All Stores and property articles – Page 325
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NewsPerfume Shop to replicate Bluewater refit success
The Perfume Shop is to roll out elements of its refitted shop in Bluewater to its portfolio after revealing UK and Ireland like-for-like sales jumped 8.5% for the five weeks to January 2.
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Harveys and Bensons team up for joint store in London’s West End
Furniture retailers Bensons for Beds and Harveys have opened a joint store on Tottenham Court Road, London.
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GalleryA retail slice of the Big Apple
Retailers in New York have had a tough year, but there are signs that those that weathered the storm have emerged with better-looking stores
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OpinionLooking your best
For considerably more than a year, DSGi has been addressing the experience that shoppers visiting a branch of Currys or PC World can expect.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Loewe, Valencia
Luxury accessories and ready-to-wear brand Loewe refurbished its shop in Valencia just before Christmas, creating a concept store.
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NewsPoundland expansion to target larger stores
Single-price retailer Poundland is to maintain its ambitious store opening programme in 2010 and plans to trade from more larger-format stores after reporting total sales up 34.8% and like-for-like sales up 4.4% for the five weeks to January 3.
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NewsDebenhams to refit stores in profit drive
Department store group Debenhams is to rev up store refits following the success of its Cardiff shop and give its brands a makeover as it focuses on profitability as well as sales.
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GallerySale signage: how to communicate value
Most retailers may still be on Sale, but how effective are they at communicating the value on offer? John Ryan visits Meadowhall with Visual Thinking’s Jeanette Cheetham to find out
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NewsWork restarts on Wakefield Trinity Walk shopping centre
The stalled development of Trinity Walk in Wakefield has restarted with builders back on site aiming to hit its spring 2011 opening deadline.
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OpinionMaking the most of what you’ve got
Slick marketing and bigging up simple things makes US shopping a very different proposition from the UK. John Ryan reports from the NRF conference in New York.
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NewsStore Twenty One pushes homewares
Value retailer QS is to drive homewares as it continues to expand its Store Twenty One fascia.
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GalleryHobbs, Covent Garden
Just before Christmas, Hobbs opened a flagship in Covent Garden. The move followed hot on the heels of its Regent Street shop and the Covent Garden interior design followed suit. Except it didn’t.
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GalleryA change of Habitat
Habitat has introduced new elements at its latest store, in Liverpool One, but is it a format that could be used elsewhere.
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Swarovski eyes more openings in year ahead
Swarovski is to continue its expansion after reporting like-for-likes up 9% for the 2009 calendar year.
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NewsUniqlo seeks to expand after festive sales jump
Japanese-owned fashion retailer Uniqlo is on the expansion trail after it is understood to have delivered UK like-for-like sales up 38% in December.
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OpinionGood Evans
My Christmas Eve tale is of a retailer restoring your faith in humanity as well as the commercial sector.
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OpinionChristmas market anybody?
Only three days until the big day and one of the things that many towns and cities have been enjoying is a slice of Continental Christmas Market fayre. Something of the kind can be seen in Liverpool at the moment, which has its streets filled with wooden chalet-style huts from which grateful shoppers are expected to stop and buy. Except that they’re rubbish.
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Oliver Sweeney gets foot in door on Regent Street
Footwear retailer Oliver Sweeney this week opened a new-look flagship on Regent Street.
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NewsLakeland strikes deal to launch Dubai store
Kitchenware retailer Lakeland is to open its first overseas store next year in Dubai.
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NewsCoco de Mer opens New York store
Luxury erotica retailer Coco de Mer has opened a store in New York this week and is seeking more franchisees to open further shops in Europe and Asia Pacific.