All Stores and property articles – Page 355
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Analysis
Shopfit ’til you drop
EuroShop took place last week and the faithful flocked to examine the new, the eccentric and the must-haves. John Ryan went along for a nose around
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News
Styles & Wood chief warns of tough market
The boss of Styles & Wood has warned of the challenging retail market, despite the shopfitting company delivering a sparkling set of full-year results.
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News
Aldi plans to open first eco store in Shropshire
Discounter Aldi is to open its first eco-store at Ludlow in Shropshire this year.
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News
Blacks unveils new look in London as it chases slice of fashion scene
Outdoor specialist Blacks has unveiled its first new-format store in London, in an attempt to push its outdoor offer into the fashion arena.
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News
Pets at Home to rev up store makeovers
Specialist retailer Pets at Home is preparing to ramp up the conversion of its stores to the model it revealed at Romford in Essex nearly 18 months ago.
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House of Fraser unveils Westfield London plans
House of Fraser has revealed the first images of its 103,000 sq ft (9,570 sq m) Westfield London store, which is set to open by Christmas and is one of five anchors at the scheme.
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Borders unveils interactive store format in US
Borders has unveiled a ground-breaking new concept store in the US that combines traditional bricks-and-mortar retailing with the latest in digital technology.
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News
Styles & Wood chief warns of tough market
The boss of Styles & Wood has warned of the challenging retail market, despite the shopfitting company delivering a sparkling set of full-year results.
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Opinion
Waitrose goes where Tesco won’t
News that Waitrose is to enlarge upon the store format that it developed for its Marylebone High Street and Finchley Road stores should come as little surprise to anyone who has been following the supermarket’s fortunes in the past 12 months.
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Analysis
Frill seekers
As high street retailers join the “push for posh”, blurring the line between themselves and high-end players, can luxury stores maintain their point of difference? John Ryan reports.
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News
Irish fashion player A-Wear trawls sites as it plots a launch in Britain
Irish fashion chain A-wear has edged a step closer to opening stores in Britain by hiring a property agency to search for potential sites.
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DSGi’s airport Dixons stores to get makeover
DSGi has picked Leicester-based design consultancy Checkland Kindleysides to revamp its Dixons airport electricals stores.
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Brown Thomas Dublin flagship revamp enters its final phase
Brown Thomas has begun remodelling the basement of its Dublin flagship, marking the final stage of its refurbishment.
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Waitrose begins roll-out of new look after trial success
Waitrose has started rolling out design elements of its new store format after a strong performance from its two debut shops.
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Opinion
Everybody’s talking EuroShop
This weekend was one of a few when retailers are likely to get a break from staring at figures. As weekend shoppers rush the tills, a massive number of retailers are at EuroShop.
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Analysis
Shades of green
Green stores not only save money, but they are increasingly demanded by consumers. But, as John Ryan discovers, it is often the least visible changes that have the biggest impact
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News
Foyles opens St Pancras store three months late
Foyles opened its much-delayed third store at London’s St Pancras International railway station last week.
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News
Harrods dresses its lifts for start of Senses promotion
Luxury department store Harrods has kicked off two months of in-store visual merchandising events with a series of installations in its Grade II listed lifts, writes John Ryan.
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News
Out of this world
Echochamber & Retail Week scour the globe to track down the most impressive retail concepts. This month, we travel to Australia to worship at a motorcycling temple of enthusiasm
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Opinion
A rest is as good as a change
Spend a little time talking to almost any design consultancy and it probably won't be long before you hear one of two things.