All Property articles – Page 59
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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?
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AnalysisWHSmith: As travel revs up, will high street stall?
WHSmith’s trading updates have become somewhat infamous in retail over the past few years for their sheer predictability.
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GalleryStore of the week: Timberland Lab, Pennsylvania
‘Flexible’ is one of those words that retailers are fond of using in reference to new stores, but the reality is frequently different.