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Sat, May 19, 2012 2:19 AM
John Lewis launch Kuoni concessions
John Lewis launch Kuoni concessions
John Lewis and Kuoni have announced a new partnership which will see the travel company open travel concessions in four of the retailer’s shops. The Kuoni concessions will open in the autumn at John Lewis shops in Oxford Street, Reading, Southampton and Cardiff, and will offer the full range of holidays available from Kuoni shops.

   
John Lewis Beauty Hall complete
gpstudio, the specialist retail design consultancy, has just completely a multi-million pound make-over of the John Lewis Oxford Street Beauty Hall. The Beauty Hall opened its doors for the first time at the start of May 2012. The space is set on course to become one of the highest-turnover Beauty Halls in the western world.
Wet April compounds retailer problems
The month of April saw retail figures plummet 3.3% in like for like sales compared to last year. Many attribute it to the dismal weather which prevented shoppers from heading to the high street but is that all there is to it? Matthew Kentridge, principal in the retail practice of global management consultancy A.T. Kearney comments...
Fortnum and Mason flower power
2012 sees the debut of Fortnum & Mason at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show as the host of the Hospitality Village introducing the exquisite taste and highest level of hospitality of Fortnum’s Piccadilly to Chelsea for the first time.
 
 
Amazon and Asos set to invade high street by 2020
As the high street continues to change under shifting consumer practises, Guy Grainger, Head of Retail at Jones Lang Lasalle has predicted that Amazon and Asos will be on the high street by 2020.

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