All Stores and property articles – Page 179
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OpinionHow far can brands shift direction without alienating customers?
Back in the dim and distant past, C&A sold fashion in the UK and was generally reckoned to be pretty good at turning a cut-price penny.
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Retail VoiceDoes tech hold the key to the retail experience?
Florian Rotberg, chairman of the Digital Signage Summit, looks at the ever-more sophisticated technology in retail and examines the market for experiential opportunities.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The seven best new stores of 2018
2018 may have been marked by mass store closures, but there have also been high-profile openings. John Ryan takes a look at what’s been happening.
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GalleryH&M's new concept store – nothing like your average H&M
A new-look H&M has opened in west London that may be aimed at a more mature shopper, or perhaps intends to alter the perceptions of its existing customers.
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Retail VoiceHow to drive profit from online grocery in nine steps
Through analysis of 20 online grocery retailers across five continents, Accenture uncovers the nine major levers that drive online grocery profitability.
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Retail VoiceWhy unplanned employee absence shouldn't be a curse
Last-minute no-shows may be out of retailers' control, but smart technology can resolve staffing and people management issues.
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NewsThe Fragrance Shop launches 'Sniff Bar' pop-up shops
The Fragrance Shop has launched pop-up ‘Sniff Bars’ in high-footfall locations.
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GalleryStore gallery: Morrisons opens first 'food market court'
Morrisons has unveiled its first ‘food market court’ in the latest of its store overhauls.
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VideoWatch: Inside John Lewis’ new Beauty Studio concept
John Lewis has unveiled its second Beauty Studio in its Cambridge store. Retail Week speaks to the retailer’s head of beauty buying Matt Leeser about the new format.
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AnalysisBlack Friday – the case for and against
With early indications showing consumer spend was down over Black Friday, we look at the case for and against the Sales bonanza.
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NewsBlack Friday footfall tumbles as online sales spike
Black Friday footfall in the first half of the day has plummeted 7% year on year as online bargain hunters drive sales.
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OpinionOpinion: The birth of the ‘department store supermarket’?
The new Sainsbury’s in Selly Oak has all the hallmarks of a department store, but does this mean it is one? John Ryan finds out.
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VideoWatch: Sainsbury's Selly Oak - the verdict
Retail Week stores editor John Ryan talks us through the “experimental” Sainsbury’s Selly Oak store and gives his take on the new-look supermarket.
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GalleryFirst look: Inside Sainsbury's Selly Oak 'experiment'
Sainsbury’s has thrown open the doors to its “experimental” store in Selly Oak, Birmingham, in a departure from its existing supermarkets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sainsbury's strikes new direction in Selly Oak
In today’s turbulent and unforgiving retail market, some might suggest there is little room for experimentation.
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NewsSainsbury's opens 'experimental' new-look supermarket
Sainsbury’s has launched an “experimental” new supermarket format to pilot a host of new features including a food market, an Oasis and a frangrance section.
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OpinionWhat Apple tells us about the changing world of retail
Part of me loved contributing to the ‘30 years of Retail Week’ video recently.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Google’s London pop-up
Google has unveiled its Piccadilly-based pop-up shop, entitled Curiosity Rooms, which will host a variety of workshops and events during its five-week tenure.
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VideoWatch: Habitat opens first high street store in a decade
Habitat has unveiled its first high street shop in 10 years in Brighton.
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OpinionOpinion: Purple Tuesday should prompt new store thinking
Purple Tuesday, the UK’s first accessible shopping day, took place today and was embraced by many retailers and the wider industry.