All North West articles – Page 8
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News
Fossil’s best year ever fuels store expansion
Accessories and fashion chain Fossil wants to double its store portfolio as it expands across the UK and Europe.
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NewsMatalan reaps rewards of investment
Value fashion and homewares retailer Matalan has reported a 30% increase in profits, driven by investment in products, stores and people.
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AnalysisRetailers root for England
As the World Cup approaches, retailers are busy planning their own match tactics to draw the crowds and tap the lift in consumer sentiment the tournament brings.
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NewsPuma to drive ‘pop-out shop’
Puma has developed a “pop-out shop” that will tour the country as the sports fashion brand aims to allow customers to rediscover the brand’s retro lines from the 1970s and 1980s.
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NewsKütchenhaus steps up expansion trail
German kitchen specialist Kütchenhaus is on the expansion trail with plans to open up to seven stores in the next 12 months.
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Analysis
The new North-South divide
With looming public sector cuts and job losses set to hit the North harder than the South, will regional disparities return?
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NewsB&M Bargains profits grow 140% in 2009
Value retailer B&M Bargains is aiming for £1bn in sales within five years as it reported another set of sparkling full-year figures.
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NewsOnline retailer Kitbag trials first pop-up shop
Online sports retailer Kitbag makes its first foray into bricks and mortar today with a pop-up shop to celebrate this year’s football World Cup.
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AnalysisBest Buy’s UK debut
US electricals giant Best Buy makes its long-awaited debut today. Tim Danaher pays a visit to an electricals store that changes the game
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NewsForever 21 on track for UK debut in Birmingham
US fashion giant Forever 21 has signed its second deal for a UK store in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre, which is likely to be its first to open here.
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NewsConran Shop pop-up trial could pave way for small-format stores
The Conran Shop is trialling a smaller store format that could be used to extend the brand into new locations in the UK or overseas.
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Analysis
Retail collaborations
As the new Boots and Waitrose tie-up shows, retailers see real potential in joining forces. But how can you make sure it works?
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GalleryStore of the Week: Legoland Discovery Centre Trafford Centre
Yet the opening of the Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester’s Trafford Centre marks the arrival of a real retail-cum-leisure destination where the pleasures of enjoying one of the world’s favourite toys are combined with the chance to walk away with elements of it from the on-site shop.
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News
Heal’s in talks to shutter ailing Manchester store
Upmarket furniture retailer Heal’s is in negotiations with the landlord of its Manchester store to exit the site, after disappointing sales and a decision to focus more on its online arm.
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NewsMorrisons hopes England World Cup backing will drive footfall
Morrisons retail director Mark Gunter expects the grocer’s support of England’s FIFA World Cup 2018 bid to drive new shoppers to its stores.
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NewsIconic Liverpool department store Lewis’s to close
Lewis’s, the 154-year-old department store in Liverpool, will close in June with the loss of 200 jobs.
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OpinionChristmas market anybody?
Only three days until the big day and one of the things that many towns and cities have been enjoying is a slice of Continental Christmas Market fayre. Something of the kind can be seen in Liverpool at the moment, which has its streets filled with wooden chalet-style huts from which grateful shoppers are expected to stop and buy. Except that they’re rubbish.
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NewsSelfridges ready for online debut as centenary profits to hit £100m
Department store group Selfridges said it is on track to launch its much-anticipated online offer in spring, as it revealed it expects profits of at least £100m in its centenary year.
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NewsReiss redesigns stores for luxury
Luxury fashion chain Reiss has refreshed areas of selected stores in support of its capsule 1971 collection, the year in which the retailer opened its first store.
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GalleryHelly Hansen Manchester
The newly opened Helly Hansen store, in Manchester’s Arndale Centre, says much about the Continental view of the UK.