In-Store articles from January 2006

In-Store archives from January 2006

Tesco plans standalone telecoms branches.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Tesco has revealed that a high street rollout of its Telecoms Centres could follow December's launch of the concept at Tesco Extra in Slough. A Tesco Telecom spokeswoman says high street branches, independent of supermarkets, 'may well...

Electronic price labels are trialled on deli counters.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Tesco has become the first UK supermarket to trial an electronic labelling system that allows pricing information to be controlled both centrally and remotely. The South Wigston store in Leicester is using LCD units developed by ZBD...

WH Smith Stationers - new store concept.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... WH Smith Stationers, a new store concept from WH Smith Travel, has been launched at London's high-footfall Charing Cross and London Bridge stations, with a view to further outlets at busy travel hubs nationwide. The stores stock just...

Cop shop for Oxford St.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... The Metropolitan Police and Selfridges have confirmed that initial discussions have taken place about the possibility of a police station on Oxford Street. Marylebone Police Station, on Seymour Street, and West End Central, on Saville...

JJB teams up with Adidas.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... UK sports retailer JJB has teamed up with Adidas to launch a shop-in- shop ahead of this summer's football World Cup in Adidas' home country of Germany. Designed by Project-X, the prototype went live at JJB's Eccles store in December, with a...

Asda releases details of community store format.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Asda has announced a new-format 'community-based' neighbourhood store to open in spring 2006. The trial store, in the centre of Northampton, will span 743 sq m (8,000 sq ft). Focused on a low-price policy, the store will stock...

Activity Superstore goes digital in new Debenhams concessions.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Gift experience provider Activity Superstore has opened concessions across the 105-store Debenhams estate, using digital screen promotions. Digital signage by Remote Media is incorporated into freestanding P-O- P, playing looped video...

Thomson bids for market share with holiday auctions.
January 10, 2006... Travel retailer Thomson has launched a campaign to auction holidays through its high street shops, beginning with a trip for two to Australia for as little as 1p. Thirteen holiday auctions will take place nationwide over a four-week...

Waitrose has launches home spa beauty range.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Waitrose has launched a home spa beauty range, Umispa, with brand identity by Pearlfisher. A complementary range to the core hair and beauty Umi collection launched last year, Umispa promotes the luxury associated with ritual and the ability to...

Mannerism opens for male grooming.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Men's personal care retailer Mannerism has opened its first store on London's South Molton Street. Design by Four-By-Two is geared at creating a comfortable and inspiring environment for selling high-end products. "I wanted to avoid a...

Ethical goods advance up consumer shopping lists.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... UK consumers spent a total of #25.8bn on ethical goods in 2004, according to research published by the Co-operative Bank and the New Economics Foundation (NEF). The figure, up 15 per cent from the previous year, suggests ethical spending...

Health bars.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Lyme Regis Foods has launched Bright, a range of organic cereal bars, with packaging by design consultancy Pemberton & Whitefoord (P&W). The bars are coated in organic Belgian chocolate and flavours include hazelnut, cranberry and orange....

Spam takes to the road.
January 10, 2006... In a bid to win back lapsed customers, tinned meat brand Spam launched a sampling roadshow last month, developed with i2i Face to Face Marketing. Teams of brand ambassadors visited supermarkets in a four-week blitz, dishing out samples...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Support grows for Fairtrade Fortnight.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... The Fairtrade Foundation has announced an increase in the number of companies putting their weight behind its annual Fairtrade Fortnight campaign. The consumer message for this year's promotion, in March, will be 'Make Fairtrade Your Habit'. UK...

NEWS IN BRIEF: A right Royal ice cream redesign.
January 10, 2006... Premium Indian food brand Royal has launched a three-flavour range of kulfi ice cream with packaging designed by Parker Williams. The three flavours, cardamom, mango and pistachio, are distinguished through pictorial references, while the...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Ikea puts live radio in-store.
January 10, 2006... Ikea has launched a live tailored radio station in nine of its UK stores. The launch, in conjunction with Immedia Broadcasting, follows a trial last year. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

NEWS IN BRIEF: Household spending on the increase.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... UK households spent an average of #434 per week in 2004-2005, up from #418 the previous year, according to data from the Office of National Statistics. Of the #45 weekly food spend, #10.20 was on meat, #3.20 on vegetables and #2.60 on fruit....

NEWS IN BRIEF: Carphone Warehouse moves to outdo BT.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Carphone Warehouse has bought fixed line provider OneTel from Centrica for #132m. An #8.5m deal to buy the British and Irish operations of Swedish provider Tele2 was also agreed in December. Both purchases are part of Carphone Warehouse's...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Final doors at Dickins & Jones.
January 10, 2006... The House of Fraser-owned Dickins & Jones department store on Regent Street closes this month. Plans are in place to turn the 11,148 sq m (120,000 sq ft) store into three separate retail spaces, which will be available for occupation from...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Unwins loses fizz to supermarkets.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Beer, wine and spirits retailer Unwins has gone into administration, just nine months after being bought by DM Private Equity for #32m. The chain, based in Dartford, Kent, has 2,500 employees and 350 stores, although less than 100 were open...

NEWS ANLAYSIS: Watch your waste line.
January 10, 2006... Proposed and existing legislation dealing with the growth in packaging waste has forced retailers, FMCG companies and designers to look for alternatives. Will Cooper reports The volume of packaging used in modern retailing, and the...

LETTER: Why customers should come before credibility.(Letter to the Editor)
January 10, 2006... Much as I appreciate last month's chest-beating lesson in self- importance from the POPAI contingent in response to my letter (In- Store, November), I do feel that it has somewhat missed the point in the P-O-P vs P-O-S debate. To clarify,...

LETTER: Speaking to shoppers.(Letter to the Editor)
January 10, 2006... It was interesting to read November's letters on the debate about P-O-S and P-O-P. Having experienced the industry both inside and out, I'd like to add a few comments, particularly in reference to David Williams' letter. First, there is...

The revolution will be televised.
January 10, 2006... The woeful standard of programming on terrestrial TV stations just before Christmas might well have given the impression that the plasma screens in your local supermarket would be showing a wider choice of content. That impression may even have...

SCREEN TALK: Photo finish for shoppers.
January 10, 2006... Shams Maladwala, marketing controller at New Look, reflects on the retailer's innovative use of screen technology, which put shoppers' faces in its windows New Look's Ultimate Window Shopping project last autumn used plasma screens in a...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Hamleys maps out international game.
January 10, 2006... Toy retailer Hamleys has outlined international expansion plans. It has opened two concessions in Magasin du Nord shopping centres in Denmark, and is looking for additional locations for standalone stores, concessions and small-format stores....

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: C&A uses holographs for lingerie launch.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... C&A launched holographic display technology in its Berlin store last month to promote a new range of lingerie. In an ad campaign integrating press, TV and the internet, operated by in-store media company MediaZest, a holographic image of a...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Chloe en route to Tokyo.
January 10, 2006... The growth of international fashion house Chloe will continue with the 13 January opening of a new flagship in Tokyo's Aoyama district. Chloe opened a number of stores in 2005, including its third Paris site, and branches in Kuwait, Southern...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Grocery brands take international view.
January 10, 2006... Brands in the grocery sector are becoming increasingly positive about international relationships with retailers, according to IGD report Global Trading Relationships. "Many suppliers are now embracing what was avoided before," says IGD...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Mango goes travelling.
January 10, 2006... Spanish fashion retailer Mango is moving into travel retail with stores in Madrid-Barajas and Mexico City airports. The Madrid store will cover 230 sq m in the airport's new Terminal Four, while the Mexico City airport store will cover 150...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Acne spots Berlin market for jeans.
January 10, 2006... Swedish fashion brand Acne Jeans has opened a new store in Mitte, Berlin, its first outside the Nordic region. The architectural elements of the store are based on a multi-layered design by Pierre Jorge Gonzales and Judith Haase. ...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Walgreens styles up checkout systems.
January 10, 2006... US health and beauty retail giant Walgreens is installing checkout communication systems from Catalina Marketing across 5,000 stores. Aimed at building loyalty and encouraging repeat visits, the system will deliver relevant targeted...

DISPLAY OF THE MONTH: Next, please.
January 10, 2006... Plumbase's Roger Goodwin finds respite from the expected Christmas mess on his high street "Retail displays should inspire a see it, like it, buy it reaction," says Roger Goodwin, merchandising manager at plumbers' merchant Plumbase....

CITY TALK: Halfords' vicious cycle.
January 10, 2006... Halfords should emerge as one of this year's Christmas success stories, but if its bullying tactics continue, suppliers will tell it to get on its bike, says Lauren Mills, business writer at the Daily Mail It should come as no surprise...

CITY NEWS: Whittard creates Baugur blend.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Halfords should emerge as one of this year's Christmas success stories, but if its bullying tactics continue, suppliers will tell it to get on its bike, says Lauren Mills, business writer at the Daily Mail. Tea and coffee retailer...

CITY NEWS: Carluccio's floats to fund expansion.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Carluccio's, the Italian restaurant and shop empire, has launched on the stock market, earning owner and chef Antonio Carluccio a multi- million pound windfall. The group's pre-tax profits rose by 46 per cent to #3.5m in the last financial...

CITY NEWS: Carpetright blames slump on market.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Flooring specialist Carpetright has seen first-half pre-tax profits slide by 18.9 per cent. For the 26 weeks to 29 October pre-tax profits were at #24.9m, with the retailer citing the poor housing market as a factor in the slump. Carpetright is...

CITY NEWS: French Connection issues warning.
January 10, 2006... December saw fashion retailer French Connection issue its third profit warning in the space of six months, following the poor sales performances of new ranges. The City had forecast profits to be about #20m, but French Connection says between...

CITY NEWS: Ottakar's results make poor reading.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Bookstore chain Ottakar's has posted poor results for the 45 weeks to 10 December. Like-for-like sales fell by 3.4 per cent during the period, with a 6.7 per cent fall in the last 19 weeks alone. "In common with much of the retail sector,...

CITY NEWS: Mulberry bags turnaround in sales.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Luxury goods brand Mulberry announced a half-year sales rise of 35 per cent, up from #12m to #19.1m in the six-months to 30 September. Sales of the #595 Phoebe bag were particularly strong. Mulberry has engineered a turnaround by focusing on...

PROFILE - JULIE ARROWSMITH: Science is golden.
January 10, 2006... Julie Arrowsmith, the Science Museum's director of retail and licensing, has been responsible for the revamp of its store and licensed product range. She tells Will Cooper about her strategy Since it first opened its doors in 1892, the...

MARKET REPORT: Destination stores.
January 10, 2006... Travel agents are having to work hard to keep their share of the high street. Maeve Hosea reports on methods as diverse as virtual reality, specialised refits, globetrotting staff and themed events A third of high street travel agents...

SPECIAL REPORT: Hue's the daddy.
January 10, 2006... The ability to produce acrylic in just about any colour has kept this rainbow warrior at the forefront of displays for high-end cosmetics brands, writes Maeve Hosea High-end cosmetics brands, attempting to convey expensive brand values...

SPECIAL REPORT: Combination therapy.
January 10, 2006... With losses from retail crime worth double the amount now being spent on prevention measures, stores are adopting a holistic approach to security that combines new and traditional methods. Will Cooper reports While the retail industry...

POPAI: Making an impression.
January 10, 2006... Will 2006 be the year when the P-O-P industry gets more recognition for what it delivers compared with other media? The answer is yes, provided systems are set up to allow a valid like-for-like comparison to be made. POPAI has just...

PRODUCT NEWS: Degrading food bags will dissolve in time.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Packaging manufacturer Brayford Plastics has launched a range of biodegradable food bags. An additive in the bags makes sure they break down completely into water, carbon dioxide and harmless residues in the space of a few years. The bags are...

PRODUCT NEWS: Digital signage with bite.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Adder Technology has introduced the Adderlink AV Series of multimedia extenders for the digital signage market. The products can provide high- resolution video and high-fidelity audio up to 300m from the source, says the company. A...

PRODUCT NEWS: UK PoS rolls out new products.
January 10, 2006... UK Point of Sale (UK PoS) has rolled out new products for its base attachment display holders, including deli card holders, vertical display holders and cabinet ticket holders. The range includes the Angled Card Holder, which is available with...

PRODUCT NEWS: Playing Tag with RFID.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Texas Instruments has expanded its Tag-it range of high-frequency RFID transponders. New data protection and memory options include the Tag-it HF-I Standard and HF-I Pro models, with 256-bit user memory, and the 2,048-bit HF-I Plus and...

PRODUCT NEWS: Marketing book is a steal.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... Kogan Page has published Steal These Ideas! by Steve Cone. Cone draws on 30 years' experience at Citigroup, Apple, American Express, Epsilon and Fidelity to present answers to some tough marketing issues. He aims to deliver creative...

Eye on design.
January 10, 2006... Simon Fenson, managing director of Thinkblink Action Design, calls in at the central London retail outlets of the major mobile phone operators to see if any of their interiors rings his bell Orange Unsurprisingly for a brand named...