All Stores and property articles – Page 234
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OpinionComment: Discount dominance of British high streets is here to stay
There are plenty of people who complain about the composition of our high streets, but as shoppers we reap what we sow.
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GalleryStore gallery: Tapi's Tooting debut is a carpet store with a difference
Tapi is the first in a chain of stores aimed at offering something new for the mid-market. John Ryan visits and talks to boss Martin Harris.
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GalleryStore gallery: Discover the new trend of the hybrid cafe-retailer
There is a growing trend of cafes and restaurants opening retail spaces. Here are some of the most interesting examples in London.
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GalleryStore gallery: Sun & Sand Sports fuses digital and physical in Dubai
Sun & Sand Sports has opened a concept store in Dubai Mall that allows customers to challenge each other to interactive trials.
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NewsIn pictures: Son of Carpetright founder unveils new flooring retailer
A flooring retailer led by former Carpetright director Martin Harris and backed by investors including Lord Kirkham has launched nationally.
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OpinionComment: Tesco gets it right with its Harris + Hoole coffee shop
In spite of the negative sentiment towards Britain’s largest grocer, Tesco still innovates and offers points of difference.
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GalleryStore gallery: Sofa Workshop unveils compact test store in Westfield
Sofa retailer Sofa Workshop has seen tough times, but now it’s sitting pretty. John Ryan talks to managing director Ian McGuffog about its latest format.
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GalleryStore gallery: Coop's gothic travel interior at Copenhagen's Central Station
Designed by CADA and Republica, Danish Coop’s Central Station store in Copenhagen brings a Corinthian flourish to convenience retail.
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NewsSainsbury's signs deal with Western Union to fill excess space in-store
Sainsbury’s will allow customers to make global money transfers in-store after signing a deal with financial services business Western Union.
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NewsTopps Tiles half-year profits up 13.8% after stores rebrand
Topps Tiles has continued its strong UK growth, with half-year pre-tax profits up 13.8% to £9.1m after upgrading and rebranding stores.
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GalleryStore Gallery: Ikea opens 'Breakfast in Bed' pop-up cafe in London
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has opened a pop-up ‘breakfast in bed’ cafe in the heart of Shoreditch, east London.
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OpinionThere is retail life beyond London, but you hear little of it
The launch of a giant Selfridges shoe department in Manchester proves good things happen outside London, but little noise is made about it.
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GalleryStore gallery: Coop Italia unveils a ‘store of the future’
Revealed at the Future Food District Expo 2015 in Milan, Coop Italia’s vision of tomorrow really lives up to the claim.
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GalleryStore gallery: Which department stores succeed in making beauty beguiling?
Beauty retailing is a tough business but who is good at it? Retail Week appraises approaches to the category in London’s department stores.
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AnalysisComment: Have Britain's high streets reached peak bike shop?
High streets may be close to the point where there is no more room for bike stores cafes catering for middle-aged men in Lycra.
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OpinionWhat politicians can learn about experience from a Selfridges promotion
A shop in Selfridges that prints 3D lollipops of shoppers creates a more engaging experience than any of this election’s political campaigns.
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GalleryStore gallery: Fortnum & Mason's perfume department makeover
Fortnum & Mason has a promotion entitled “Sensorium” at its Piccadilly flagship that enables visitors to consider the world of the senses, from taste to smell.
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GalleryStore gallery: Zara opens an industrial flagship on Oxford Street
Zara has opened a 48,000 sq ft glass and concrete flagship on the London shopping mecca, and it is a welcome addition to the area.
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GalleryStore gallery: Topps Tiles creates hybrid store to enter new catchment areas
Topps Tiles will open the first of its new hybrid stores next week as it rolls out a new format it hopes will help it reach new catchment areas.
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GalleryStore gallery: Sonia Rykiel adopts a novel approach to fashion retail
Fashion retailer Sonia Rykiel has taken a leaf from another area of retail and adorned the walls of its Paris store with thousands of books.