17 December 2008
Where food shopping can be a pleasure
“I still have the vision off delicatessen operator Mrs D conducting what can only be called food fornication with Mr Cheese Foodie’
Food shopping is often a joyless task that just has to be d...
01 October 2008
Debenhams wins Department Store Interior of the Year 2008
Debenhams and its design consultancy 20|20 picked up the prestigious title of Department Store Interior of the Year 2008 for its Liverpool store.
"Debenhams has placed itself at the heart of the regenera...
18 July 2008
Bernard's comments on 'benchmark' Halfords
Having recently ‘enjoyed’ the delights of Heathrow’s Terminal 5, I have, rather perversely, decided to write a piece with a transport theme – Cars, Bikes and…Shoes.
Halfords has fo...
18 July 2008
A New World Disorder
Last weekend whilst visiting the National Portrait Gallery to see an Exhibition of Pop Art Portraits, I quite literally stumbled across a mini photographic exhibition entitled “Shutting up shop”.
The...
14 May 2008
Everyman Cinemas appoint 20/20
Design Week announced 20/20's appointment to design the new identity and luxury cinema experience for the independent cinema group Everyman Media.
The group currently own seven cinemas. Belsize Park is the first...
15 April 2008
Kuoni spotted by DailyCandy
Our new Kuoni Travel store on Kensington High Street has been given a stamp of approval by the fashionable source of new trends, interesting hints & tips and the coolest things across the globe, DailyCandy.com.
25 March 2008
The Travel Agency Re-imagined!
Kuoni appoint 20|20 to redesign their store on Kensington High Street, the first of a new generation of travel agency.
The brand new KUONI shop on Kensington High Street, redefined by lead...
31 January 2008
20|20 win DBA Design Effectiveness award
Pets at Home and Arsenal's Diamond Club were both honoured with a prestigious Design Effectiveness award at the ceremony in October. Unlike traditional design awards, they recognise and reward the commercial impact of...
11 December 2007
Read the lastest Retail Week column by Bernard Dooling
The recent spat between Asda and Bloomsbury, the publishers of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ – they have now kissed and made up – set me thinking about the paradoxes we all face when m...
10 December 2007
Retail Week's longest running columnist gives his opinion on retail in New York
Last week I headed off to New York for some sightseeing and luxury shopping.
First off was Madison Avenue to see how the other half shop – I was not disappointed. Tom Ford, the man who turned Gucci in...