All Stores and property articles – Page 192
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OpinionOpinion: Wilko needs an update, and soon
With large numbers of staff accepting redundancy and a slump in profits, what should Wilko do to make things better?
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OpinionOpinion: This is not the end for traditional retail
Traditional retailing in Britain is dying. Or at least – if we listen to industry analysts – it is close enough to the verge of extinction to be on the endangered list.
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GalleryLong read: The best stores in the world, by design
Every year Retail Week scours the globe to find the best-designed stores that stand head and shoulders above the rest, and 2017’s list is no different.
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GalleryStore gallery: Stranger Things have happened at Topshop
Topshop has transformed its Oxford Street flagship into a shrine to hit Netflix show Stranger Things, in an attempt to capture the imagination and spend of teenage shoppers at Halloween.
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GalleryStore gallery: Is Bunnings giving Homebase enough TLC?
Bunnings has a mountain to climb when it comes to converting the Homebase estate to match the store format it revealed earlier this year in St Albans.
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GalleryFirst look: Made.com and Heal’s open at the Mailbox
Made.com and Heal’s were among a handful of homewares retailers that opened at the Mailbox in Birmingham this week.
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NewsFirst look: Debenhams makes debut Down Under
Debenhams has opened its first store in Australia this week with a small-format shop in Melbourne.
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NewsNasty Gal expands global reach with first UK pop-up
US etailer Nasty Gal, which was snapped up by Boohoo earlier this year, is opening a pop-up shop in London next month.
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GalleryStore of the week: Tiptree, Chelmsford
Wilkin & Sons worked with HMKM and Itab to create Chelmsford’s new Tiptree store, which offers an expanded range of delectable products.
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NewsCarpetright revamps beds offer with shop-in-shop pilot
Carpetright is taking steps to shake up its beds proposition starting with an ‘under the radar’ trial of a new concept at eight stores.
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OpinionDoes ‘experience’ just mean service at John Lewis?
There’s quite a lot on offer in Oxford’s new John Lewis, but is the ‘experience’ of shopping the store something that’s been around for years?
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GalleryStore gallery: Experiencing Oxford's John Lewis
John Ryan visits the new John Lewis in Oxford, which takes experience as its starting point, and builds from there.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches ‘concierge-style’ shopping
John Lewis is launching a ‘concierge-style’ shopping service as part of wider plans to “reinvent” its department stores.
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NewsTapi losses widen amid ‘aggressive’ store expansion
Tapi – the flooring retailer set up by Martin Harris, son of Carpetright founder Lord Harris – racked up pre-tax losses of £10.2m in 2016.
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OpinionOpinion: Others should follow Topshop’s ‘reset’ lead
A day in October when you are not going to take much money is the perfect time to shut up shop and remerchandise rather than muddling through.
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OpinionOpinion: Fran Minogue on retail's reinvention
As retailers of different stripes and vintages seek to build greater levels of loyalty and customer engagement, two key trends are emerging: online to offline and the provision of services as well as products.
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GalleryStore gallery: Outfit comes to town in Newcastle
Arcadia’s catch-all format, Outfit, has opened its first store in a city centre – but will it work?
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VideoWatch: WHSmith unveils a new concept as it turns 225
As WHSmith turns 225 years old, the high street stalwart is still adapting to changing conditions, recently launching its latest new-format store in Reading.
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GalleryStore of the week: Timberland Lab, Pennsylvania
‘Flexible’ is one of those words that retailers are fond of using in reference to new stores, but the reality is frequently different.
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GalleryStore of the week: Marie’s Baby Circle, Seoul
Changing mother (and father) and baby retail is always a challenge as so many permutations already exist.