All articles by John Ryan – Page 54
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GalleryStore of the week: Loblaws, Toronto
Drama and food retailing may be found in the same place, but not often.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco opens Food To Go shop-in-shop
The Chester store is home to an area that features time of day merchandising.
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OpinionComment: Calling time on the pop-up
The majority of pop-ups no longer deserve the label as they may be around for a year or more.
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GalleryStore gallery: Creating a better, brighter Tesco
The evolution of the grocer’s in-store environments is gathering pace. John Ryan reports from Thetford and Bishop’s Stortford.
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GalleryIn pictures: Victoria's Secret debuts at Westfield Stratford
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret opened its first store in the UK this month, at Westfield’s Stratford City shopping centre.
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GalleryIn pictures: Retailers gear up for London Olympics
Retailers have decked out their stores to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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OpinionLondon Olympics: Crossing the line in retail
Retailers mark the Olympics without mentioning them.
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GalleryStore gallery: Westfield limbers up for the Olympics
As the start of the Olympics nears, John Ryan visits Westfield Stratford City to see how retailers are gearing up for the big event.
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GalleryStore of the week: El Palacio de Hierro, Mexico City
This is the kind of area within a department store that might prove difficult to create anywhere in Europe these days, given the price of property in the continent’s more central urban locations.
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GalleryIn pictures: Asics opens biggest UK store
Japanese running and sportswear brand Asics has opened its largest store to date at the west end of Oxford Street.
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NewsHarrods opens doors to its new Toy Kingdom
Luxury department store Harrods last week opened its £7m revamped toy department that features a room dedicated to science-themed toys called ‘The Odyssey’ as well as a shop featuring real trees in the ‘Enchanted Forest’.
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GalleryStore gallery: Halfords experiments with ‘Lab’ stores
Three trial stores are designed to change the face of Halfords by clarifying the offer. John Ryan catches a glimpse of the future.
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OpinionComment: The Tour de Halfords
For cyclists, Halfords’ new ‘lab’ stores are certainly interesting, but as ever, the indy pack continues to race ahead.
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GalleryStore of the week: Não do Brasil, Berlin
Não do Brasil is a shoe brand and retail chain specialising in footwear made from recycled materials.
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OpinionWestfield Stratford: May the force(s) be with you
Westfield Stratford on a wet Wednesday morning and just ahead of opening the security forces almost outnumber the shoppers waiting for the stores to open.
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OpinionEnvironment trumps merchandise
Trade shows flatter to deceive, but much of what is on show fails to makes its way to the store.
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GalleryStore of the week: Louis Vuitton, Leeds
Louis Vuitton might variously be associated with logoed luggage, luxury accessories or perhaps an all-round upscale lifestyle, but it probably wouldn’t be the first retailer that you might expect to find any kind of connection with low price.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nespresso London flagship opens
Nespresso has opened its first London standalone flagship. John Ryan discovers how the brand has made the most of its product.
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AnalysisStore gallery: The Funky Fairy opens pop-up store
Independent retailer The Funky Fairy has opened a pop-up store in Westfield Stratford City. John Ryan visits and talks to owner Vicki Stewart.
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AnalysisRestoring the spirit to Esprit
International fashion retailer Esprit is mid-way through reinventing itself. John Ryan visits the new UK flagship store.