All Property articles – Page 178
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GalleryIn pictures: J Crew's Regent Street flagship ahead of opening
US fashion giant J Crew will open its long awaited Regent Street flaghip in London on Friday.
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NewsTesco fills Extra space as Original Factory Shop opens
Tesco has sublet space in its Newport Extra store to general merchandise retailer The Original Factory Shop as part of boss Philip Clarke’s ongoing plans to revitalise its big-box superstores.
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NewsMorrisons like-for-likes dip as it plots convenience and online push
Morrisons like-for-likes dipped 2.4%, excluding fuel, in its third quarter as it continues its push into convenience.
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NewsJ Crew stands out in bland retail landscape, says Drexler ahead of UK assault
J Crew boss Millard ‘Mickey’ Drexler has said the US apparel powerhouse stands out in an “extraordinarily homogenous” global fashion landscape as it prepares to unveil its UK flagship.
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch to shut down Gilly Hicks underwear stores
Abercrombie & Fitch is to shut down its 20 Gilly Hicks underwear stores around the world, including five in the UK.
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GalleryIn pictures: Fortnum & Mason opens in St Pancras station
Fortnum & Mason has opened its first new standlone UK store in 307 years in Kings Cross St Pancras railway station in London.
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OpinionComment: Bicester has set the outlet standard
I’ve often commented on how many retailers need fewer shops. Those mature retailers that over the years have assembled a 250-store estate generally wish today they had only 150 and a strong ecommerce site.
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NewsJacques Vert Group launches department store-style outlet format
Mature womenswear business Jacques Vert Group is launching a new department store-style outlet format for all nine of its brands.
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NewsUniqlo back on expansion trail with Manchester signing
Uniqlo is on the expansion trail once more, 10 years after shuttering all its UK shops outside London, as it prepares to sign for a store in Manchester.
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OpinionBlog: Wembley's new centre mixes designer outlet ethos with convenience retail
After a particularly rainy start to official British winter time, there was relief all round that the sun shone unseasonably warmly on London Designer Outlet when the new venue became the last of the three major UK openings to be unveiled in 2013.
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OpinionComment: Technology can't replace retail basics
What a weird and wonderful retail world we inhabit. Retail Week’s September Technology supplement talked about the blurring of the boundaries between the virtual and physical space.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: TJX plots ambitious store growth in US and Europe
Off-price retailer TJX has outlined plans to expand its store base to 6,000 across North America and Europe, projecting that it could eventually generate more than $46bn (£26bn) in sales.
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AnalysisM&S interims preview: A tale of two businesses
When Marks & Spencer posts first-half results next Tuesday the likelihood is that they will once again tell a now familiar tale of two businesses.
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NewsHMV and Paperchase latest signings at Intu Watford
HMV and Paperchase are the latest retailers to sign for stores at Intu Watford shopping centre following the opening of Theo Paphitis’ lingerie brand Boux Avenue last month.
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NewsAsda mulls small stores stores for London grocery market push
Asda is weighing up options to take advantage of the rapidly growing London grocery market which could include a step into convenience stores.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Westfield London celebrates its fifth birthday
Westfield London opened its doors five years ago in the capital. Retail Week takes a look at the salient facts and figures.
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OpinionComment: Westfield London's 5th birthday - how it has defied economic gloom
Today is an exciting day as we celebrate five successful years at Westfield London.
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NewsStruggling small shops 'subsidising supermarkets' after rates revaluation delay
Former Focus DIY boss Bill Grimsey has slammed the Government’s postponement of the business rates revaluation, claiming it favours supermarkets while hitting smaller retailers hard.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco and Dobbies open first joint store in Kings Lynn
Tesco has opened its first joint Tesco Extra and Dobbies garden centre store at Kings Lynn’s Hardwick Park.
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NewsRakuten’s Play.com aims to launch online presence for 200 high streets
A consortium of high street and retail experts, backed by Rakuten’s Play.com, is aiming to launch an online presence for 200 high streets.