to adapt their offers accordingly.
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Analysis
WHSmith boss downplays living wage impact as 'business as usual'
The introduction of the national living wage in April will have minimal impact on WHSmith, according to boss Stephen Clarke.
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Analysis
Nick Bubb's verdict: Don't judge WHSmith by the state of its stores
After a summer of poor PR, does WHSmith’s comment today about “evolving our customer proposition” imply a change of stance?
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Analysis
WHSmith reveals rising profits and estimates £2m to £3m living wage impact
WHSmith has reported rising profits but flat like-for-likes in its full year as it estimates the living wage will cost it £2m to £3m a year.
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Analysis
How Waitrose in King’s Cross is inspiring shoppers to increase dwell time
The newly opened Waitrose in King’s Cross is that rare beast: a supermarket that inspires shoppers to linger around in it.
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Video
The Retail Week: Grand Central, Tesco 24-hour move and Boots personalisation
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from news editor James Wilmore and grocery and property reporter Luke Tugby.