In-Store articles from April 2008

In-Store archives from April 2008

Tesco trials electronic labels.
April 11, 2008... Tesco is preparing to launch a three month trial of electronic shelf- edge labelling in late July or early August,. The retailer has ordered 2,500 EPOP units from supplier ZBD, for installation in mainstream dry goods areas. The units...

Co-op puts its EPOS in one basket.
April 11, 2008... The Co-operative Group is investing #8.3m in a single Electronic Point Of Sale (EPOS) system to be implemented across its expanded food store network. The investment follows the amalgamation of the Co-operative Group and United...

Harrods haven amid T5 chaos.
April 11, 2008... While the opening day of Heathrow T5 unfolded in chaos, Harrods unveiled its new store concept developed by international design and branding agency Fitch. The concept is a departure from Harrods's traditional approach to travel retail....

New brand identity for blended Scotches.
April 11, 2008... William Grant & Sons has introduced a new brand identity for the family- owned range of blended Scotches. Design group LVH has developed the look, which builds on the heritage of the brand by retaining features such as a triangular bottle...

Bubbles buoy Clarins.
April 11, 2008... To support the launch of Clarins HydraQuench skincare range, the brand has brought bubbles to Selfridges Oxford Street store. A striking P-O-P display uses a series of vertical bubble tubes to display the products suspended in oxygenated...

Summer's here, says Britvic.
April 11, 2008... Soft-drinks company Britvic has appointed experiential specialist iD to create and implement experiential and sampling activity across its portfolio. As part of the project, iD has implemented a campaign for Robinson's Fruit Shoot H2O...

Sainsbury's trials targeted checkout promos in colour.
April 11, 2008... Eleven key brand groups have signed up to take part in a new promotional trial at Sainsbury's stores. Nestle Purina, PepsiCo, News International, Danone Waters and Unilever are among those that will target customers at the checkout with...

Capri-Sun offers stunts for young.
April 11, 2008... Juice brand Capri-Sun is launching an on-pack promotion for its core range, aimed at consumers aged 12 and over. The Capri-Stunts campaign will allow consumers to win stunts such as a roll inside a giant inflatable ball and indoor...

Leisurely approach from Cushe.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Independent lifestyle footwear brand Cushe has installed exclusive merchandise tables in the Holborn and Kensington branches of outdoor leisure chain Blacks. The merchandising units combine various materials and tactile finishes to...

Latest Mars campaign has loads of balls.(Mars Ltd. gives footballs in a marketing campaign to promote interest in football)(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Mars is giving away 100,000 footballs in a #7m marketing campaign designed to promote interest in football. Fifty thousand of the Mars-branded balls will be given away via scratch card promotions and in-store events. The giveaways will...

New flagship store for AT Cross.
April 11, 2008... AT Cross, the American manufacturer of fine writing instruments, time- pieces and lifestyle accessories, has opened a new flagship store in Canary Wharf and unveiled a new concept store in the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. The layout...

Customer loyalty hits all-time low at major UK superstores.
April 11, 2008... The UK grocery retail market has one of the highest rates of customer defection, or churn, in the western world, according to new research. Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software has been monitoring the levels of customers defecting from...

Elie Tahari concession at Harvey Nichols.(Harvey Nichols and Company Ltd. contracts with Elie Tahari )(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... US-based fashion designer Elie Tahari has entered the London market with a concession at Knightsbridge department store Harvey Nichols, to be followed in May by a section in Selfridges. Design group Four IV has developed the environments for...

Coral puts money on live windows.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Betting shop chain Coral has introduced outward-facing window screens to its stores to grab the attention of passersby. Featured content includes real-time updates on sporting events, marketing promotions and special offers. "Since...

IN BRIEF: Grocers call for proof of age card.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... The Scottish Grocers Federation is calling for a National Proof of Age Card for all 16-26-year-old consumers, to be presented at the point of purchase for all age-restricted products. The SGF says such a scheme would avoid confrontation...

IN BRIEF: Uno wins major Co-op refit contract.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... The Co-operative Group has awarded shopfitting group Uno a contract to refit 150 stores over the next two years, at an average cost of #200,000 per site. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Bagless bid begins at Help the Aged.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Help the Aged is the latest retailer to banish plastic bags from its stores. From 2 June, which is during National Recycling Week, the chairty will cease to provide bags in its stores. Prior to the ban the stores will hand out reused bags...

IN BRIEF: Green veneer isn't good enough for Asda.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Asda's head of sustainable development, Bob Simpson, has called for more effective governmental guidance for local planners to avoid "green wash" development. Speaking a the BCSC Shopping Centre Management Conference in March, Simpson said...

IN BRIEF: Hamleys casts a spell with live demos.(Hamleys PLC stages live magic demonstrations for its customers)(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Landmark toy retailer Hamleys has been staging live magic demonstrations with famous magician Marvin Berglas and his team of assistants. Customers will be able to see objects float, disappear and defy science and logic for three days a week...

IN BRIEF: Pedal power gets new push from Evans.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Evans Cycles has developed a new campaign to encourage customers to use their bikes, called Ride It! A twice monthly series of organised rides seeks to develop a greater relationship with customers away from the shopfloor. Copyright:...

IN BRIEF: Oliver brand gets help from Fresh Retail.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Fresh Retail Ventures is working with TV chef Jamie Oliver to launch a range of food and non-food products. Design Bridge has developed a brand identity and packaging for the project. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

ANALYSIS: When two become one.
April 11, 2008... In one of P-O-P's biggest mergers, Bezier has absorbed rival CRC, but does growth for one signal expansion or contraction for the sector as a whole? Matthew Valentine examines the details The landscape in the UK's P-O-P industry has...

GLOBAL TALK: Rise and shine.
April 11, 2008... When Swedish bed-maker Hastens decided to branch out abroad its first task was to wake up its British neighbours to the benefits of a decent night's sleep Swedish bed manufacturer Hastens has produced handmade beds since 1852 and...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: New stores for Romanian chain Profi.
April 11, 2008... Romanian supermarket operator Profi Rom Food, has announced plans to invest E8m to open eight new Profi stores in 2008. The first will be in Bucharest. Profi Rom Food acquired local nine-strong supermarket chain Albinuta in 2007 from...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Russian retail shows new year boom.
April 11, 2008... The Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) says retail trade across Russia grew by more than 16% in January-February 2008, against the same period in 2007. Retail trade stood at nearly RUB1.86trn (#39bn). Copyright: Centaur...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Recession fears dampen US.
April 11, 2008... US consumer confidence has dipped to a five year low according to the Conference Board Report. Its index of consumer confidence declined to 64.5 points. The pessimistic outlook is said to stem from the current economic depression giving...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Discount gains ground in Germany.
April 11, 2008... By 2012 half of all money spent on groceries in Germany will go to discount retailers, according to predictions from Verdict Research. A three per cent increase in VAT has increased the rate of customers turning to discounters, says the...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Fairtrade colonises new territories.
April 11, 2008... Sales of fair trade products have seen double digit growth in sales in markets across Europe, the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, according to market analyst Datamonitor. The US market for fair trade ranges is worth $455m. ...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Labels go multilingual for global reach.
April 11, 2008... Car care brand Tetrosyl has introduced new labelling because of the international expansion of Tesco, one of the brand's key distributors. Product information is now provided in five languges using "Peel and Read" space-saving labels from...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Magnit share bid to fund expansion.
April 11, 2008... Growing Russian grocery retailer Magnit is to issue additional shares to fund a planned expansion of its hypermarket and neighbourhood store operations. The chain currently has more than 2,000 stores. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: India retail growth gathers pace.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... The economic boom currently sweeping across India is set to continue, with over 320 new shopping malls planned in the next two years, according to a report compiled by real estate consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj. Northern India...

DISPLAY OF THE MONTH: Northern lights.
April 11, 2008... Selfridges Manchester store makes bold use of colour to striking effect in a window display that oozes quality and finesse, says Elaine Jones of Co-op Window displays are all about creating impact, and those currently on show at the...

CITY TALK: How do they do it?(Majestic Wine Warehouses Ltd.)(Bargain Booze Ltd.)
April 11, 2008... Bargain booze may be stealing the headlines, says financial journalist Glynn Davis, but one canny retailer has stolen a march on its rivals to become both dear to its customers' hearts and its shareholders too In an era when the large...

IN BRIEF: Prices jump at factory gates.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Factory gate inflation, which measures the price of goods leaving UK factories, is at its highest rate for 16 years, according figures just released by the Office of National Statistics. The ONS says producer prices in February were 5.7...

IN BRIEF: Downturn could hit retail sector hard.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... The retail sector is poorly equipped to deal with an economic downturn, according to the Society of Turnaround Professionals - which represents those who specialise in rehabilitating failing companies - and GE Commercial Finance. ...

IN BRIEF: Tesco is "world's most admired".(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... A survey of directors and executives has named Tesco as the most admired UK company in the world, heading a top five list dominated by retailers. J Sainsbury, DSG International, BP and Kingfisher follow the supermarket chain in the list,...

IN BRIEF: Co-op electricals sales top #100m.(Financial report)(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... The Co-operative's electrical buying group, from which more than 200 stores source ranges of household electricals and white goods, has achieved sales of more than #100m for the first time after being joined by the Heart of England...

IN BRIEF: Signs of improvement from Debenhams.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Department store group Debenhams managed a 1.2 per cent increase in sales for the 26 weeks to 1 March, compared to the same period last year. Like-for-like sales were down by 0.7 per cent, however. "The macroeconomic climate leads us to...

IN BRIEF: Deal prompts Sainsbury's expansion.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... J Sainsbury saw like-for-like sales increase by 4.1 per cent, excluding fuel, in the 12 weeks to 22 March, beating expectations. The group has announced a joint venture agreement with British Land to develop a number of jointly-owned...

IN BRIEF: Profits return signals Uniq achievement.(Uniq Convenience Foods)(Financial report)(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Chilled convenience group Uniq has seen operations in the UK and France return to profit during the year to 31 December 2007, according to its preliminary results. "Our progress in 2007 was delivered in the face of increasingly harsh...

PROFILE - STEVEN SALT: Kitchen confidential.(Boffi)(Occupation overview)
April 11, 2008... When international kitchen designer Boffi finally got round to opening its London flagship, designer Steven Salt was the man chosen to make it happen. He tells Rosie Baker how it's going Almost ten years to the day after joining bespoke...

MARKET REPORT: Compliance alliance.
April 11, 2008... As figures from POPAI reveal the shocking cost of P-O-P wastage, a new project supported by In-Store aims to give consumers and frontline retail staff the chance to improve P-O-P compliance It has long been clear that an uncomfortable...

MARKET REPORT: The rising cost of poor compliance.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... POPAI's two year study polled 60 store managers, representing each of the four largest UK supermarket groups. The managers were drawn from the top 700 stores in the country, which represent more than half of UK grocery sales. The...

RETAIL SECTOR REPORT: Lipstick, powder and paint.
April 11, 2008... The cosmetics sector has never looked in better shape, as brands tap into hitherto unfelt needs of the female consumer, and rush to satisfy the burgeoning male market, says Rosie Baker In a nation increasingly obsessed by outward...

RETAIL SECTOR REPORT: Strong foundations.
April 11, 2008... With large supermarkets grabbing market share from traditional cosmetics retailers, Rosie Baker looks at how brands are responding to the different dynamics and demands of their target audience With so much choice in the cosmetics sector,...

PACKAGING: It's not easy being green.
April 11, 2008... Environmentally sensitive packaging is a nice idea, says Matthew Valentine, but can the supply chain deliver if consumers make unrealistic demands? After years of attempting to woo customers into trying new products by giving their...

PRODUCT NEWS: Glassiled LEDs make light walls.
April 11, 2008... A range of laminated glass with embedded LEDs has been launched by AGC Flat Glass Europe. Called Glassiled, the products are designed to decorate building facades or interiors, but they can also be used to create internal partitions,...

PRODUCT NEWS: New Trident monitors cover all the angles.
April 11, 2008... Trident has introduced a range of Planar wide aspect monitors, designed for use in digital signage systems. Available in 24, 26 and 32in models, the range offers high resolution images and wide viewing angles, with an anti-glare coating...

PRODUCT NEWS: Sharp screen is biggest yet.(Sharp Corp. (Osaka, Japan) introduces twisted nematic liquid crystal displays screen)(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Electronics group Sharp claims to have created the world's largest liquid crystal display screen, introducing a model with a screen diagonal of 2.75m (108in). The screen offers HD resolution anda static contrast of 1200:1, and fits in...

PRODUCT NEWS: New media, new marketing.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... The latest edition of Sales Promotion, written by Roddy Mullin and Julian Cummins and published by Kogan Page, contains a range of new case studies to illustrate how effective promotions can be. Examples of campaigns run by Smithkline...

PRODUCT NEWS: New finish from Finnish group.(Stora Enso Oyj)(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... Finnish packaging materials group Stora Enso has introduced Natura Platina, a new liquid finish packaging board. Natura Platina is a bleached liquid packaging board with a shiny, metalised polymer coating and an aluminium foil. It is...

Eye on design.(Tim Jeffrey)
April 11, 2008... Tim Jeffrey, design partner at brand consultancy I-Am perambulates among the paraphernalia at a trio of London's musty and must-see antique dealers Judy Fox Judy Fox Antiques nestles in the middle of a brightly coloured run of...