All Retail supplement articles – Page 4
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InsightVape bars: attack of the vapers
The rise of e-cigarettes has sparked an expansion in the number of vape stores. Will the fast-growing sector have longevity or go up in smoke?
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InsightProject Dirt: funding community projects
Often appearing to be detached, shopping centre owners and operators can be unwelcome in their communities. Project Dirt is an initiative that helps counter this impression by funding social projects.
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InsightOn The DogHouse: the BrewDog hotel
BrewDog has never done things the conventional way. It therefore seemed fitting that the self-styled ‘punk’ beer brand should announce its intention to enter the hotel sector.
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InsightFive minutes with: James Ryman of Capital & Regional
Capital Regional’s investment director on partying, why the Gherkin wins and driving tractors.
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InsightLob-6: the zero-gravity experience
An engineer is working to create the first zero-gravity experience on Earth, but does the idea have weight?
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InformationRise of the indie cinema
Cinema takings continue to climb, with healthy admissions and a wave of town centre boutique offerings planned.
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InsightHey big spenders: ageing population is reshaping retail
Millennials are a fascinating tribe for retailers and retail landlords. Born at the beginning of the tech revolution and now young adults at a time of great political and societal change, they are reshaping retail.
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InsightMore than fifty shades of grey: retailers capitalise on the grey pound
The stereotypical image of an old-age pensioner is a grey-haired, armchair-bound granny or grandad wearing carpet slippers with a blanket draped over their knees.
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InsightCompetitive socialising swings into city centres
In a growing number of city centres, students, hipsters and office workers are shunning their local boozers and flocking instead to a new kind of entertainment space that offers activities such as ping pong, darts and urban golf.
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InsightHotel food and drink: social services
The limp room-service sarnie and soggy breakfast buffet - long the bane of the business traveller - may at last be about to be consigned to history.
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InsightBritish Land: what’s in a name?
Word to the wise - if you find yourself in British Land’s West End head office any time soon, don’t mention the words ‘shopping centre’ or ‘retail park’. And if you do slip up, don’t be surprised if you get a quizzical look from British Land employees.
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InsightFive minutes with: Ed Cooke of Revo
Revo’s chief executive on crazy French waiters, passion for retail and the impact of technology.
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OnlineHitting the suite spot: Foreign hotel investment
Think of overseas investment into UK hotels, and the first thing that tends to come to mind is Middle Eastern sovereign wealth buying up trophy Park Lane properties - but that trend is now changing.
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InsightTech-tonic shift: new technology is transforming the retail experience
Many of the technologies currently being trialled and rolled out by retailers were unthinkable 10 years ago.
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InformationShoppers place value on service
Research shows that consumers value the experience and look and feel of the store more highly than anything else.
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InsightSay hi to hi-tech concept stores
No sector has moved on quite as much in the past 10 years as retail. The rise of the smartphone and with it online shopping have totally transformed the way we shop - online, anyway.
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InsightSupermarkets: discounters race for space
Of all the seismic changes that have taken place in the grocery sector in recent years, the emergence of discounters Aldi and Lidl as a disruptive force in the market has been among the most dramatic.
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InsightSit up and listen: F45 Training interview
A workout craze from Down Under is set to turn the UK’s fitness scene on its head. As revealed by Property Week in September, Australian operator F45 Training is embarking on a programme to open 50 studios across the country by autumn next year.
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InsightFive minutes with: Julia Wilkinson of Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury’s restaurant strategy executive on Kingly Court, cupcakes and the night of 300 gins.
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InsightRevolution in the high street
Today the Great British high street is a pale shadow of its former self.
