All Property articles – Page 59
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GalleryStore gallery: Is Bunnings giving Homebase enough TLC?
Bunnings has a mountain to climb when it comes to converting the Homebase estate to match the store format it revealed earlier this year in St Albans.
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NewsLloydsPharmacy to close 190 stores due to funding cuts
LloydsPharmacy plans to close nearly 200 of its UK stores as government funding, business rates and the apprenticeship levy have made “market conditions challenging”.
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OpinionWhen personalisation is creepy, not cool
I’m sure every one of us has seen the famous Piccadilly Lights in London – the neon extravaganza that has illuminated Piccadilly Circus for decades.
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NewsFirst look: Debenhams makes debut Down Under
Debenhams has opened its first store in Australia this week with a small-format shop in Melbourne.
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VideoWatch: Why John Lewis is never knowingly underserved
John Lewis’ new Oxford store is its “most service-led yet”. Retail Week spoke to customer experience director Peter Cross to find out more.
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NewsWest End retailers poised for Christmas spending spree
Retailers across London’s West End are set to profit from a Christmas spending spree as international shoppers snap up Brexit bargains.
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GalleryStore of the week: Tiptree, Chelmsford
Wilkin & Sons worked with HMKM and Itab to create Chelmsford’s new Tiptree store, which offers an expanded range of delectable products.
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NewsDr Martens profits spike as store expansion pays off
Dr Martens has posted a spike in profits in sales as investment into new stores and its ecommerce business bore fruit.
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OpinionDoes ‘experience’ just mean service at John Lewis?
There’s quite a lot on offer in Oxford’s new John Lewis, but is the ‘experience’ of shopping the store something that’s been around for years?
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GalleryStore gallery: Experiencing Oxford's John Lewis
John Ryan visits the new John Lewis in Oxford, which takes experience as its starting point, and builds from there.
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NewsIntu trials 'Europe’s first' robotic retail assistant
Intu will test new technologies in its outlets over the next month including a queue jumping app and ‘shop-bot’ as part of its start-up accelerator initiative.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches ‘concierge-style’ shopping
John Lewis is launching a ‘concierge-style’ shopping service as part of wider plans to “reinvent” its department stores.
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DataData: Top four emerging technologies in retail
Virtual reality, haptics, location-based marketing and personalised promotions are the emerging technologies that will shape the future of retail, according to new research.
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GalleryStore gallery: Will Topshop’s reset do the trick?
Topshop has taken the unprecedented step of closing its store estate in a drive to overhaul its merchandising ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period.
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OpinionOpinion: Others should follow Topshop’s ‘reset’ lead
A day in October when you are not going to take much money is the perfect time to shut up shop and remerchandise rather than muddling through.
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NewsSainsbury’s in row over affordable housing
Sainsbury’s faces a battle to build its latest superstore after it emerged that affordable homes comprised just 4% of its proposed development.
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NewsSeptember footfall down as retail park growth slows
High-street and shopping centre footfall was down once again in September as retail park growth faltered.
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NewsTopshop reset shows how tough peak could be
Jewel in the Arcadia crown Topshop is taking the unusual step of ‘resetting’ its store estate to prepare for peak trading.
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NewsTopshop to temporarily shutter stores in ‘reset’ drive
Topshop is temporarily closing the vast majority of its stores as part of a ‘reset’ programme, Retail Week has learned.
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GalleryStore gallery: Outfit comes to town in Newcastle
Arcadia’s catch-all format, Outfit, has opened its first store in a city centre – but will it work?