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OpinionRetail Recommendations: Can They Save the High Street?
We’re all familiar with the Portas Pilots, the Town Teams and the controversial reality TV show whose resulting furore has overshadowed Mary Portas’s December 2011 report and its 28 mainly sensible and constructive recommendations.
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Crate&Barrel push international expansion
Otto Group-owned homeware retailer Crate&Barrel is pushing its international expansion.The retailer plans to open a store in New Mexico as well as in Singapore and Santiago de Chile. Two shops in Dubai opened in 2011.Crate&Barrel aims to have six stores outside North America in the next 18 months.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: North East and Yorkshire
We visit Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Doncaster, Harrogate and Leeds.
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NewsThorntons in talks to reopen concessions in Clintons
Thorntons is negotiating with Clinton Cards’ new management to reopen concessions in the latter’s stores.
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J Front Retailing to double stake in shopping mall chain
Department store operator J Front Retailing plans to double its stake in shopping mall chain Parco, aiming to acquire up to 65% via a tender offer. The move follows J Front Retailing’s acquisition of 33.24% of Parco’s shares earlier this year.J Front Retailing is also aims to establish a new ...
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NewsBrightHouse bolsters team for online push
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has appointed a new marketing boss and is on the hunt for its first head of ecommerce as it ramps up its online offer.
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NewsPaphitis eyes more deals after Robert Dyas purchase
Entrepreneur intends to grow the 96-store hardware retailer and tap into trend for convenience.
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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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NewsWestfield Stratford signs more retailers ahead of Olympics
Westfield Stratford City has signed up new retailers in the run up to the Olympics.
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NewsVictoria's Secret delays UK debut
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret has reportedly postponed the opening of its two London stores.
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NewsChanel to open first standalone beauty store in Covent Garden
Luxury brand Chanel is to open its first dedicated fragrance and beauty store in Covent Garden this summer, ahead of the Olympic Games.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why landlords are embracing multichannel
Meadowhall’s launch of a CollectPlus pick up service is another example of how landlords are embracing the world of online and multichannel retail
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NewsNewcastle's Eldon Square seeks planning approval for £22m revamp
Capital Shopping Centres (CSC) has submitted a planning application for the Northumberland Street entrance of Eldon Square, Newcastle marking the next stage in the mall’s refurbishment.
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NewsMeadowhall launches CollectPlus parcel service
Sheffield’s Meadowhall Shopping Centre has launched a new parcel collection service through a tie up with CollectPlus.
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News'Son of Woolworths' Wellchester set to close
Wellchester, the retail business that launched in a former Woolworths store after the chain’s demise, is closing down.
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NewsTom Ford set to open first UK store in Knightsbridge
Designer Tom Ford is to launch his first standalone UK store with a shop planned for London’s Knightsbridge.
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GalleryIn pictures: H&M's pop up sportswear store
H&M today launched its first sportswear pop up shop in St Martins Courtyard, Covent Garden.
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NewsSchuh ahead of pack to take Oxford Street store
Footwear retailer Schuh is understood to be the frontrunner to take over Foot Locker’s large Oxford Street store.
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NewsMaplin invests £40m to improve business
New chief executive John Cleland to drive ecommerce and boost store numbers by 50%.
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NewsGio Goi comes off the high street
Fashion retailer Gio Goi has scrapped all its UK stores as a result of tough trading conditions.