All Stores and property articles – Page 126
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GalleryStore gallery: Eataly serves up mouthwatering first UK store
After more than a year’s delay, Eataly has opened its first UK dining and food retail market at London’s Broadgate.
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NewsWaitrose and Hotel Chocolat strike new product partnership
Waitrose has struck a partnership with Hotel Chocolat to sell a selection of the retailer’s products in its supermarkets and online.
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NewsWHSmith launches £325m fundraise to open 100 new travel stores
WHSmith has unveiled plans to launch a £325m fundraise as the retailer doubles down on the expansion of its challenged travel division.
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NewsShop price deflation slows in April as consumers head back to stores
Shop prices continued to fall in April, as retailers tempted consumers back into non-essential stores.
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GalleryStore gallery: Frasers Group’s revamped Cruise flagship
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has opened its refurbished luxury flagship Cruise in Glasgow.
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NewsShopping trips set to drive post-lockdown economic recovery
Britain is primed for “a sharp snap back” in consumer spending as lockdown eases driven by a desire to return to bricks-and-mortar retail.
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OpinionLisa Hooker: ‘Vaccine confidence is driving a golden generation of shoppers’
For the first time in months, non-essential retailers and outdoor hospitality businesses have reopened in England.
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AnalysisData: Five guaranteed ways to keep consumers flocking to the high street
The future of the UK high street is at stake as the country emerges from the grips of the pandemic, but to ensure consumers return in greater numbers it is important to understand exactly what they want. Retail Week’s High Street Rebooted 2021 report uncovered the views of 1,000 UK consumers and we will be sharing its findings during Stores Week on May 20.
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NewsConfidence inches up in April as consumers remain cautious about future
The rise in consumer confidence levels slowed in April as new Covid-19 variants and economic worries dampened the reopening of stores and hospitality.
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GalleryStore gallery: Homebase opens first small-format high street shop
As Homebase seeks to trial new high street formats, it has opened its first-ever small-format store in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
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Opinion‘Amazon’s shift from convenience to experience is warning shot to retail’
It is a topic that has become a regular fixture of boardroom conversations over the past decade.
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Retail VoiceLoyalty is up for grabs – five ways marketers can adapt to shifting shopper habits
Getting to the heart and soul of what your consumers want is key. Catalina UK vice president and managing director Premal Patel shares five strategies that can help build genuine long-term loyalty with a personal touch
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NewsPrimark boss insists ‘fashion is back’ as lockdown easing takes effect
Shoppers filled their baskets with the latest styles as well as staples at Primark when the retailer reopened, signalling hopes of a return to more normal life post-pandemic.
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NewsJohn Lewis to begin renovations on Peter Jones store in London
John Lewis is due to commence a renovation of its iconic Peter Jones facade in Chelsea, London.
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GalleryFirst look: Amazon’s first-ever hairdressing salon concept to launch in London
US tech giant Amazon is set to open its first-ever Amazon Salon in east London, trialling some of its newest technology and stocking products from its new dot-com beauty hub.
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OpinionAnita Balchandani: ‘Expect a spending splurge but not a straight-line recovery’
After a long hiatus, as non-essential retail reopened in the UK the early signs suggest there are reasons to look forward with optimism.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will the supermarket shop-in-shop resonate now high streets have reopened?
One of the retail phenomena of the past year has been the rise and rise of the supermarket shop-in-shop.
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AnalysisFive ways to turn your staff into customer champions
Retail Week’s Customer Champions report, produced in association with Critizr, outlines the crucial role of frontline staff in welcoming customers back to stores.
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NewsRetailers team up with government to launch #ShopKind campaign
Retailers including Tesco and B&Q have teamed up with various trade bodies, the Home Office, charity Crimestoppers and unions to launch a new campaign around staff abuse.
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OpinionAO’s Danny Emmett: ‘Pitting online and in-store against each other is a false fight’
Great innovators from Henry Ford to Steve Jobs had it right. Don’t just give customers what they ask for, give them what they don’t know they want yet