All Stores and property articles – Page 186
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OpinionOpinion: Primark is the non-digital elephant in the room
Online or offline: it’s not a binary choice – both need to be in place for retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How JD.com will open 1,000 stores a day
Chinese online retail giant JD.com is plotting the biggest store expansion in retail history. Retail Week looks into why and how.
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News
Bonmarché sales fall as store performance slumps
Bonmarché has suffered a decline in full-year sales as online growth failed to offset “disappointing” performance across its store portfolio.
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Retail VoiceGetting personal: Why convenience is not enough
Future tech investment strategies need to look beyond the practical and towards a more personal approach, says Kendal Stacey, major account manager at Daisy.
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NewsHouse of Fraser drafts in advisers as it mulls CVA
House of Fraser has drafted in advisers as the embattled department store business ramps up its turnaround plans.
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Retail VoiceRetailers need to play their trump card – their stores
Siobhán Géhin, managing director of Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy, looks at the importance of stores in the customer experience.
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DataData: UK high streets getting worse, shoppers say
Shoppers feel that the appeal of UK high streets has diminished over the last five years, with more than a third admitting that they visit less than they used to.
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OpinionCan service be slowed down to coffee-shop speed?
Picture this. You walk into a pub, pay some money and are then told to wait until your drink is ready. But that’s not the way it works…
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NewsFootfall falls in March as shoppers abandon high street
Shopper numbers declined ”substantially” last month as a “longer term trend” of reduced footfall has started to emerge.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to run your stores like a website
As online and offline retail merge, an increasing trend is the physical store that aims to behave like a website. John Ryan considers the implications.
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NewsCard Factory to trial new pop-up and clearance shops
Card Factory is planning to launch its first pop-up and clearance stores this year as part of a new trial.
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OpinionOpinion: The future is shops without visible stock
A shoe shop has opened in the western Polish city of Wrocław that more or less embodies the direction of travel that retail seems to be taking currently.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Retail property reinvented
The property sector is the latest focus of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, as we highlight the businesses creating waves across the industry.
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OpinionCash-strapped retailers need to focus on self-help
So it’s all doom and gloom on the high street, and unless you have gazillions to spend on cutting-edge tech, you might as well lie down and wait for Amazon to finish you off!
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to measure the value of stores
As shopping habits change, so too must the function of physical stores, or else they risk becoming surplus to requirements.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop to transform store estate
The Original Factory Shop has kicked off a store overhaul programme across nearly a fifth of its shops, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisHow Carpetright’s founder became its worst enemy
Floorings stalwart Carpetright has been in the wars lately. After three profit warnings it is now considering a CVA to exit unwanted stores as sales stall.
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VideoWatch: The Entertainer unboxes new-concept toy store
The Entertainer has spent £700,000 updating its Westfield London store, as it strives to stay relevant and defend itself against the threat of Amazon.
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Retail VoiceHow to stand out in a crowded marketplace
Smurfit Kappa vice-president of innovation and development Arco Berkenbosch explains how creative packaging solutions can help increase sales for retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: Why online-physical retailers are winners
A visit to Loaf, the sofa and bed retailer, does much to highlight why online retailers that head for the high street are doing things right, says John Ryan.