They also announced they were looking into relaunching the Georgie Pie brand, not as a stand-alone shop, but possibly inside McDonald's outlets as a McCafe offering.

In Los Angeles today, accessories maven Tarina Tarantino, known for her Swarovski-crystal-encrusted jewelry and hair accouterments, will open her first stand-alone shop (above).

Thomas Sabo has around 230 stand-alone shops across 66 countries in five continents.

Campbell Mithun will operate as a stand-alone shop within the Interpublic empire, which also includes the Lintas, Lowe Group and McCann-Erickson worldwide agency networks.

P Map See weavers in action creating multicoloured, uniquely designed rugs and wall hangings at this stand-alone shop, behind the Mitchell Brewery on the Waterfront.

Selected blocks would feature a single stand-alone shop, often referred to as "Mamashops" to provide convenient doorstep service.

The agency, which is based in Southfield, Mich., and handles the account for Chrysler's Dodge cars and trucks, said it would form a stand-alone shop to handle only those media functions.

Indeed, the savings from the consolidation would more than cover the operating costs of the new stand-alone shop, freeing funds that could go toward increasing the ad budgets, he said.

And the accessories designer Kate Spade is also in the process of opening a stand-alone shop.

Last year, the couple opened a stand-alone shop in Bermondsey in London to sell ready-to-wear and their favorite archival pieces.