All Stores and property articles – Page 187
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VideoThe Retail Week: Are store closures the answer?
In a week when New Look’s CVA was voted through and Carpetright admitted it was considering one of its own, we debate whether store closures are the solution to retail’s problems.
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NewsNew Look trials homewares range at new flagship
Embattled fashion retailer New Look opened a four-floor flagship on Oxford Street today, which included its first homewares range.
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NewsSuperdrug launches vegan beauty pop-up shop
Superdrug has opened a pop-up shop in London’s Shoreditch Boxpark to capitalise on the rapidly growing vegan beauty trend.
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AnalysisStore of the week: Starbucks Reserve, Seattle
Opened at the end of February, the new-look Starbucks Reserve store, in its home city of Seattle, shows the lengths that purveyors of warm beverages are prepared to go to in order to create ‘premium’ experiences for their customers.
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OpinionInditex beats H&M hands down with its other brands
H&M’s non-H&M brands look expensive and unlikely to pay for themselves, says John Ryan
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AnalysisStore of the week: The Tea Centre, New South Wales
When it comes to tea retailing – or coffee, for that matter – the Australian merchants seem, increasingly, to have things sewn up.
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OpinionOpinion: Will profits ever matter for online retailers?
Today’s results from Eve Sleep make positive reading, as long as you are content to see widening losses.
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Elizabeth Line to give West End retailers £4bn boost
A 44% sales boost is forecast for retailers in London’s West End, generated by the Elizabeth line, a new railway running through the capital.
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NewsGrimsey launches high street review amid retail turmoil
Bill Grimsey, the former boss of Wickes, Iceland, Booker and Focus DIY, is revisiting his Grimsey Review, first published in 2013.
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OpinionOpinion: Focus on selling well, not price, to survive
It’s only March and we can already see the pressure mounting across retail. The list of distress is already long enough – Mothercare, New Look, Toys R Us, Maplin.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will 2018 be the year of the CVA?
“2018 will be the year of the CVA.” It is a stark warning, but one that is being issued by numerous industry observers bracing themselves for further turbulence on the high street.
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VideoWatch: The Works boss Keaney on store expansion
The Works chief executive Kevin Keaney joins us in the Retail Week Live newsroom to discuss the relevance of bricks-and-mortar stores in the digital economy.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live 2018: Five themes from day one
With the first day of Retail Week Live 2018 behind us, we take a look at some of the key themes to emerge from the day.
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VideoSainsbury's Argos boss John Rogers on the future of stores
John Rogers on why he believes that together, digital and bricks-and-mortar are a winning model.
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AnalysisStore of the Week: Kitchen Provisions, Stoke Newington
If you’re going to be a specialist, be special. On the basis of a visit to Kitchen Provisions, good merchandising gives this store an edge.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from Greggs
Traditionally known as a high street baker, Greggs has transformed its business model since 2013, when it ushered in a new strategy.
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AnalysisIn pictures: King's Cross retail, the story to date
Leisure and retail in King’s Cross continues to evolve. John Ryan takes a look at what’s on offer in anticipation of Coal Drops Yard opening in October.
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AnalysisStore of the Week: Harriet Kelsall, Primrose Hill
In London, the Primrose Hill set enjoy a long street that leads to Regent’s Park, filled with luxury stores and eateries.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Market supermarkets, Italian style
The drive towards market-led supermarket interiors is well-established, but for the best that’s out there, head to Milan. John Ryan reports.
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AnalysisStore of the Week: Converse's One Star Hotel, London
Not strictly a shop but a pop-up hotel-cum-design installation from Converse, offering a shopping and gig experience and featuring A$AP Nast and Tizzy T