All Stores and property articles – Page 185
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GalleryIn pictures: How Dobbies is planting new seeds of growth
After its recent acquisition of 31 Wyevale Garden Centres made Dobbies the biggest garden group in the UK, Retail Week visits its new-look destination store in Edinburgh to talk to boss Graeme Jenkins and chair Andrew Bracey about their vision for the business.
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AnalysisInfographic: 44 retailers reveal transformation priorities
Store estates will shrink in the future, with a shift towards building community hubs, Facebook will defy the naysayers to deliver the most value and new tech such as in-store robotics will be in demand.
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GalleryStore gallery: Lush's tech-fuelled Tokyo flagship
Lush has unveiled its new Japanese flagship store in Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, which will boast four floors and a shoppable window.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Six retailers taking shops to the customer
Taking offers to where the people are could be the new way of ensuring that your proposition is not overlooked. John Ryan reports
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NewsArcadia CVA: Rent cuts reduced as Green plugs gap
Sir Philip Green’s retail empire Arcadia has pledged to reduce the rent cuts proposed in its CVA in a bid to get landlords onside, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAmazon rolls out train station kiosks to drive deals offline
Amazon is rolling out physical kiosks in train stations around London as part of its plan to develop its bricks-and-mortar offer.
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NewsFarfetch to relocate flagship Browns store
Fashion retailer Browns is marking its 50th anniversary by relocating its flagship store next year in order to combine retail, experiential elements and technology features.
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GalleryIn pictures: Waitrose pilots packaging-free concept store
Waitrose & Partners is piloting a new environmentally friendly concept store that will offer customers refillable options on items such as rice, alcohol and cleaning materials.
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OpinionPeter Williams: Boots closures show what must change for stores to thrive
The news that Boots is reviewing its UK store portfolio has been met with a large degree of shock and surprise. Given what is happening to virtually every retailer with a mature store estate, why should this be the case?
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NewsMatalan profits rise despite 'tough climate'
Matalan has posted an uptick in full-year profit before tax and total sales that boss Jason Hargreaves attributed to “sales, margin, and cost management performance”.
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NewsKlarna launches pop-up 'store of dreams'
Payment provider Klarna is releasing tickets for a week-long pop-up experiential event in Covent Garden featuring retailers previously only available online.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Seven retailers defying the gloom and opening stores
While many retailers – Boots is the latest – are shutting stores, others have ambitious opening programmes. Here we shine the spotlight on some of the big names that are laying down square footage.
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NewsTopshop to sell on Asos in turnaround push
Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green will plough £135m of investment into the business and will sell product from his flagship Topshop brand on Asos for the first time as part of a turnaround programme.
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VideoWatch: As Boots mulls closures, is there still value in shops?
As Boots reviews the future of more than 200 of its shops, the Retail Week team debate whether there is still value in operating large store estates.
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NewsMicrosoft to launch Oxford Circus flagship in July
Microsoft has revealed the opening date for its first UK store as it throws down the gauntlet to rival Apple.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Boots store closures will devastate the high street
When Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) warned in April that it was going to be “more aggressive” in its transformation plans, alarm bells started ringing with landlords either side of the Atlantic.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S bosses tune into staff's song
Patrick Blower’s take on the Marks & Spencer bosses’ plan to ‘bring back the voice of the stores’.
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NewsJohn Lewis ploughs £21m into Peterborough refurb
John Lewis & Partners is investing £21m in refurbishing its Peterborough store in the Queensgate shopping centre.
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NewsCo-op raises £300m ‘Fairtrade’ bond to drive sustainability
The Co-operative Group has raised a £300m ‘sustainability bond’ in a bid to get more Fairtrade products in its shops.
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NewsMonsoon founder pledges £34m to secure CVA
Monsoon founder Peter Simon has offered £34m worth of rescue funds in a bid to win approval for rent reductions from landlords as part of a CVA.