All Stores and property articles – Page 309
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NewsDune embraces multichannel with premium store concept
Footwear retailer Dune is to unveil a new store concept later this month with a raft of multichannel initiatives.
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GalleryTesco flies solo with clothing standalone
Tesco has picked a Prague shopping centre for its first F&F store. John Ryan visits to find out how the supermarket brand is settling in
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AnalysisWalmart turns attention to small-format US stores
At its annual investor conference last week, Walmart announced plans to roll out 30 to 40 medium and small-sized stores in the US next year.
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NewsWaitrose plans roll-out of new non-food areas
Waitrose has identified 60 stores where it will introduce the revamped non-food area it debuted in its Meanwood supermarket in Leeds earlier this month.
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NewsHolland & Barrett owner eyes £1bn sales for next five years
Holland & Barrett owner NBTY Europe is targeting £1bn of sales over the next five years following its takeover by US private equity firm Carlyle Group.
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Opinion
Minding the Gap
Gap’s vaccilating marketing department would do well to follow the example of others
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GallerySainsbury’s goes supersize
Sainsbury’s has opened its largest store to date, but does bigger mean more for the shopper? John Ryan visits the new store in Crayford
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GalleryHyundai department store Ilsan, Seoul
The newly-opened Hyundai department store in Ilsan, just outside Seoul, is the kind of thing that you just don’t see in Europe or North America these days. This is 430,000 sq ft of retail space, organised over 10 floors, with everything from a supermarket and deli in the basement, to ...
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NewsConran Shop in talks to open US concessions in Bloomingdales
Furniture retailer Conran Shop is in talks with Bloomingdales that could result in the British retailer opening concessions in the famous US department store group.
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NewsChristmas comes early for Argos with three-for-two toy promotion
Catalogue store group Argos shifted 2 million units during its three-for-two toy promotion a fortnight ago, staged to make an early play for Christmas sales.
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NewsFenchurch appoints retail manager
Urban clothing retailer Fenchurch has appointed Gap’s Alexis Potter as its first retail manager, as it embarks on a European store expansion.
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NewsThree to use in-store augmented reality app to improve brand image
Store staff for mobile phone retailer Three are to use an augmented reality app in stores to improve customers’ perception of its network coverage.
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OpinionRetailers show their true colours
Full marks to Waterstones for the advert it ran in a national newspaper on Saturday. The bookseller may have had its fair share of troubles, but its marketing department knows a good thing when it sees one and in this instance, this appears to have been Waitrose.
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GalleryWaitrose Meanwood, Leeds
This one’s in a place called Meanwood, on the outskirts of Leeds and shines like a beacon in its surroundings.
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NewsTheo Fennell tipped for return to profitability
Luxury jeweller Theo Fennell is being tipped to return to profitability thanks to a programme of investment in its stores and website and the introduction of an entry-level range.
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GalleryShirt retailers: Spot the difference
UK formal shirts sales are dominated by four players, but is there anything to choose between them? John Ryan takes a look at each
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NewsSomerfield nears the end as Co-op rebrand finishes
The Somerfield brand is one step closer to disappearing from the UK high street as Co-operative Group confirmed this week that it has completed its programme of converting all Somerfield’s own-brand lines to the Co-op brand.
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NewsDunelm outperforms in first quarter despite tough comps
Value homewares retailer Dunelm has revealed a better than expected first quarter after posting positive sales growth against tough comparables.
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NewsComet to trial Game concessions in move to give stores young feel
Comet is to trial Game concessions in its stores as part of its attempts to give its stores a younger, more modern feel.
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NewsHush Puppies heads back to high street as wholesale customers disappear
Footwear brand Hush Puppies has opened its first company-owned store in UK this week as the business seeks to raise brand awareness.