All Stores and property articles – Page 344
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GalleryCabot Circus – Bristol
Cabot Circus opened on 25.09.08 and with one million square feet of retail space ushered in a new commercial era in the heart of Bristol.
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Analysis
Crunch puts the stress on supply
Every retailer is feeling the pressure at the moment and supply chain teams are no exception.The economic situation is having a major impact on these professionals’ day-to-day responsibilities – not only pushing up costs such as fuel, but also affecting stock holding. As credit insurers tighten their belts, many retailers ...
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News
Cabot Circus opening puts Bristol on the map
Cabot Circus – the 1.5 million sq ft mixed-use retail and residential scheme in the heart of Bristol – opened yesterday.
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News
Guess to bring accessories to the UK
US fashion brand Guess is to debut its standalone accessories format in the UK next month.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Sportsgirl, Melbourne
Australian fashion retailer Sportsgirl opened a 5,380 sq ft new format store in Melbourne this month.
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News
London Ferrari store to mirror US shops
Ferrari’s London store, to open on Regent Street in November, is likely to be modelled closely on US stores that opened this summer (pictured).
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AnalysisCurrys Swindon/Chelmsford: Circuit breakers
Currys’ two new stores are a world away from its traditional barrage of white-on-red branding. John Ryan goes to find out whether the retailer’s smooth new image works
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News
Last chance to book for Retail Interiors Awards
Next week, the 11th Retail Interiors Awards take place at the London Hilton hotel on Park Lane.
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News
Last chance to book for Retail Interiors Awards
Next week, the 11th Retail Interiors Awards take place at the London Hilton hotel on Park Lane.
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Opinion
Retail cinderellas: why retailers need a consistent store standard
As well as being the year that will be remembered for exposing the peril of injudicious lending and the plague of short-selling, this year may go down as the last dance in the development ball in retail circles.
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News
Currys reveals blueprint for its megastore launch
DSGi has unveiled the blueprint for its planned Currys megastore.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Elord, Seoul
For some people golf is about technique, a sport that means precision, practise and money spent on a regular basis.
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News
Ikea to rein in expansion as housing crisis slows growth
Swedish furniture group Ikea has revealed that sales growth has slowed over the past year and that it will curb its expansion plans as the global housing market stalls.
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Analysis
House of Fraser's angel of the north
House of Fraser’s new menswear department in Glasgow is just the first phase of a complete overhaul of the store, but even by itself it is a triumph in design, says John Ryan.
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Analysis
American beauties
The cities of Portland and Seattle offer an altogether more relaxed shopping experience than that of busy European destinations. John Ryan goes to the US’s northwest to give us his pick of the shops
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Opinion
Good things will come out of the downturn
This is not the happiest of times to be a consumer electronics retailer. DSGi’s recent figures have not made mouth-watering reading and Kesa’s – aka Comet’s – have been equally reprehensible from the perspective of a retail shareholder.
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Gallery
Selfridges, Oxford Street
The temptation to make Selfridges in Oxford Street store of the week on a fairly regular basis is always there for no better reason than that in a store of this size there is always something happening and, equally, always something worth looking at.
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News
Nevisport unveils new look as it aims to double stores
Outdoor specialist Nevisport opened a new-look store at Kendal in Cumbria yesterday as it plans to double the size of its store portfolio.