All articles by John Ryan – Page 56
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GalleryIn pictures: Whole Foods Piccadilly opens
The US food retailer Whole Foods has just opened its relocated store in Piccadilly in central London.
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GalleryRetailers gear up for the Jubilee celebrations
This weekend’s royal celebrations have been marked by many retailers with window schemes that offer rather more than kind hearts and coronets.
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GalleryIn pictures: DFS opens on Tottenham Court Road
Out-of-town furniture retailer DFS has opened its first high street store in central London in a move to take advantage of urban shoppers.
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OpinionMoss Bros: A model for the high street
This may be a moment for menswear retailers, but only for those prepared to do something about their stores.
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GalleryCostcutter resurrects Kwiksave brand
The Kwiksave brand has been resurrected in Bolton. John Ryan visits and assesses the latest incarnation.
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GalleryStore of the week: Your Beauty, M&S, Kensington High Street
Marks & Spencer launched its ‘Your Beauty: The Best of Science and Nature’ department in its Kensington High Street store last week.
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GalleryStore of the week: Lindex, Oslo
For those who don’t know it, Lindex is a young fashion brand with stores in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, Central Europe and Russia and, most recently, the Middle East, where it started a franchise operation in 2011.
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AnalysisJJB Sports: Back in the game and hungry to win
With a new store format and fresh vigour, JJB Sports could potentially perform a remarkable turnaround.
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GalleryHarrods celebrates Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Harrods department store is celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with store-long display of regal headpieces.
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GalleryStore of the week: DIY Express, Hayes, London
Somewhere between the wide-open spaces of the large DIY shed and a local hardware store, lies DIY Express.
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OpinionDoing a Kwiksave on Clinton Cards
More work will be needed if Clinton Cards is to have any realistic future.
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GalleryTravel retail: Airports and railway stations
Travel retail is picking up pace at railway stations and airports. John Ryan assesses some retail offers for those on the move.
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GalleryIn pictures: Marks & Spencer unveils new beauty department
Located on the first floor of the Kensington High Street store, the new beauty department at Marks & Spencer will be the template for future in-store beauty areas.
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GalleryStore of the week: Coach, Regent Street
Coach is one of those brands that you know about, but may not have shopped in.
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OpinionDesigns on Clinton Cards
The debacle at Clinton Cards is, in part, the outcome of a retailer that did not take its stores seriously.
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GalleryJohn Lewis: New-look beauty hall
John Lewis Oxford Street’s new beauty department is an exercise in brand promotion while remaining a branded house.
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OpinionMaking the most of the summer of sport
Sainsbury’s, Next and John Lewis are among the high street giants set to benefit from the forthcoming Olympics, but how will others fare?
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GalleryPop-up shops: Going from strength to strength
Pop-up shops have come a long way from being attention-grabbing fads to brand mainstays that can make serious money.
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GalleryStore of the week: Moss Bros, Regent Street
For some time, men’s formalwear retailer Moss Bros was under the cosh with an average network of stores stretching across most major towns and cities.
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GalleryIn pictures: Selfridges launches "Big British" shop
Selfridges Oxford Street officially opened its Big British shop this morning in the store’s Concept Store.