All Stores and property articles – Page 327
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GalleryTK Maxx lives up to eastern promise
The labels-for-less retailer entered Poland earlier this year. John Ryan visits its latest store in Poznan to see it becoming a pan-European act.
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NewsKidrobot makes its UK debut
US toys, apparel and accessories retailer Kidrobot has opened its first standalone European store at Seven Dials in Covent Garden.
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NewsKookaï launches new-look store in London as it repositions brand
Kookaï is opening a new-look store as part of its repositioning to expand in the UK.
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OpinionChristmas is coming — sort of
It’s still only November and there’s more than a month to Christmas, but in visual merchandising terms, it seems probable that when the write-up of the retail festive season is made, there will be relatively little to celebrate.
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NewsMarmite pop-up store spreads into Regent Street
Love it or hate it, a pop-up shop devoted to iconic British yeast spread Marmite has opened at the Piccadilly Circus end of London’s Regent Street.
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GalleryStore of the week: Guess Regent Street
Guess opened its largest store in Europe (there are close to 250 of them across the Continent) on Regent Street in September. At 6,000 sq ft, this is a large space and fills the unit previously occupied by Next.
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GalleryThe Retail Week Stores Book 2009
The recession may be squeezing retail but the third edition of Retail Week’s stores book shows retailers are still using design innovation to raise their game. John Ryan takes a look at some of this year’s entries.
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OpinionAmericans in London
Look at the tenant list for Regent Street and you have to wonder what’s happening. Why do American retailers making landfall in the UK seem to view this single London street as the most obvious destination to set up shop?
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GalleryHelly Hansen Manchester
The newly opened Helly Hansen store, in Manchester’s Arndale Centre, says much about the Continental view of the UK.
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GalleryBerlin’s wall of retail
If it’s retail novelty, quirky innovation and a glimpse of what the store design future might hold, then 20 years after the wall came down Berlin is definitely worth a visit.
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OpinionArcadia: a tale of two brands
Arcadia’s recent results mask the fact that there are some less than ideal formats in the group
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GalleryStore of the week: Tesco – My Narodni Prague
Tesco has opened its second department store in the Czech Republic, after its debut in the northern city of Liberec in March.
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Harvie & Hudson opens first store in two decades
London-based upmarket shirt retailer Harvie & Hudson is to open a store for the first time in 23 years.
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NewsMicrosoft launches its first retail store in Arizona
Microsoft has launched its first retail store, at Scottsdale in Arizona.
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GalleryA masterclass in Anthropologie
In the US, Anthropologie is renowned for its bold and inventive store design. Can it raise the bar in its first store in Europe, asks John Ryan.
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NewsAllied Carpets revamp
Allied Carpets has refreshed its store environments to move the design away from its previous “hard to navigate stores and soulless interiors that neither excite nor invite”.
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OpinionRetailing’s bit of rough
The rise and rise of the pop-up shop has meant that many eyes have turned to the lower end of the market for new ideas.
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AnalysisToday’s market: a matter of space and time
With void rates soaring in some locations and still low in others, John Ryan looks at how developers are dealing with this changed market, and what this means for retailers
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GalleryStore of the week: Opening Ceremony, Tokyo
US retailer Opening Ceremony welcomed shoppers to its first store outside North America at the end of August, when it opened a seven-floor quasi-department store in Tokyo.
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GalleryMaking history: shopping at the British Museum
Many visitors to the British Museum want to take home a souvenir. But how can they be persuaded to buy more than just a pencil or tea towel? John Ryan reports on a makeover of the museum’s shops.