All Stores and property articles – Page 274
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AnalysisInfographic: Primark Tottenham Court Road
Value fashion gaint Primark opened its second Oxford Street store today, at the Tottenham Court Road end of the shopping Mecca.
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OpinionComment: John Lewis creates instore magic
At the age of five I knew I loved retail. I was standing with my parents in the middle of Norwich’s branch of John Lewis – then known as Bonds.
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GalleryIn pictures: First look at Primark's Tottenham Court Road flagship
Primark opens its Tottenham Court Road flagship tomorrrow with a burst of new in-store features and a store that, at 82,000 sq ft, is a little over 10,000 sq ft larger than the Marble Arch store at the other end of Oxford Street.
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GalleryStore of the week: Uniqlo, Rue Scribe, Paris
Sometimes the best things are the simplest. This is the Uniqlo store just around the corner from the Opéra in Paris and while this is a retailer normally best known for embracing hi-tech buildings, fabrics and visual merchandising, here it’s a matter of back to basics.
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GalleryStore gallery: John Lewis pop-up, Exeter
The department store group has opened a temporary shop in Exeter as a precursor to a full-line store in October.
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OpinionComment: What do Primark and Burberry have in common?
There are differences between Primark and Burberry’s propositions, but there are also strong similarities.
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NewsGame ditches Gamestation fascia as it launches new in store initiatives
Game is to ditch its Gamestation fascia as it looks to unify the business and “take the best from both brands”.
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NewsRetailers launch pop-ups in bid to maximise Christmas sales
Toys R Us opens first shopping centre shop as part of temporary stores strategy.
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GalleryStore of the week: Levi’s, Regent Street
Doing things in a flagship is easy. Money is usually available and the labour to turn a vision into reality is also normally on hand.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should look to efficiency to improve customer experience
These days more consumers are making the internet their first choice shopping destination, putting pressure on physical retailers.
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GalleryStore gallery: Marks & Spencer’s Cheshire Oaks new concept store
Marks & Spencer said today that its new concept store at Cheshire Oaks has delivered a sales performance that is 30% ahead of plan. John Ryan took a trip to the store shortly after it opened in August.
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OpinionComment: A disappointing New Look
Walking through Nottingham city centre on Saturday it was hard not to admire New Look’s windows.
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NewsAnalysis: Robert Dyas looks for growth and efficiencies under new owner
The hardware retailer has a new owner and is now debt free but profit margins need to improve.
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NewsMorrisons begins ecommerce push
Morrisons has kick-started its multichannel expansion by making its first move online.
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Massmart plans Makro warehouse revamp
Walmart-controlled Massmart plans to revamp 10 of its 17 Makro warehouse clubs to boost their appeal to private customers as well as cut energy costs.Although the new generation of stores will still resemble wholesale outlets, shoppers will be able to buy single items alongside bulk packs.To reduce energy costs, skylights ...
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GalleryIn pictures: Burberry opens on Regent Street
The long-awaited Burberry global flagship on Regent Street has opened.
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GalleryIn pictures: John Lewis Exeter pop-up store
John Lewis has opened a two-floor pop-up store in Exeter ahead of the opening of a five-floor, 60,000 sq ft shop in six weeks’ time.
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GalleryStore gallery: The way forward for HMV
The entertainment retailer has opened a store in Cambridge that provides a vision of its future. John Ryan explores the shop’s raft of digital in-store initiatives.
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GalleryStore of the week: Juicy Couture, Regent Street, London
Fashion brand Juicy Couture’s new store on Regent Street is everything you’d hope and expect it to be.
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OpinionComment: Why in-store wi-fi matters and QR codes do not
Trust, transparency and trade are all benefits of the true deployment of wi-fi as part of a store blueprint, so why have so few retailers rolled this out?