More property – Page 17
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AnalysisJack’s – Great British discounter or Brexit bargain store?
One hundred years after Jack Cohen founded Tesco on a pile it high, sell it cheap strategy, the grocer has gone back to its roots.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers can only hold their stomachs in so long
Beefcake actor Burt Reynolds – Hollywood’s biggest box office draw of the 1970s and early 1980s – died earlier this month.
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OpinionDividing opinion: The case for and against CVAs
If the last eight months are anything to go by, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of the CVA.
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OpinionOpinion: Primark and JD show golden rules hold good
Retail may be changing at byte speed, but two stellar successes demonstrated this week that some of the oldest rules in the book still apply.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon should follow Coke into coffee shops
Whitbread’s surprise sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola for £3.9bn prompts the question of who else might have been in the race for a caffeine fix – or who perhaps should have been.
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AnalysisReserved, the fashion newcomer with big UK ambitions
A year ago, Polish fashion giant LPP opened Reserved on Oxford Street with great fanfare. But does it have what it takes to break Britain?
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AnalysisRetail Reimagined: Building the DIY store 2.0
In the latest instalment of our Retail Reimagined series, examining how traditional formats would look if they were redesigned today, Gemma Goldfingle explores the DIY store 2.0.
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AnalysisFirst look: John Lewis' rebranded Oxford Street store
John Lewis has unveiled a fresh look at its Oxford Street flagship, including a rebranding, greater emphasis on services and departmental overhauls.
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OpinionOpinion: Ashley’s not responsible for HoF supplier woes
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley is not always an easy person to sympathise with.
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OpinionAstronomic investment needed to fix retail black holes
There is still no substitute for store visits if you want to see reality rather than the ‘fake news’ emanating from the boardroom and the PR department.
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AnalysisData: BHS vacancies serve as warning to HoF landlords
More than half of the units formerly occupied by BHS remain empty two years after the retailer collapsed, new data has revealed.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Homebase deserves a lifeline from creditors
The fate of DIY retailer Homebase will be decided on Friday, when creditors vote on a proposed CVA.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the warehouse is becoming the new shop
Retail in the old days used to be so much simpler. Location, location, location was a guiding mantra and chains raced to grab the best sites on the best high streets and top malls and parks.
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OpinionOpinion: A store without stock? Yes please
You don’t need to have ‘stuff’ in a store for it to be a shop. There are alternatives.
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OpinionOpinion: What Ashley needs to do with House of Fraser
There is an almost pointless anonymity about House of Fraser stores currently. That is the challenge Mike Ashley must address.
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OpinionOpinion: How the pound store is moving online
Poundland’s original founder Steve Smith has since launched Poundshop.com and is convinced ecommerce is the future for value-hungry shoppers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What Sports Direct's swoop spells for HoF
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley realised his dream of owning a department store business with an audacious £90m pounce on House of Fraser. Retail Week considers the implications.
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AnalysisHammerson's new strategy and the future of shopping centres
Hammerson is jettisoning its retail parks as part of a radical new strategy based on market trends it believes will shape shopping.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Ikea is heading to the high street
The high street dead? Ikea doesn’t think so.