All Stores and property articles – Page 228
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GalleryStore gallery: Designer outlet centre Hackney Walk opens
Hackney Walk is bringing the designer outlet format to an inner-London setting and could become a new fashion destination. John Ryan reports
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InterviewInterview: Lakeland marketing boss on its new era of growth
With a new chief executive and an Australian launch ahead, Lakeland is changing. Marketing boss Tony Preedy says its values will remain.
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GalleryStore of the week: Warby Parker makes a difference in Seattle
Online retailers that add a physical arm to their operations are increasingly commonplace – from Amazon’s bookshops to Google at Currys PC World.
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NewsSainsbury's launches Mini Habitat and rolls out more Argos concessions
Sainsbury’s unveils plans to launch a clutch of Mini Habitat concessions, just days after it completed the acquisition of Home Retail Group.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Carrefour is targeting high-end spend in Poland
Only weeks after its first ‘gourmet’ store opened in Warsaw, Carrefour has unveiled a second premium location in the Polish capital.
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NewsStore gallery: A walk through Ikea's first shopping centre store
Ikea is trialling a range of order and collection points stores across the UK, and opened its fourth inside Westfield Stratford City today.
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VideoWatch: How Ikea has shrunk to fit in at Westfield Stratford City
Ikea has opened its first store in a UK shopping centre. How has the Swedish furniture retailer adapted to fit its new surroundings?
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GalleryStore of the week: Miss Sixty opens store on ritzy Brompton Road, London
John Ryan heads west to see how Miss Sixty’s new two-floor boutique has pulled out all the stops, fitting into its rather high-end surroundings.
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GalleryStore gallery: Visual merchandising takes shoppers from summer to autumn
As seasons change, so too do stores. John Ryan looks at how retailers mix up their visual merchandising, although some themes unite all.
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OpinionThis week in retail: Ikea's new store format will satisfy consumers
Ikea has adapted its model in order to trade from much smaller branches, dubbed order and collection points.
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NewsInteriors survey: A chance to win a ticket to the Retail Week Interiors conference
Take part in this three-minute survey to be entered into a prize draw to win a ticket to the Retail Week Interiors conference in November.
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GalleryBHS: Stores through the ages as curtain falls on 88 year-old chain
BHS will disappear from the high street on Sunday when the last remaining stores pull down their shutters for the final time.
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NewsRetailers prepare for anticipated surge in footfall this bank holiday
Footfall over the bank holiday weekend is expected to be up 6.5% on last year as warm weather and a weak pound entice more shoppers.
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NewsRetail Diary: Morrisons' sweet tooth, Kanye's pop-ups and Apple's holy credo
Morrisons is sweet for its new bake officer, Kanye West is popping up all over the shops and Apple has raised the bar on retailer credos.
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NewsLord Kirkham-backed Fabb Sofas recruits ex-Austin Reed finance chief
The new sofa chain launched by DFS founder Lord Kirkham has hired former Austin Reed finance boss Alan Charlton as chief operating officer.
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GalleryStore gallery: The changing face of beauty departments
Beauty retail is evolving fast and publishers, tech purveyors and brands are all vying for a bigger slice of the action. John Ryan reports.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Homebase's new owners nail the UK DIY market?
Poised for transformation, former Home Retail Group-owned Homebase is in early stages of being morphed into Wesfarmers’ DIY brand Bunnings.
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GalleryStore of the week: Tate Modern launches permanent pop-up store
In an era of pop-ups and ever-changing store spaces, the new Tate Moden shop offers a continually evolving ‘permanently temporary’ experience.
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NewsStore gallery: Ikea's first small store in a city centre location
Ikea has opened its first order and collection point in a city centre location as it continues to trial smaller format stores across the UK.
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NewsStore gallery: Ocado's 'Fabled' tie-up with Marie Claire
Grocer Ocado has opened its first Fabled store in London’s West End in conjunction with women’s magazine Marie Claire.