All Stores and property articles – Page 350
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News
Teknosa Planet, Istanbul
Walk around a technology store in the UK and chances are you’ll find yourself in a variant of a racetrack layout, with a confusing mesh of overhead signage. This means time spent on finding the appropriate category, as well as a frustrating shopping experience.
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Analysis
Avanti: C&A’s value zeitgeist
It may be gone from the UK, but C&A is alive and well in Europe and testing a value format called Avanti that looks promising. John Ryan reports from Gelsenkirchen
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Ann Summers raises curtain on plush look
Ann Summers unveiled a new-look store on London’s Oxford Street on Monday that has been designed to give the brand a more upmarket feel.
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M&S to devote space to Per Una tailoring
Per Una, the exclusive brand created for Marks & Spencer by fashion entrepreneur George Davies, is to open dedicated space for its tailored product for the autumn/winter season.
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Fresh look for Fresh & Easy
Tesco rethinks format to create a ‘warmer’ feel as it prepares to press on with US store openings
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GalleryPC World – Enfield
Where in the world? Enfield actually. This is DSGi’s latest attempt to provide a new shopping environment for its customers.
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Opinion
On doing the right thing
It’s hard to talk to anybody about store design these days without matters environmental cropping up.
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GalleryAvanti Gelsenkirchen
The Avanti store in Gelsenkirchen marks a new departure for Euro-value retailer C&A.
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Store of the week: Marks & Spencer Colliers Wood
An edge-of-town store measuring 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) is hardly remarkable these days, but when it is the biggest store that a retailer has opened in a large city for a decade, it’s worth taking a look at.
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AnalysisDebenhams takes the high ground at Liverpool One
Debenhams’ new store at Liverpool One is built on a slope, but that is only one of many striking differences about the topsy-turvy shop. John Ryan goes to see what all the hype is about
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B&Q sets sights higher for next eco-store build
B Q will open a two-floor, 150,000 sq ft flagship eco-store in New Malden, Surrey, in November.
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GalleryMarks & Spencer – Colliers Wood
The biggest store from Marks and Spencer in a decade is in a South London suburb.
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Opinion
Pulling in the right direction
In this country, European brands come and go and just a few manage to establish a meaningful presence.
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Retail Interiors Awards entry deadline extended
The entry deadline for the Retail Interiors Awards has been extended to 5pm next Friday, June 13.
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Pull and Bear makes UK debut in Liverpool
Inditex young casualwear fascia Pull and Bear opened its first UK store yesterday in Liverpool.
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Stylo reveals new image for shoe chain Barratts as losses mount
Shoe retailer Stylo has unveiled a new store concept for its Barratts chain as the group revealed pre-tax losses of 7.8 million for the year to February 2.
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Shopfitters feel effects of harsh retail climate
Shopfitters are hitting hard times as they start to bear the brunt of retailers’ attempts to cut costs as the economic climate toughens.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 30, 2008
While the American economy might be heading towards recession, New York still remains the epicentre of the retail world.
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Analysis
Green light
Store lighting has always been a fraught topic for retailers, but is the arrival of green awareness dictating a new precedent? John Ryan reports on how M&S is adapting for the new mood
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Analysis
Last-chance saloon
The second series of Mary Queen of Shops begins on BBC2 next month. John Ryan meets Mary Portas, the show’s presenter and last hope for some of the small shops that appear on it