All Stores and property articles – Page 311
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NewsRadley Sings A New Toon
Bags and accessories retailer Radley will unveil a new store design next month when it opens a shop in Newcastle’s Metrocentre.
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GalleryCrystal gazing
Austrian cut-glass retailer and brand Swarovski has opened a store on Oxford Street that is a bling heaven. John Ryan reports
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NewsUK exit on cards for Spanish jewellery chain Tous
Spanish jewellery and accessories chain Tous wants to exit its store on Regent Street and is understood to be mulling the closure of its only other UK store in Westfield London.
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NewsWaitrose to open concept store in Leeds with a broader offer
Waitrose is to open a new concept store in Leeds next week with a homewares offer featuring products from sister chain John Lewis and other leading brands.
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GalleryKmart Eastland, Melbourne, Australia
Mass merchandising of the kind generally found in edge-of-town locations has managed, over the years, to get itself something of a bad name for cavernous, lacklustre interiors.
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NewsJaeger opens shops-in-shops in Italy with Coin
Upscale fashion retailer and brand Jaeger has expanded into Italy with the opening of four shop-in-shops in Coin department stores.
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OpinionArchitects move in on store design
Tough times in the commercial design and build sector mean rich(er) pickings for retailers
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GalleryLondon Living, John Lewis, Oxford Street
London Living, a pop-up ‘shop’ created by John Lewis on the third floor of its Oxford Street flagship, is like taking an apartment and forgetting to put doors and corridors from one room to the next.
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NewsGerman kitchen supplier Kütchenhaus grows in UK
German mid-market kitchen specialist Kütchenhaus has revealed plans for 40 to 50 stores across the UK as the retailer snaps up attractive property deals in the downturn.
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NewsMaybelline opens Covent Garden pop-up shop
Cosmetics brand L’Oréal has opened the first pop-up shop for its Maybelline brand in Covent Garden to tie in with London Fashion Week.
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GalleryCopenhagen stores: Retail’s Great Danes
There’s a lot more to the retail panorama in the Danish capital than stripped pine and bright colours. John Ryan reports on Copenhagen’s retail scene
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NewsLaura Ashley to open clothing-only stores
Floral-inspired fashion and furniture retailer Laura Ashley is to open standalone clothing stores in a bid to lift sales.
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Opinion
Selfridges steps out
The Shoe Galleries at Selfridges show what happens when store and product are in alignment
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NewsNew look for John Lewis womensear
John Lewis has reopened the womenswear floor of its Oxford Street store following a £10m investment.
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NewsThorntons moves to sweeten its own-store offer
Chocolatier Thorntons is to localise in-store ranges as part of its efforts to re-energise the performance of company-owned shops.
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AnalysisRedbrick Mill: At home in the North
Going head to head with competitors under the same roof may seem quite unusual for furniture retailers, but as Tim Danaher discovers at Yorkshire’s Redbrick Mill it just happens to work
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GalleryJohn Lewis at Home: At home on the Purley Way
John Lewis has opened its second home-only store on Purley Way in Croydon, but are the locals keen customers? John Ryan reports
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News
Fired Earth repositions to help sales
Home specialist Fired Earth is launching an 18-month store redevelopment programme and reviewing its product mix as part of a repositioning exercise aimed at boosting sales.
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GalleryHed Kandi, Bluewater
For those who spend their evenings in nightclubs tripping the light fantastic, the chances are good that the words Hed Kandi will be familiar. This is a company that produces predominantly dance music and is owned by that global force in such matters: Ministry of Sound.