All Store design articles – Page 13
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Analysis & FeaturesMarks & Spencer: six things we learned about its recovery plan
As full-year results revealed a pre-tax loss of over £200m, new joint COOs are looking to ‘concentrate on building the M&S of the future’
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Analysis & FeaturesEataly London: finally open and the place to eat, shop and study Italian cuisine
More than just a food court, shop or cookery school, Eataly is all three, insists its manager. Having conquered 15 countries, it’s now arrived in the UK for the first time
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Betty’s Farm is pioneering automated vending machine shopping
The fully automated shop boasts gleaming white vending machines, touchscreens and chrome railings
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NewsPret partners with MFG for first stores in forecourts
The first store opened this week in an MFG-owned BP-branded forecourt in Southgate, London
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NewsParfetts launches off-licence fascia The Local
The Local will sit alongside its existing convenience-focused Go Local and Go Local Extra fascias
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NewsAmazon opens fourth checkout-free Fresh store, in Canary Wharf
Amazon has opened new Fresh stores in the capital at a rate of one every 19 days
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NewsTesco-backed checkout-free tech firm Trigo partners with Rewe on Cologne store
Germany’s second-largest food retail chain has launched the checkout-free option at a store in Cologne
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NewsHarrods opens dedicated chocolate hall following revamp
The restoration of the hall is part of a £300m investment in the Knightsbridge store
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NewsCovid screens to stay in Morrisons despite pandemic retreat, says Potts
More than 400 Morrisons cafés that will open on Monday fitted with new screens for the long term
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Category ReportEnd of the in-store bakery? Bread & baked goods category report 2021
Wrapped loaves have been flying off shelves, but in-store bakery sales have died a death. Can they be resurrected post-pandemic?
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NewsCo-op and Unilever partner on Europe’s first smart ice cream vending machine
A combination of cameras and sensors within the Wall’s branded freezer identify which products have been removed by the customer
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom waste stream to mainstream: the rise of refillable products
Packaging-free trials are on the rise across the mults. But can they work at scale? And is consumer demand sufficient?
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Analysis & FeaturesInside the big supermarkets’ most eco-friendly stores
To mark Earth Day 2021, here’s a look at some of the big retailers’ most eco-friendly stores and the initiatives they’re testing out inside them
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NewsSpar launches first ever pop-up under ‘Express’ fascia
The James Hall company owned store in Haworth is being refurbished
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NewsPoundland planning new formats ‘Poundland Local’ and ‘Poundland Go!’
Poundland Local is to apply to stores in small towns and close to urban neighbourhoods, while Poundland Go! is for a new convenience format near transport hubs
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Analysis & FeaturesReal Drinks: inside the craft retailer making headway with the multiples
Having championed craft beer since 2005, Real Drinks is branching out. It has expanded into wine, landed a sourcing deal with M&S, and secured three London sites. What’s next?
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NewsAmazon opens third ‘Just Walk Out’ store in London
Its first Amazon Fresh store opened in Ealing last month, followed by the second next to Wembley Stadium
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NewsScotmid Co-op launches first ever pop-up garden centre
Employees from Caulders Garden Centres will be managing the pop-up, and are available to offer customers specialist advice
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NewsAsda opens first London in-store vaccination centre
Asda become the first supermarket to provide in-store vaccination in January
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NewsCo-op opens third franchise store of the year, in St Helens
The store was previously run as a Spar by owner Stephen Richards