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The cheapest cities to open a brick-and-mortar store in the UK

In a recent study examining the most cost-effective locations for establishing brick-and-mortar stores in the UK, Nottingham has emerged as the top choice for entrepreneurs. The research, conducted by business credit card experts at Capital on Tap, considered various factors including retail space costs, handyman rates, internet expenses, and...

Exploring physical retail: From pop-ups to multibrand and flagships

There are various types of physical stores, or so-called “brick and mortar” stores. For example, there are multibrand stores, monobrand stores, flagships, to name just a few. In this article, FashionUnited has created a list of all different types of physical stores, and what makes them special. You can choose to read the article from beginning...

Retail

Sustainable luxury fashion brand Wray opens first brick-and-mortar store in New York

The sustainable, on-trend luxury brand WRAY opened its first brick-and-mortar store at 38 Orchard Street in New York City. By providing one of the most size-inclusive lines in the US, the brand reached an annual revenue increase from 200,000 dollars to 3 million dollars in less than three years. The brick-and-mortar store exceeded revenue...

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What’s next for modernizing physical retail?

For close to a decade now, brick-and-mortar has been treated like it was some dinosaur that would slowly go extinct. It was like a cow someone was going to put out to pasture. It was your grandparent before you put them in a nursing home. The rise of e-commerce and online shipping did chip away at some of brick-and-mortar’s position as the...

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Brick and mortar stores still hold weight: Three inspirations

Fashion retail is in a state of disruption and it is becoming all the more important to focus on the strengths of a physical store. How this could work in today's digital age was demonstrated by the managing directors of three German multi-brand retailers at the convention of the BTE Textile Trade Association in Cologne at the beginning of June....

Business

Brick-and-mortar stores have highest sales after four years

Deep discounts of e-tailers is not working as clear as the highest ever sales made by brick-and-mortar stores in the last four years. Same stores sales in the October-December quarter were the highest on the back of aggressive promotions and strong demand for fresh merchandise. Same store sales compare growth at outlets that have been open for...