All Stores and property articles – Page 272
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NewsHomebase focuses on store refits as it plans to close 40 stores
DIY retailer Homebase has shelved its expansion strategy to focus on store refits after outlining plans to shed 12% of its store base in the next five years as its multichannel sales grow.
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GalleryIn pictures: EE replaces Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere fascias
The Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere fascias are set to disappear from the high street as 700 stores will be rebranded as EE from tomorrow.
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NewsJohn Lewis links with travel firm
John Lewis has teamed up with travel firm Kuoni to sell holidays.
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OpinionComment: Stores - the only way is down(sizing)
Closing stores and increasing online activities may sound attractive, but is it realistic or possible?
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GalleryStore of the week: Piccino, Valencia
Walking into Piccino, a kidswear shop in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, is like entering the pages of a children’s book.
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GalleryStore gallery: A new look for classic brand Daks
Daks has revamped its Jermyn Street store, pitting the Japanese-owned retailer against top-end rivals in the capital.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Catering for the family market
Catering for families in stores can increase consumer engagement and sales. But as the family unit changes, retailers need to be creative and considered.
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OpinionComment: JD Sports – marathon runner
There is more to success than just getting bigger. JD Sports shows what is possible.
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GalleryStore of the week: Disney pop-up, Harrods, Knightsbridge
When is a pop-up not a pop-up? When it’s an installation.
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GalleryStore gallery: Small is beautiful for John Lewis
The department store group has opened its first smaller format shop in Exeter, showing off a little bit of everything.
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NewsNew JD format Pro to fill gap left by JJB collapse
Retailer to open JD Pro fascia in the City to appeal to wealthy sports enthusiasts.
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NewsIn pictures: Schuh opens new format Schuh Kids at Lakeside
The branded shoe retailer has opened a spin-off Schuh Kids format at the Essex regional shopping centre.
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GalleryStore of the week: Evans, Oxford Street
The new Evans store on Oxford Street is different to what went before. John Ryan takes a look.
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GalleryIn pictures: Blacks new store model
Outdoors specialist Blacks may have come up with a new model at its St Pauls store that will prove the solution to its problems.
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OpinionComment: WHSmith, where less is more
Unchanging interiors and falling sales – what makes WHSmith so efficient…and good?
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GalleryIn pictures: WHSmith's pilot stationery format
WHSmith last week launched another new fascia, WHSmith Office to tap into local demographics and compete with rival stationery specialists.
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GalleryIn pictures: John Lewis' first small department store, Exeter
John Lewis will open its first small department store in Exeter on Friday.
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NewsPaperchase opens first airport store as it drives international growth
Paperchase has opened its first airport store as it eyes further channels to expand internationally.
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GalleryStore gallery: New beginnings at Kiddicare
The baby products retailer has opened up in the first of 10 former Best Buy stores, and service is at its heart.
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GalleryStore of the week: Hotel Chocolat, Luton Airport
Anyone visiting a major high street or shopping centre is likely to be familiar with Hotel Chocolat, the upscale purveyor of chocolates where the store environment is almost as important as the product itself.