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The Fixer: Helping the Oak Garden Centre to show its customers the way

The Oak Garden Centre is based in affluent Chatteris, and is owned and managed by Brad White, who runs the business with his fiancé Jo and his mum and dad – David and Lynn White. In spite of its location … Continue reading

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Heal’s London store gets a makeover

Heal’s is an iconic independent British furniture and furnishings brand. On 7 March the chain relaunched the flagship London store on Tottenham Court Road, after the main section was given a low-cost makeover to enhance new product lines. The bed … Continue reading

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Karl on the BBC

If you were listening to BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire this morning, you may have heard Karl talking discussing VM techniques in supermarkets on Annie Othen’s morning show. Click here to listen again to the interview on BBC iPlayer, at … Continue reading

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Karl in the Daily Mirror

If you’ve picked up a copy of the Daily Mirror today, you might have noticed our very own Karl McKeever on page eight. He was interviewed by the paper yesterday about various VM techniques that are used by supermarkets, from … Continue reading

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Miami: Retail’s Looking UP!

America is the home of the single floor, large footprint retail store. In a country with so much space, unlike in Europe and Asia, brands here do not have to think about developing several floors in one building to showcase … Continue reading

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Miami: Life in Colour

For those who have never visited Miami before, it’s a young, energetic and colourful place that is full of life. Its unique location at the tip of continental North America, nestled between the Caribbean and Mexico, gives it the unofficial … Continue reading

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Chicago’s deserted stores

On the weekend of the NFL Superbowl final, we took a trip to Chicago. With everyone stopping at home to watch the big game on Sunday, the stores were deserted. This presented the perfect opportunity for us to take a … Continue reading

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Sainsbury’s new look, with help from VT

If you’re a reader of Retail Week, you might have noticed a feature on the fantastic new Sainsbury’s store in King’s Lynn. This store’s rather unorthodox approach to VM is, I believe, a fantastic showcase for supermarkets’ potential, and one … Continue reading

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June – Happy Pills, Barcelona

I was lucky enough to visit Barcelona for a weekend break in June. Whilst there, I discovered my smallest new store concept of the year with a great retail design – Happy Pills. Happy Pills is a ‘pick and mix’ … Continue reading

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Visual Thinking helps GMK hit the mark for Beretta

Visual Thinking has equipped specialist gun sports retailer GMK with more ammunition for its Beretta sales team. In the second stage of work with the leading shooting sports equipment supplier, Karl McKeever trained the management team and sales staff in … Continue reading

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