All Property articles – Page 80
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GalleryStore of the week: Primark on the Damrak, Amsterdam
The budget clothes chain has once again taken location to its heart, this time exuding everything Amsterdam in its new store on Damrak avenue.
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OpinionOpinion: Surprise and delight still best found in-store
In a world of alternative facts and artificial intelligence, it’s no surprise that reality is becoming virtual, and that flesh and blood is being usurped by robots.
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NewsAmazon eyes London store space for grocery outlet
Amazon is on the look-out for bricks-and-mortar space in London to open its automated pay-enabled Amazon Go store format.
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VideoWatch: Ikea boss Drakeford on breaking ground in the UK
At the ground-breaking event for Ikea’s 20th UK store in Sheffield, Retail Week speaks to the retailer’s UK and Ireland country manager Gillian Drakeford.
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NewsHouse of Fraser plots new anchor store for £300m project
House of Fraser is set to anchor a new £300m retail complex in Chester, which will open in 2021.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Charles Tyrwhitt, De Beers and Lidl
Retail news round-up: Charles Tyrwhitt names new CEO, De Beers to exit London store and Lidl launches new fashion collection
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: Protecting my staff apparently isn't PC
Last week was slightly below average for Iceland. We only suffered 12 physical assaults on our staff, bringing the total for the last 10 months to 490, of which 208 resulted in colleagues being hurt.
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GalleryStore of the week: Solebox experiments with lab design
Trainers started life as an item worn only when participating in sport. Over time, they have morphed into fashion items.
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AnalysisData: Five fastest-contracting shopping centre retailers
Blue Inc was the fastest-contracting retailer in UK shopping centres last year as the troubled clothing chain streamlined its portfolio.
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NewsScS pleased by orders rise against tough comparatives
Sofas and floorings specialist ScS has posted a rise in like-for-like order intake.
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AnalysisData: Five fastest growing shopping centre retailers
Smiggle was the fastest growing shopping centre retailer in the UK last year as it continued its assault on the British market.
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OpinionOpinion: West End to have a very happy Chinese New Year
The Chinese Spring Festival, with New Year as its centrepiece, has long been a key date in the West End calendar.
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GalleryStore of the week: Waanders In de Broeren, the Netherlands
A 15th-century church in the north of the Netherlands turns bookshop Waanders In de Broeren into a Mecca for bibliophiles.
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NewsRetailers braced for Chinese New Year sales rush
Retailers are poised for a bumper sales weekend as tourists prepare to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Holland & Barrett is staying healthy
Holland & Barrett has opened a 6,000 sq ft flagship in London, with a fresh focus on health and beauty, sports nutrition and vegan nails.
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AnalysisWHSmith: 225 years old and still going strong
WHSmith earned a gold star from the City this week as it posted a better-than-expected 1% increase in group like-for-likes.
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NewsHammerson toasts festive sales rise at UK shopping centres
Hammerson posted an increase in sales across its UK shopping centres in December, as athleisure, electricals and department store retailers drove performance.
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VideoWatch: Primark adds 31,000 sq ft to Oxford Street
Primark has lifted the curtain on an extra 31,000 sq ft of trading space at one of its Oxford Street flagships.
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OpinionOpinion: Why London can weather 2017’s retail storm
It’s difficult to think of a year when so much has happened politically – both nationally and internationally – and when the only certainty seems to be uncertainty.
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VideoWatch: Hammerson drives customer experience with app
Shopping centre landlord Hammerson is piloting a new smartphone app as part of a drive to enhance the experience in its malls.