All Stores and property articles – Page 253
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OpinionComment: Why Carphone Warehouse's Samsung deal makes sense
Samsung has revealed plans to open 60 stores in Europe in partnership with Carphone Warehouse – a strategy that will give Samsung a European presence that took Apple nearly a decade to build, but in just three months.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s - a runner, not a splurger
Little and often, rather than the store design equivalent of binge drinking, is what has made Sainsbury’s a winner under Justin King.
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GalleryStore gallery: Sephora, New York
Sephora is a brand that has come, been and gone in the UK and is, to a large extent, probably forgotten on these shores.
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GalleryStore gallery: Timberland, Buchanan Street, Glasgow
Timberland has opened a store in Glasgow that has its own identity while still reflecting the brand. John Ryan takes a look around.
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InterviewQ&A: Boots' director of trading for beauty on its revamped beauty halls
Boots has finished renovating the beauty halls across its 130 larger stores. Retail Week speaks to Boots director of trading for beauty Guy Farmer about what it has done.
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OpinionComment: Online retailing has changed the rules of merchandising, says Facebook
Retailers have developed and refined the science of merchandising for hundreds of years, but the disruption of the internet and e-commerce has been an enormous catalyst of change for the industry
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GalleryIn pictures: Booths' revamped Knutsford store
Upmarket northern grocer Booths has revamped its store in Knutsford, Cheshire to feature a new bakery and a wine sampling machine. Chairman Edwin Booth gave Retail Week a tour of the store.
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AnalysisReport: Retail 2014 - industry leaders’ business priorities
Our Retail 2014 report, produced in association with Kurt Salmon, asked retail bosses about their outlook for the year ahead. Ben Cooper looks at the challenges and opportunities they face.
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OpinionComment: Beguiling service you will come back for
Retailers should take on the mantra “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” and sales will follow.
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GalleryStore gallery: The best of New York’s stores
Retailers are taking inspiration from the Super Bowl to create eye-catching displays ahead of the sporting extravaganza. John Ryan reports on the latest store looks in New York City
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GalleryStore gallery: H&M Times Square, New York City
Visit New York and there are times when it seems every other street has a branch of Sweden’s best-known retail export, but the flagship branch at Times Square offers something different.
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GalleryIn pictures: Co-op pilots store targeting food-to-go shoppers
The Co-op’s latest store model is designed to appeal to customers shopping for their main evening meal and features an increased food-to-go offer.
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OpinionComment: Primark or Topshop? The two-speed store design economy
In-store screens or not? The choice is up to the individual retailer, but being half-hearted is really not an option.
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GalleryStore gallery: Primark raises the value stakes in Düsseldorf
Germany is the home of value retail and Primark’s arrival in Düsseldorf has stepped up the competition.
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GalleryStore gallery: Department store Breuninger opens in Germany's fashion capital
The UK is occasionally characterised as a retail oddity in terms of the number of department store chains it boasts.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop delivers 'strong' Christmas and reveals small store format
The Original Factory Shop has reported solid Christmas sales, as it reveals it is testing a smaller store format.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers work around the constraints associated with listed buildings when implementing PoS systems?
How can retailers work around the constraints associated with listed buildings when implementing point-of-sale systems?
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OpinionComment: Getting into bed with the techies
Technology and design should be comfortable bedfellows, but all too often they’re not.
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GalleryStore gallery: Le Bon Marché gives its food hall a French market theme
Every grand department store worth its name has a food hall and for most it’s a point of pride that this part of the shop is a destination in its own right.
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GalleryStore gallery: G-Star Raw gives denim a makeover at new London flagship
The Dutch denim brand has revamped jeans retailing with its new Oxford Street flagship.