In-Store articles from June 2005

In-Store archives from June 2005

Tesco prepares for move into non-food retailing.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Tesco has confirmed it will open its first two non-food stores at 2,787 sq m (30,000 sq ft) sites in Aberdeen and Manchester in October, provisionally named Tesco Homeplus (In-Store, February 2005). A Tesco spokeswoman says the supermarket...

Superdrug says yes yes yes to Durex-branded sex toy range.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Superdrug has become the first mainstream high street retailer to launch a range of vibrators. The exclusive Play range from Durex is initially available in 26 stores in Scotland and 12 other stores across the rest of the UK. "Following...

BHF campaign.(British Heart Foundation)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Some of the high street's biggest brands are to support the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) Help A Heart Week. Running from 4 to 12 June, the 2005 campaign is the largest fundraiser the charity has co- ordinated, with backers including...

Space NK men's store.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Cosmetics retailer Space NK has launched its first men's concept store and spa, Space NK Men, in London's Broadwick Street, with design by Universal Design Studio and graphics specialist Bibliotheque. The sleek store carries more than 30...

Selfridges outlaws fur.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Selfridges has reviewed its policy on fur and will no longer sell any fur products in its stores. The decision, which will come into force with immediate effect, bans all fur products, including items in concessions. The revision...

Saatchi director to deliver Show keynote.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Simon Hathaway, managing director of Saatchi & Saatchi X, the division of the advertising giant focusing on the in-store sector, has signed up as a keynote speaker on the final day of the In-Store Show. Hathaway's subject will be 'Winning...

Shoot-out commences in home console market.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... The first shots have been fired in the latest battle between home computer games consoles, with several next-generation devices competing to become hubs for home entertainment. In-store campaigns are expected to focus on positioning the...

PC World and Thomson team up for holiday savings activity.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Computer retailer PC World has joined forces with travel operator Thomson and promotions consultant SP Partnerships, to offer holiday savings of up to #200 to customers who spend #50 or more by the end of June. Thomson is backing the...

Eagle has landed for Bambarria.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Mexican Tequila brand Bambarria has had a facelift by design agency P&W. Designs commissioned by brand importer WSI feature a glass cactus inside hand-blown glass bottles, and an eagle that appears to land on it when the bottle is turned....

Animal relaunches flagship store.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Action sportswear brand Animal has relaunched its flagship store on London's Carnaby Street. The new store occupies nearly four times the space of the old Carnaby Street premises and features a new store fit and in-store coffee shop. Graphic...

Traidcraft rebrands for on-shelf impact.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Fair trade group Traidcraft has appointed Landor Associates to review its packaged branding, creating designs for its extensive range of food and drink products. The 60-strong range includes established lines such as the snacks Geobar,...

Christopher Wray sets standard in Manchester.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Lighting specialist Christopher Wray has launched a northern flagship store in Manchester. Part of the company's drive to become a leading lifestyle design brand, the 500sq m High Street store has been designed by Christopher Wray's...

Esprit store is street-wise.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Esprit has opened a store on London's Kensington High Street, launching it with promotional activity including on-street installations. In an outdoor fixture created by communications consultancy Cunning, two mannequins apparently...

Feminine and sophisticated.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Diageo has launched Archers Vea, a lighter tasting, lower sugar ready- to-drink product with design by Bloom. Variants from the makers of Archers Schnapps include wildberry, tropical and apple. The pack aims to create a feminine and...

O2 puts digital media on the line.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Mobile phone retailer O2 has launched a number of digital media projects in four stores, including a bespoke LED system from Versatube. The installations, from media solutions company Projected Image Digital, form a low-resolution video surface...

Bezier wins Asda trolley contract.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Asda has appointed P-O-P specialist Bezier to produce ads for its 65,000 shopping trolleys. "Trolley ads are perhaps one of the most noticeable pieces of communication in-store, simply because they are with the customer for their entire shop,"...

Tardis lands in-store in DVD promotion.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... BBC Worldwide has launched a Dr Who DVD, using displays designed by Line Packaging and Display. The campaign includes a one-step assembly DVD unit and a book and audio stand, shaped like a walk-around replica of the tardis with a flashing blue...

Star Wars box set to storm the market.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Star Wars fans can buy the original trilogy DVD boxset with a #7.50 discount, thanks to a promotion by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment via communications consultancy Toast. The offer is available at all major UK retailers on...

Pampers roadshow teaches hygiene.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Pampers is running a seven-week roadshow to focus awareness on its Kandoo handwash and wash mittens ranges. The child-oriented in-store event will be designed and executed at 42 Asda stores by brand experience agency LoewyBe. The products are...

Tea loses out to herbal competition.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Sales of traditional tea bags and loose leaves have fallen as UK slurpers discover the joys of herbal alternatives, according to figures from research group Mintel. It says the total market has fallen from #707m in 1999 to #623m in 2004. ...

Dulux brushes up Wilkinsons activity.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Paint specialist Dulux has recruited sales promotion and direct marketing agency SMP to help launch its 'We know the colours that go' promotion at household retailer Wilkinsons. Prizes on offer range from tester pots to holidays in Florida....

NEWS ANALYSIS: Distributor cap.
June 7, 2005... A draft government proposal to change magazine distribution methods has raised fears of independent newsagents being forced out of the market, reports Will Cooper Independent newsagents could go the same way as butchers and grocers,...

Letter: Making P-O-P easier.(Letter to the Editor)
June 7, 2005... I am concerned by the low compliance levels for P-O-P found by StoreCheck research (Together We Comply, May 2005). As your feature pointed out, disjointed communication down the retail chain is a problem, but I think the bigger issue lies with...

Letter: Stop at the traffic lights.(Letter to the Editor)
June 7, 2005... After Tesco's change of heart about the traffic light system of food labelling (May 2005), confusion seems to be the single goal as supermarket chains develop mutually exclusive systems. No doubt each chain will claim its own is the most...

Letter: Let down over sample activity.(Letter to the Editor)
June 7, 2005... One of the most effective methods of driving product trial is sampling close to P-O-P in supermarkets. Given the impact and space the promotion can take up, and stock and staffing levels, being outside is more effective than being in-store....

LEADER: Boyz 'n' the hoods or just teen spirit?(Bluewater)(Editorial)
June 7, 2005... By Matthew Valentine, Editor Those who scoffed at Bluewater's ban of customers in 'hoodie' tops are having to eat humble pie. Rather than suffering from the reduced sales that many expected, the Kent mall has benefited from additional...

SCREEN TALK: All going swimmingly.(Speedo's store management)
June 7, 2005... Tracy Hunt, head of global retail at Speedo, finds touch-screens in the flagship store a valuable tool for educating customers about the brand's innovations Speedo's concept store in London's Covent Garden is innovative, contemporary and...

Lotte reveals its Seoul purpose in life.(Lotte Department Store )(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... The newly refurbished Lotte Department Store has opened in Seoul, Korea. The 1,068 sq m (11,500 sq ft) of women's luxury retail space is designed by Universal Design Studios. The project includes a multi- brand environment and a studio for...

Woolworths makes New Zealand bid.(Woolworths Supermarkets)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Woolworths, the largest grocery retailer in Australia, has teamed up with wholesaler Metrocash Trading to offer Aus $3.38bn (#1.41bn) for smaller supermarket chain Foodland. If approved by Foodland shareholders, the move would give Woolworths...

Coles adopts a Yorkshire accent.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Australian supermarket retailer Coles has launched an own-brand strategy and visual identity generated by Yorkshire design consultancy Elmwood. The strategy includes the development of three brand tiers: premium, middle and cheapest on display....

Wal-Mart benefits from food demand.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Demand for food products during April led to a modest sales rise of 0.9 per cent for US retail giant Wal-Mart. Merchandising sales were not as strong as the retailer had hoped, but increased spend per customer, rather than greater footfall,...

After Eight box is a mint redesign.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Nestle has given after-dinner mint brand After Eight a new pack design. German packaging design specialist E Gundlach Verpackung developed a gift-box that opens into four cubic sections, using Neocart board by Finnish packaging company Stora...

Investors snap up Neiman Marcus.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... US department store Neiman Marcus is to be sold to an investment group comprising Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus, in a deal worth $5.1bn (#2.8bn). "We are pleased with the results of our strategic review," said Neiman Marcus Group...

Camper carves out Turkey flagship.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Spanish footwear company Camper has opened a flagship store in Turkey. Large images of Majorca are combined with natural materials such as ropes to give shape to the central display, and wooden lamps designed especially for the store. ...

DISPLAY OF THE MONTH: One step beyond.(JoJo Maman Bebe)(One Small Step One Giant Leap)
June 7, 2005... Laura Tennison's kids are brought to heel by the clever design of One Small Step One Giant Leap Laura Tennison, managing director of maternity and childrenswear company JoJo Maman Bebe, is impressed with children's shoe store One Small...

CITY TALK: Rose is a thorny issue.
June 7, 2005... After the latest crop of results from M&S, it's only a matter of time before chief executive Stuart Rose is given his marching orders, writes Lauren Mills, business writer at the Daily Mail Stuart Rose must be dreaming of a period of...

GUS checks out of Burberry.(Great Universal Stores PLC)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... As part of a break-up of retail and business group GUS, the company is to demerge its 66 per cent stake in Burberry. GUS intends to remove itself from Burberry by the end of the year as part of a wider plan to create more focused companies....

Cadbury wraps up Green & Black's.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Cadbury Schweppes has taken over organic chocolate brand Green and Black's. The chocolate giant says it will continue to run the organic label as a standalone business. It marks Cadbury's first move into the growing market for organic...

Comet expects first-half losses.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Electrical goods retailer Comet is expected to make a loss in the first half of the year, according to owner Kesa, following a 1.6 per cent fall in turnover in the three months to 30 April. The company says sales of white goods have been...

Kingfisher feathers ruffled by fall.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... B&Q owner Kingfisher has announced a drop in profits of 15.6 per cent in the three months to 30 April. The DIY retailer suffered a 7.7 per cent decrease in like-for-like sales during the same period. "With the key summer season still to...

M&S sees 19 per cent drop.(Marks & Spencer)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Marks & Spencer has announced annual profits of #618.5m, a drop of 19 per cent on the previous year. Chief executive Stuart Rose says markdowns were a significant factor in the slump, but that M&S is now focusing on 'profitable full price...

Shareholders re-elect Morrisons.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Sir Ken Morrison has been re-elected as chairman of supermarket group Morrisons, winning 80.3 per cent of shareholder votes. The retailer has also announced that Sir Ken will step down from the operations board, while remaining chairman of...

Joseph sales fetches #140m.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Upmarket fashion chain Joseph has been sold to a Japanese clothing company for #140m. Founder Joseph Ettedgui will remain with the company post-sale. The first Joseph store, launched by Ettedgui with his brother, opened in Chelsea, London in...

Profile - Maggie Porteus, John Lewis Partnership: Manchester united.(Company Profile)
June 7, 2005... The success of John Lewis' Trafford Centre store in Manchester lies in combining some functions with the Cheadle branch, managing director Maggie Porteus tells Jacky Hyams Are customers all shopped out? Are we really poised for a huge...

MARKET REPORT: May the stores be with you.
June 7, 2005... It's not just the film studios that profit from Hollywood blockbusters. As the in-store presence of the latest Star Wars film shows, movie merchandise is big news for retailers. Will Cooper surveys the market Anyone strolling across...

RETAIL STRATEGY: A temporary arrangement.
June 7, 2005... Guerrilla or 'flash' stores - temporary shops that offer an alternative retail experience - are becoming a popular way for brands worldwide to achieve standout. Maeve Hosea reports Here today but gone tomorrow, the guerrilla store fulfils...

RETAIL FOCUS: Sensual healing.
June 7, 2005... More conscious than ever of all five senses, retail designers are looking beyond standard visuals to entice consumers. Maeve Hosea prepares for sensory overload One area where internet sellers cannot compete with the high street is in...

CATEGORY FOCUS: Flower power.
June 7, 2005... TV gardening programmes have led to rosy sales for specialist garden centres, leading the way for larger retailers in the category. Will Cooper asks if the independents are hardy enough to withstand the competition Noel Coward once wrote...

SHOW PREVIEW: The show goes on.
June 7, 2005... The In-Store Show is now in its eighth year, with new sponsors, a live radio station and a more comprehensive list of exhibitors and seminars. Maeve Hosea previews some of the highlights awaiting this year's visitors The In-Store Show is...

SPECIAL REPORT: Experience counts.(Field marketing )
June 7, 2005... The In-Store Field Marketing Survey 2005 reveals that experiential marketing techniques are set to change the field marketing sector UK field marketing companies are optimistic about the future of their industry but they also expect big...

DESIGN INTERIORS: Trooping the colour.
June 7, 2005... How would you like your store interior? Bright and bold or quietly neutral? Will the walls or the merchandise do the talking? Hannah Booth examines the latest trends in retail design A change from red to pink may not be earth-moving in...

Hot air curtain is low on energy.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... JS Air Curtains has rolled out the Comtesse air curtain, which is available as a water-heated, electrically-heated or air-only unit. The electrically heated model can reach set temperatures in three seconds using wire-heating elements, using as...

Lamp shows its flexibility.(Distributor Amber and Green)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Distributor Amber & Green has unveiled the Flexeglo encapsulated electroluminescent lamp in the UK. The flexible light has a variety of uses in-store, including commercial graphics, signage and staircase lighting. It is just 4mm thick,...

Stuck on the shelf and no power supply.(LCD shelf-edge labels introduced)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... ZBD Displays has launched electronic shelf-edge labels that can run without power. The LCD units only require power to change images and can maintain static pictures with no power use at all. One set of small batteries can give more than...

Passion is back in fashion for the fastest-moving brands.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Creating Passion Brands, published by Kogan Page, aims to show why today's fastest-growing brands are 'passion' rather than 'passive' brands. Helen Edwards and Derek Day claim that consumer-led brands are losing the affections of an...

Epson point of sale touchscreen.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Epson has rolled out the IR-700 touchscreen system designed for application at point-of-sale. The device is part of Epson's Intelligent Register range and has a scratch- and water-resistant LCD screen in 12.1in or 15in sizes. Its menu system...

POPAI: Raising P-O-P appreciation.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... At the recent Retail and Brand Forum meeting, a number of key issues relating to the world of P-O-P were discussed, including the desire to increase knowledge and co-operation between brands and retailers related to P-O-P. In many cases...

EYE ON DESIGN: Apple.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... It is now six months since young wannabes first queued in the cold for the new retail experience (and expensive goodie bag) of the hallowed Apple store. The store is a cathedral of a space, emphasised by the absence of solid obstructions in...

EYE ON DESIGN: New Look.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... New Look on Oxford Street has a problem. It trades from the first floor only and touches ground level on a quiet corner. It therefore has to shout at customers to come on up. To this end, the company has commissioned a dramatic and startling...

EYE ON DESIGN: Gizmondo.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Gizmondo is unusual, a one-product destination shop. Its customers appear to be young men who get a lot of pleasure from handheld devices. The store is small, trading from ground and lower ground floors. Space is at a premium so scope for...

EYE ON DESIGN: Virgin Megastore.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Through a number of refits, the escalator atrium in the Oxford Street Virgin Megastore has been a constant, and it is clear why it has served so well. The view enjoyed by the customer gliding up at 0.5 metres per second tells the story. It...