Barber Design

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

As retail designers, here at Barber Design we do like to see an interesting space being re-used creatively for retail – so this story about some of the UK’s most iconic high street stalwarts really captured our imagination this week! A new startup company has just embarked on an exciting mission to turn more than 40 disused red phone boxes into mobile phone repair booths – repurposing spaces for retail in some of London’s best shopping hotspots where prime selling space is scarce!

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CTM Design

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The 2016 CARWACS Show takes place September 28 and 29 th at the BMO Centre in Calgary. It is the place to be for those involved in the carwash, gas bar and convenience store industry. CARWACS provides a rare opportunity to network with product, equipment and service suppliers, franchisers – and equally important – your peers. The idea of networking and meeting new people can be scary for some of us.

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Barber Design

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Great news for retailers this week – as Retail Week reports that new shopping centre developments in the UK are going to hit a four-year high in 2017. Marking the biggest spike in development since 2013, the anticipated growth will see more than 2.7 million sq ft of floor space open for business next year. These new figures come from a detailed Shopping Centre Development Report by commercial property agents Cushman and Wakefield, who confirm that this space is currently being developed or revam

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Barber Design

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Regular blog readers may remember that a while ago we wrote about the futuristic ‘Amazon Dash’ button – a physical device which allows you to order specific household items at the single touch of a button. When we wrote our initial blog post about the Dash button and how it might impact grocery shopping it all seemed very space age and not likely to be seen in the UK anytime soon so imagine our delight when we read this week that Amazon have just rolled out these marvellous retail gadgets

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Barber Design

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Despite recent reports suggesting that consumer confidence is returning following some post-Brexit jitters , the poor old British high street is still taking a hammering and a new organisation has recently launched to help save the high street by offering retailers a range of skills and tools to enable them to remain strong during turbulent trading conditions.

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