All Staff pay articles – Page 81
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GalleryGoing for glamour
The department store has repositioned its beauty hall at Manchester Exchange Square, upping the glamour stakes. John Ryan visits.
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GalleryTopshop, Santiago, Chile
There’s been a lot of news recently about Topshop beaming down in Chicago, but putting the US to one side for a moment, what about Chile?
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GalleryStore design: Balancing cost and creativity
How do you strike the right balance between conceiving a good-looking store and the cost of creating it. John Ryan investigates.
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GalleryMarks & Spencer, Edgware Road, London
Style Online, Kiosk Corner, call it what you will, the new digital area just inside the door of the Marks & Spencer store on Edgware Road is perfectly placed for time-pressed shoppers.
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GalleryUniqlo: Colour it in
Uniqlo Regent Street has just emerged from a three-month makeover with a new look intended to bring it into line with the retailer’s global flagships. John Ryan reports.
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GalleryIs Westfield London standing the test of time?
Westfield London is approaching its third anniversary, but is the more mature sister of the Stratford mall standing the test of time? John Ryan reports on how brands have helped maintain its appeal.
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GalleryIlly, Sao Paulo
In the popular imagination, Brazil’s famous for a few things with samba, caipirinhas, a very large river and maybe Copacabana beach being among them.
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GallerySteamer Trading: Recipe for success
Cookware specialist Steamer Trading has continued its trend for unique stores by refurbishing a Grade II building in the North. John Ryan tours the store with managing director Ben Phillips
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GalleryWeekday, Mitte, Berlin
Weekday in Berlin’s Mitte district stands as an example of why this part of the German capital is always worth a visit and how it is one of the more important places to grab a slice of the retail zeitgeist currently.
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GalleryLet it Simply Be
Home shopping brand Simply Be has opened its first terrestrial store in Liverpool. John Ryan visits and talks to its management
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GalleryIn pictures: The New Store Europe Retail Week Interiors Awards 2011
Big winners on the night included Dalziel and Pow, Fitch and HMKM. The final award of the evening, the New Store Europe UK Retail Interior of the Year, went to BLACK/Dixons Retail, with an interior created by Household.
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Analysis
Top of the shop
It’s been another tough year for shopfitters, a year that has seen the departure of some very familiar names and considerable downsizing by a large number of others.
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GalleryPenhaligon’s, Singapore
If you’ve ever had an idle moment and considered the ill-advised purchase of something smelly, Penhaligon’s might well have been on the shopping list to find something.
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AnalysisRetail Week top shopfitters league
The scramble for sales has made some forget that a profit still needs to be made. John Ryan considers the implications of this year’s top shopfitters league table
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AnalysisHow can in store music increase sales?
Forget piped muzak, audio in the retail space can be honed to reflect the brand, enhance the customer experience and reinforce consumer aspirations, promoting higher sales – so long as it’s done right, warns Mark Faithfull
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer: Finding its way
Marks & Spencer is piloting a new in-store look aimed at improving navigation and making its in-store brands more obvious. John Ryan reports
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OpinionDesigner service
Designers create interiors that make you want to shop. But do they consider the service element in any meaningful way? 20|20’s Jim Thompson comments
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OpinionDealing with uncertainty
It’s been a long, not very hot summer that has seen retailers come (mainly from overseas) and go (mainly among the native big-ticket operators).
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GalleryIn pictures: John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City
The new John Lewis at Westfield Stratford City is the largest store in the development and the retailer’s first new store in the capital for 20 years. John Ryan walks the store with Kim Morris, head of retail design