In-Store articles from November 2004

In-Store archives from November 2004

Clarks environment aims for the right fit.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Footwear group Clarks has launched a new environment for its store portfolio, designed by Found Associates. "The brief was for a store that was operationally efficient and an effective backdrop to the footwear," says Clarks group marketing...

Bourjois Cosmetics is highlighting its cult classics range with P-O-P from IDa Creative Link.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Bourjois Cosmetics is highlighting its cult classics range with P-O-P from IDa Creative Link. The range includes products such as Suivez Mort Regard loose powder eyeshadow, Coup de Theatre mascara and Effet 3D lipgloss. Designed to encapsulate...

Budgens has launched a suite of autumnal P-O-P, supplied by WFCA Integrated, to highlight Halloween and bonfire night products.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Budgens has launched a suite of autumnal P-O-P, supplied by WFCA Integrated, to highlight Halloween and bonfire night products. The material focuses on freshness, value and convenience, with an emphasis on local produce, in line with the...

Oskar promotes 'organic' image.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Mobile phone network Oskar is rolling out a new store format across the Czech Republic. The design is by Enterprise IG. The phone brand, which launched in 2000, is the third largest in the Czech Republic. It markets itself as a challenge to...

Refashioned Hackett is a very British affair.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... British men's clothing brand Hackett has launched a new look for its flagship store created by Fitch:London. The store, in London's Sloane Street, aims to retain Hackett's traditional values but with a contemporary feel, to reflect its...

Borders targets footfall with an integrated push.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Book group Borders has launched an integrated brand campaign to drive footfall in its Borders and Books etc stores in the Christmas run-up. Developed by brand consultancy Ergo, the campaign uses national press and local radio advertising...

Sunday shopper numbers grow.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Only 10 per cent of consumers like to shop on Sundays, according to new research by Footfall to mark the 10th anniversary of Sunday shopping in the UK. But despite their antipathy, shoppers are increasingly choosing to shop on Sundays. The...

Gamestation opens 200th store.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Gamestation has opened its 200th store in Birmingham, furthering the edgy, 'underground' feel adopted as part of its new brand strategy. Occupying 557 sq m (6,000 sq ft), the store is the biggest standalone dedicated video games retail...

Fashion store Ethina, which stocks couture garments designed and produced by fashion houses in New Delhi, has opened in Birmingham's Great Western Arcade.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Fashion store Ethina, which stocks couture garments designed and produced by fashion houses in New Delhi, has opened in Birmingham's Great Western Arcade. The store features interiors designed and built by shopfitting group Savekers, based on...

Hidden Hearing unveils redesigned store format.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... UK hearing specialist Hidden Hearing has launched its first new-format store in Norwich, with design by Ignite. The redesign is part of a 500,000 [pounds sterling] UK rollout across the 50-store estate over the next five years. ...

Leaping Salmon fades to grey in Thresher rethink.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Thresher Group has redesigned the packaging for its Leaping Salmon food range and started to categorise wine by flavour rather than region, as part of a reorganisation of its 78 London area Threshers+Food stores. Packs for the 50-product...

Buxton Foods has extended its Peter Rabbit Organics range in Waitrose stores to include Appley Cookies and Orange and Raisin Cookies.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Buxton Foods has extended its Peter Rabbit Organics range in Waitrose stores to include Appley Cookies and Orange and Raisin Cookies. Like all other products in the range, the organic cookies contain no added salt or sucrose and are free from...

Bosch screws down DIY power tools campaign.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Bosch has launched P-O-P created by Greenshires for its DIY power tool brands Dremel and Skil. Six thousand items of P-O-P, comprising nine types of standing and hanging units, are roiling out across DIY stores including B&Q, Homebase and...

Bandai wins Captain Scarlet master toy licensee deal.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Granada Ventures has announced that toy manufacturer Bandai will be master toy licensee for the Captain Scarlet brand. The 1960s puppet series favourite is being reincarnated in a new series using state-of-the-art animation techniques.

Cargo extends store portfolio.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Cargo HomeShop has opened a store on London's Kensington High Street and announced two further proposed branches in Bedford and Loughborough.

Research identifies retail IT priorities.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The top three IT retail investment priorities over the next three years are: store systems such as Chip and PIN (31 per cent); supply chain integrated inventory tracking, merchandise planning, warehouse logistics and management (9 per cent);...

Sony Ericsson supplies P-O-P.(News)(post office protocol)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Sony Ericsson is rolling out P-O-P to Sony Galleria, Sony Centre and Sony Centre Connect stores, to emphasise the latest Sony Ericsson phones and ranges of accessories. AM System has designed a family of three units.

VBO prepares for Christmas.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Video Box Office (VBO), supplier of rental and home entertainment products to the convenience sector, has launched a tranche of Christmas promotional initiatives, including a 3m high wall display unit and, for smaller stores, a freestanding...

Sony launches pre-Christmas offers.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Sony has introduced a range of Sony Experience gift offers to drive hi-fi sales in the pre-Christmas period. Buyers of specific models during November can select activities such as white water rafting and personal training in a scheme developed...

Yeo Valley extends children's range.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Yeo Valley Organic is launching two new ranges of children's yoghurt. The Fruit Tumble and Strawberry Jumble variants are suitable for children from six months old and contain 50 per cent more fruit and 10 per cent less sugar than Yeo Valley's...

British P-O-P Awards presentation.(News)
November 1, 2004... An incorrect image was shown to represent a winner in the graphics presentation at The British P-O-P Awards 2004 on 4 October. The winners of the Gold award in the Home and Garden category were Bezier and ICI Paints for Cuprinol Interior...

Chip ahoy: Chip and PIN is promoted as the answer to credit card fraud, but is it really such a silver bullet.(News Analysis)
November 1, 2004... Credit card fraudsters are under attack from the widespread implementation of Chip and PIN technology across the UK. Four-digit numbers are replacing signatures as the tools to verify card holder identity, forcing retailers and customers to...

A trusting relationship is better than a cheap quote.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... Your Special Report on online reverse bidding (In-Store, October 2004) high-lighted some of the pitfalls of this method of choosing a shopfitter. A long-term relationship between customer and supplier, based on mutual trust and a genuine...

Leisurewear is good sport.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... Sport is by nature a competitive activity and sporting people will always look for an edge. So it is inevitable that product innovation developed for performance will also be adopted by consumers (In-Store, August 2004) because they have a...

Don't blame the weather.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... Summer was disappointing for many retailers, especially in the fashion and lifestyle sector. While a few bucked the trend with outstanding financials, most reported results down on the previous year on a like-for-like basis. Many blame the...

Chip and PIN: we're drowning in numbers.(Leader)(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... It's not exactly a scientific survey, but I've been watching shoppers trying to cope with Chip and PIN systems recently. And from what I've seen, they aren't enjoying the experience. Many people are in possession of cards that are, at least...

News screens on the block: for a chain specializing in small screen entertainment, in-store TV is an obvious marketing device, says Steve Foulser, Blockbuster Entertainment vice president commercial.(Screen Talk)
November 1, 2004... Screens were introduced into Blockbuster stores back in 1996. The number and size of screens in a store depends on the store size and configuration. The main reason for using screens is that they are very much in keeping with the type of...

Over-45s lead German consumers.(International News)(Fast Moving Consumer Goods)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Newly identified consumer groups are attracting the attention of German marketing professionals, according to AC Neilsen. The 45-plus sector accounts for 63 per cent of FMCG sales but represents just 43 per cent of the overall population.

Sales jump to 12.93bn [pounds sterling] in Canada.(International News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Canadian retail sales rose by 0.8 per cent in August to C$29.1bn (12.93bn [pounds sterling]), leaving many analysts to expect an interest rate rise from the Bank of Canada. The Canadian home improvement sector saw particularly strong sales.

UK skincare market trails Europeans.(International News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... British consumers are spending more on skincare products but still lag behind their European neighbours, according to figures from Datamonitor. UK shoppers spent 631m [pounds sterling] in 2003, a figure predicted to grow by almost 100m [pounds...

Carrefour anticipates Brazilian increase.(International News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... French supermarket group Carrefour expects its sales in Brazil to rise by 27 per cent this year compared with 2003. The company's Brazilian division has increased imports of foods by 35 per cent.

Adidas takes concept to Sweden.(International News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Adidas Sweden has launched a concept store in Stockholm with design from Project-x. At about 557 sq m (6,000 sq ft), it is the largest own-branded sportswear store in Sweden. The sportswear brand is looking to take the concept forward globally....

Auchan capitalises on Portuguese rise.(International News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... French supermarket chain Auchan has opened its 16th supermarket in Portugal. The group achieved sales in the country of 922m [euro] in 2003, a 7.7 per cent increase on the previous year.

Discerning Norwegians opt for quality.(International News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Norwegian shoppers prefer product variety to low price, according to a survey by AC Nielsen. Shoppers in Norway are not impressed by the fruit and vegetable selections in discount stores.

KarstadtQuelle outlines restructure.(International News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Europe's biggest department store and mail order chain, German KarstadtQuelle, has announced a drastic restructuring plan. The company is aiming to sell nearly half of its department stores, abandon speciality shops and hive off its real estate...

Nice 'n' cheesy does it; for B&Q's Mark Farnell, Waitrose's dell counter makes his weekly shopping a special purchase.(Display Of The Month)(supermarkets evaluation)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 1, 2004... Mark Farnell, B&Q marketing manager trade category, is a huge fan of Waitrose's Chandler's Ford branch in Eastleigh, Hampshire. "The setup of this particular branch gives me a similar buzz to that experienced by a woman in a shoe shop," he...

King bays for Davies' blood: Lauren Mills, small business editor at the Sunday Express, fears time may be running out for Sainsbury's troubled chief exec and questions the motives behind Philip Green's 460m [pounds sterling] dividend.(City Talk)
November 1, 2004... Sainsbury's is heading for its first full year loss in living memory. Eight months and four profit warnings since Justin King took over as chief executive, some analysts fear the group will rack up losses of 58m [pounds sterling] in the year to...

Interest rates fail to deter shoppers.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Shopper numbers are still increasing despite interest rate rises, according to analysis group SPSL. The company's Retail Traffic Index for September shows a full three per cent rise over the same month last year. "This will make uncomfortable...

Somerfield runs up 260m [pounds sterling] Morrisons bill.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Morrisons has sold 114 former Safeway supermarkets and a distribution centre to rival chain Somerfield in a 260m [pounds sterling] deal. The stores will be rebranded under the Somerfield fascia.

Moss Bros sews up first-half profit.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Following strong suit sales and a successful store refit programme, Moss Bros has made a profit in the first half of the year for the first time in five years. Pre-tax profits for the six months ended 31 July 2004 were 700,000, [pounds...

UK experiences slower GDP growth.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The UK's economic growth slowed in the third quarter of this financial year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. Gross domestic product increased by 0.4 per cent in the three months to September, down from 0.9 per cent...

M&S shareholders agree to buy-back.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Marks & Spencer shareholders have voted in favour of the share buy-back scheme proposed by the company. Investors will receive between 332p and 380p per share, less than the 400p per share offered by entrepreneur Philip Green earlier this year....

Barbie owner reports slump in sales.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... US-based Mattel, the world's largest toy-maker, has posted a 5.2 per cent drop in its third-quarter profits. The company said net income came to $255.9m (139m [pounds sterling]), compared with $270m (147m [pounds sterling]) a year earlier....

Home Bargains produces 80% rise.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Discount retailer TJ Morris, which operates the Home Bargains chain, has announced an 80 per cent jump in pre-tax profit for the year to the end of June. Turnover grew by 32 per cent to 185.7m [pounds sterling], with like-for-like sales up 15...

In the frame: for National Gallery Company managing director Julie Molloy, work is the fine art of translating the famous collection into a valid retail proposition, as she tells Matthew Valentine.(Profile: Julie Molloy, National Gallery Company)
November 1, 2004... When Julie Molloy describes first getting her job at the National Gallery Company as "like visiting an old friend", it is not surprising to find she enjoys her work more than most. A regular visitor to the National Gallery since her schooldays,...

From traditional to digital: photo processing kiosks are catering to the new breed of consumer created by the growth in digital photography.(Category Focus)
November 1, 2004... Thanks to CDs, photographs are an endangered species, or so believes Photo Marketing Industry Association (PMIA) director of operations Nigel McNaught. Where consumers once marched to their nearest chemist with a roll of film, now they can dump...

Branded with belief: products from T-shirts to cola bottles are ideal vehicles for brands to proclaim their political or ethical stance. Maeve Hosea reports on this growing trend and investigates their credibility in the UK market.(Market Report)
November 1, 2004... The political or social beliefs of a brand can give it an edge in today's crowded market. Be it a stance on foreign policy, environmental damage or exploitative labour practices, goods ranging from fizzy drinks to trainers are a high-profile...

Are you experienced? Live brand experience is gaining popularity as a face as a face-to-face way of bringing brands to life for consumers.(Special Report)(Live Brand Experience Association)
November 1, 2004... The spectacle of drag queens in pink wigs and glitter handing out lavatory cleaner in local supermarkets bears the hallmarks of a brand hungry for attention. The Domestos Pink Power campaign, by iD Live Brand Experience, caused a stir earlier...

Card sharp: developments in printing technology are making sure paper remains firmly in the P-O-P frame.(Special Report)
November 1, 2004... Despite its unglamorous image and perceived drawbacks with compliance, printed P-O-P remains the footsoldier of in-store media. If retailers and brands want to direct or inform customers on a large scale, there's a good chance cardboard will be...

P-O-P makes global moves.(Point Of Purchase Advertising International)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Over the past month, POPAI UK and Ireland has attended trade shows in Sao Paolo in Brazil, Moscow and Paris. While the standard of the displays varies considerably, there is one overriding impression to be gained. The differences are...

Transaction security for smartcard units.(Product News)(SecuraCell technology )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Smartcard based payment systems supplier Dione has launched the SecuraCell technology platform to form the basis of a range of secure smartcard transaction devices. The tamper responsive transaction units comply with established world...

Software inspires loyalty.(Product News)(Siebel Loyalty Management software)(Siebel Industry Solutions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Siebel eBusiness has published Siebel Loyalty Management software, to help improve the effectiveness of loyalty programmes and reduce the costs of managing them. The customer relationship management (CRM) package has been developed in...

Brand Royalty by branding and marketing consultant Matt Haig looks at 100 world-leading brands, with colour illustrations of their publicity campaigns.(Product News)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Brand Royalty by branding and marketing consultant Matt Haig looks at 100 world-leading brands, with colour illustrations of their publicity campaigns. Aimed at anyone seeking to do business with the best-managed brands or wanting to compete...

Strong-arm display tactics.(Product News)(Sofadi)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Sofadi has expanded its range of shopfitting accessories with a combined shelf and clothes rail, designed to provide a practical and aesthetically pleasing way to maximise display space in shops and boutiques. The robust bracket fits into...

RFID printer is small-minded.(Product News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Labelling and identity product manufacturer Paxar UK has launched a printer that can deliver short feed lengths of 915MHz Class 1 RFID smart labels. The 9855 RFID combines large label printing with the technically challenging operation of...

HMV.(Eye on Design)(music stores)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The famous HMV Oxford Street store is not a particularly easy one to work your way into, nor is it a paragon of contemporary design, but because there's so much of it, it does manage to create a bazaar-like feel of plenty. Multilingual...

Waterstone's.(Eye on Design)(bookstores)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Classy and intelligent, this one. Rich wooden flooring, elegant black shelving and clear, serif-type-faced signage encourage exploration of the delights inside this Oxford Street store, including the well-signed Caffe Nero. Gentle but...

Virgin.(Eye on Design)(megastores)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Aaaargh! Richard Branson would surely not be proud of this Piccadilly Circus horror. Confused, oppressive, glum - and that's just the staff, slouching unhelpfully around this depressing cave. There's none of the Virgin brand's cutting-edge...

Borders.(Eye on Design)(bookstores)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The fresh, airy design, sensitively specified light tiled flooring and pale beech shelving give this store a welcoming, contemporary and relaxed feel, encouraging the casual shopper to explore further. Clear branding at the entrance and further...