In-Store articles from February 2008

In-Store archives from February 2008

Merrell launches 'store in-store' displays across UK.
February 7, 2008... Outdoor sports brand Merrell is launching a range of new P-O-P displays in February, to highlight its range of outdoor footwear. The fixtures will seek to create the feel of a Merrell store within the host retailer. Developed for...

Consumer spending reaps benefits of cheaper food.
February 7, 2008... The proportion of average weekly expenditure spent on food and drink has dropped sharply in favour of services and recreation, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). One-third of expenditure in 1957 was on food and drinks...

Uber commissioned by Sega.
February 7, 2008... Computer games giant Sega has commissioned creative agency Uber to design imagery for the launch of its game The Club on 8 February. The design will be used for a through-the-line campaign. Sega was seeking an iconic image for the title, says...

BT finds consumers aren't green on sustainability.
February 7, 2008... A third of consumers believe that retailers exaggerate their efforts towards sustainability. Research from BT has revealed a dramatic discrepancy between claims of retailers and the perceptions of consumers regarding sustainability. ...

Bin bag-ban Bill, says BRC.(British Retail Consortium )(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... The British Retail Consortium and the Association of Convenience Stores have joined forces to petition Parliament, in a bid to stop a London- wide ban on retailers providing customers with plastic bags. The ACS and BRC claim that the...

Online lessons a must for high street, say reports.(Report)
February 7, 2008... Traditional retailers must learn from the successes of their online rivals if they are to prosper in the future, according to two new reports. High street retailers should be more aware of methods employed by online retailers to curb a...

Burns Night celebration at Asda.(Medical condition overview)
February 7, 2008... Scottish shoppers at Asda were treated to a tailored treat in-store during January, with a special Burns Night celebration. P-O-P displays, developed by Gratterpalm, featured a strong blue background, a range of Scottish icons and a silhouette...

Putting customers in the picture.
February 7, 2008... An interactive digital campaign for Tommy Hilfiger has been launched in the brand's London Carnaby Street store, prior to travelling around European venues including Amsterdam, Cologne, Antwerp and Dublin. Touchscreen technolgy is used...

Aveda launches limited-edition gift range.
February 7, 2008... Beauty and lifestyle brand Aveda has launched a limited-edition gift range aimed at key retailers. The range includes a Japanese-inspired tea set, candle centrepieces inspired by the elements and a mint and rosemary skincare set. It will be...

Fresh bloom enlivens Seeds of Change.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Organic food producer Seeds of Change has relaunched its brand with a complete redesign of packaging, new soup recipes and a supporting marketing campaign. The relaunch, by Dragon, aims to reposition the brand as a premium and contemporary...

Compulsory food labels on cards.
February 7, 2008... The government has announced a new #372m strategy to encourage a healthier lifestyle, including plans to finalise a "Healthy Food Code" with the food and drinks industry. This would see the creation of a single uniform approach to reducing...

JLP gets thumbs up from Verdict.
February 7, 2008... John Lewis and Waitrose have been voted Britain's favourite retailers in a survey published by retail analyst Verdict Research. The poll of over 6,000 shoppers ranks John Lewis and Waitrose first and second respectively for customer...

Bespoke video installation for Dior.
February 7, 2008... As part of the redesign of Dior's in-store boutique in Harrods, retail architects Blyth Wyatt Budd commissioned Handy AV to create a bespoke video installation. Handy AV managing director Aubrey Wright chose four 42in seamless plasma screens...

IN BRIEF: Netto new bags spread the love.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Netto is launching a reusable shopping bag in all 181 of its UK stores after regional trials. The black bag carries the phrases "I love knowing I paid the lowest price" and "I love knowing I paid less for my five-a-day", combined with the...

IN BRIEF: Organic supply failing customers.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Growth of the British organic food market is being hampered by supply problems, according to research group Mintel. A 70 per cent increase in sales since 2002 has left domestic producers struggling to meet demands, says the company. ...

IN BRIEF: New format afoot for Stead & Simpson.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Long-established footwear brand Stead & Simpson is to unveil a new store format in March, at its branch in Oakham. The brand, founded in 1834, has 400 stores which sell both branded and own-label shoes and accessories. Design group Caulder...

IN BRIEF: Zavvi finds joy in branded cards.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Momentum Pictures and retailer Zavvi have teamed up to release branded gift cards featuring Control, the biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. A similar link has been established with Rock Star Games for themed Grand Theft Auto IV cards....

IN BRIEF: JoJo Maman Bebe gets all grown up.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Maternitywear retailer JoJo Maman Bebe is celebrating its coming of age, having opened its 21st store in the shape of a branch in Harrogate. The retailer was founded 15 years ago. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Martin McColl goes with Torex POS.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... CTN chain Martin McColl has installed a new Torex electronic point of sale system. An eight-year deal will see Torex supply its Power-POS system across the retailer's estate. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: M&S expands range of vital ingredients.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Marks & Spencer is broadening its range of food ingredients alongside its ready meals in a move to become more like a supermarket. The new ranges will include herbs, spices, sauces, bread and cake mixes, ready- to-use stocks, dried and tinned...

ANALYSIS: Bring and buy.
February 7, 2008... One year on from the launch of Plan A, is M&S's Oxfam tie-up a renewed commitment to the ethical agenda or just a stunt to boost flagging sales, wonders Lauren Mills Sir Stuart Rose, the newly knighted boss of Marks & Spencer, has joined...

LETTER: Looking back at forward planning.(Letter to the editor)
February 7, 2008... After reading the article "Forward Planning" in January's edition of Instore I felt obliged to throw my two penneth worth in to the debate. Speaking as someone who has been around this industry for a number of years, and I like to think...

GLOBAL TALK: GIANT SOLE TRADERS.
February 7, 2008... Japanese sports brand Onitsuka Tiger is marrying homespun cultural values with the demands of global fashion markets When most people think of Japan, they think of increasingly miniature gadgets, like phones and cameras, getting smaller...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Metro RFID tags here to stay.
February 7, 2008... Metro Group has completed the roll-out of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in all its Cash & Carry and Real stores. The technology will track shipments across Germany to improve product availability. Products are tagged when...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Romanian retailers ban the bag.
February 7, 2008... Major retailers in Romania, including Carrefour, Metro, Real and Auchan, are to support the introduction of a charge for plastic bags, announced by environment minister Attila Korodi. Businesses that continue to distribute plastic bags may be...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Rewe makes Extra special deal.
February 7, 2008... Metro Group has also sold its entire chain of Extra supermarkets for an undisclosed sum to Rewe to focus on its Real hypermarket chain. German grocer Rewe will take over the 245 Extra stores from July. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Starbucks sells coffee for beans.
February 7, 2008... Starbucks is selling a $1 cup of coffee in trial stores in Seattle. There are no plans to add the budget coffee to its standard offer in all US stores or overseas. Starbucks shares fell by more than 40 per cent last year. Copyright:...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Iki helps Lithuanians help themselves.
February 7, 2008... Lithuanian grocery chain Iki is introducing self-checkout counters at its store in Vilnius. The move makes it the first Balkan chain to introduce the technology. Iki plans to install 100 self-service check- outs this year. Details of the...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Diageo seeks rewards in US wine seller.
February 7, 2008... Diageo has announced plans to buy US wine maker Rosenblum Cellars for US$105m (#53m). Based in Alameda, California, Rosenblum Cellars is one of the leading producers of Zinfandel and Rhone varieties in the US. The deal is subject to...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Sears predicts future growth in India.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... US retailer Sears Holding is said to be approaching the Indian market, via a cash-and-carry route. Sears' representatives are reported to have met officials of India's Department of Industrial Policy and Planning to understand the country's...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Tesco marriage of covenience in China.
February 7, 2008... Tesco is opening its first Tesco Express convenience store in China. The store will open in Shanghai in a joint venture with Tin Cao. Tesco and Tin Cao already jointly run more than 50 Hymall-branded hypermarkets. The move signals Tesco's...

DISPLAY OF THE MONTH: Lots of front.
February 7, 2008... Food retail isn't known for its window displays, which is why Tim Fryer of STA Travel loves the Whole Foods Market In a month when shop windows are emblazoned with neon-coloured posters advertising the very last opportunities to buy at...

CITY TALK: A MAMMOTH TASK.
February 7, 2008... As a quiet Christmas provoked an ominous sales figures silence from Woolworths, is it too late to turn a lumbering beast into a nimble high- street performer? Financial journalist Glynn Davis ponders The Woolworths Group PLC Christmas...

IN BRIEF: Online boom brings Zavvi restructure.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Zavvi, the retailer formerly known as Virgin, is restructuring its board following a 70 per cent growth in online sales. Marketing director Steve Kincaid will become e-commerce director, while trading director Mark Noonan will become commercial...

IN BRIEF: Northern Foods revenues rising.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Northern Foods saw underlying revenues increase by 3.5 per cent in the 13 weeks to 29 December 2007, following the upward pattern of prices. Revenue at the chilled foods division rose by 5.2 per cent, reflecting continued growth. ...

IN BRIEF: Picture poor for shaky Jessops.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Photographic retail chain Jessops saw like-for-like sales for the seven- week period to 6 January up by 0.3 per cent compared to the same period a month earlier. Total sales were down by 20.6 per cent, after the closure of 81 stores. The...

IN BRIEF: Innocent makes first steps abroad.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Innocent Drinks has secured a #32m finance deal with the Bank of Scotland to aid overseas expansion. The funding will help the business to expand into the European and US markets as well as help further growth in the UK. Tim Pryor, head of...

IN BRIEF: Pies on the rise at bouyant Greggs.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Sandwich and bakery chain Greggs saw like-for-like sales increases of 5.8 per cent in the second half of its financial year, to 29 December 2007, giving an increase of 5.3 per cent for the whole year. "During the year we opened 56 new shops...

IN BRIEF: Happy Christmas cheers Debenhams.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Department store group Debenhams increased like-for-like sales for the four weeks to 5 January by 2.2 per cent compared to last year, with total sales increasing by 4.4 per cent. "Our sales during Christmas and early January were strong......

IN BRIEF: Burberry bouncing with health.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... Luxury goods brand Burberry increased its total revenues by 26 per cent in the three months to 31 December 2007. Retail revenues were up by 14 per cent, with all channels and regions delivering double-digit growth. Copyright: Centaur...

PROFILE - DAVID KOHN: Fully booked.
February 7, 2008... As online and supermarket competition ups the ante for the retail book trade, Borders commercial director David Kohn tells Orla Ryan why there's never been a better time to get into print Many in the book trade secretly yearn to author a...

MARKET REPORT: Mature thinking.
February 7, 2008... Rosie Baker examines how retailers and brands are responding to the needs of the UK's growing proportion of aspirational elderly consumers Over the next 30 years the number of people over 65 is expected to rise by 70 per cent in the UK....

EUROSHOP PREVIEW: Exhibit number one.
February 7, 2008... As the international heavyweights in retail marketing, design and shopfitting come together for their annual exhibition, Rosie Baker previews the huge range of events on show at the 16th EuroShop fair With more than 1,800 exhibitors from...

RETAIL SECTOR REPORT 1 - STATISTICS: Share and share alike.
February 7, 2008... While Tesco still dominates a retail landscape in which change is the only constant, the fightback may be underway, reports Matthew Valentine Even for those in the retail industry, it can be hard to comprehend the sheer pace of change...

RETAIL SECTOR REPORT 2 - STATISTICS: Fresh approaches.
February 7, 2008... As consumer data piles up, so does the pressure to turn it into results in-store. Matthew Valentine examines how retailers are responding Never before can UK supermarket operators have known so much about their customers. A decade of...

PRODUCT NEWS: New scanner takes on wrinkles.
February 7, 2008... Technology group Metrologic has introduced two new barcode scanners designed to meet the complicated demands of modern retailers. The Solaris is a vertical mini-slot barcode scanner intended for high- volume retail environments. The device...

PRODUCT NEWS: Safetell screen is on the level.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... The Safetell Eye2Eye security screen has been developed to offer a height-adjustable counter for customers, while protecting staff behind a layer of bulletproof glass. The modular floor-to-ceiling unit allows, for example, customers in...

PRODUCT NEWS: Toshiba terminal is seen not heard.
February 7, 2008... P-O-P specialist Toshiba Tec Europe has lauched the latest addition to its retail range, the STA-10 touchscreen point of sale terminal. The unit has been designed with a small footprint to take up the mimimum amount of counter space, while...

PRODUCT NEWS: Air curtain makes an entrance.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... A new air curtain driven by a heat pump offers a 67 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions and running costs, when compared with conventional direct electric models, according to Mitsubishi Electric. The company has launched its PHV DX range...

PRODUCT NEWS: SL in-store system is child's play.
February 7, 2008... Sound Leisure Retail has launched a touch-screen entertainment system designed to keep children diverted while their parents are shopping. The unit, developed with Dutch partner company IKC, is currently on trial in the Netherlands. ...

PRODUCT NEWS: Brand new ideas for further reading.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... A revised edition of New Strategic Brand Management, by Jean-Noel Kapferer, will be released by publisher Kogan Page in late February. The book concentrates on issues such as how internationalisation and globalisation of brand portfolios...

EYE ON DESIGN: February 2008.
February 7, 2008... Mark Dickens, director of design consultancy Wanda, extolls the epicurean virtues of a trio of delicatessens in London's West-End Carluccio's - Garrick Street: When it comes to designing a delicatessen, it rather comes in handy to be...