Bristol Retail News
Oracle Retail Week Awards 2010: The Winners
The full list of winners from last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards.
Morrisons hopes England World Cup backing will drive footfall
Morrisons retail director Mark Gunter expects the grocer’s support of England’s FIFA World Cup 2018 bid to drive new shoppers to its stores.
‘Son of Zavvi’ Head Entertainment starts closing down Sales
Head, the entertainment chain set up by the boss of defunct music retailer Zavvi, is understood to be closing its four stores less than a year after opening.
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381 further First Quench shops to close, making 1,908 redundancies
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O'Neill buys four Sandcity shops
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Pawnbroker Albermarle & Bond thrives in the recession
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Hollister to debut in Scotland with Aberdeen signing
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New Look valuation prompts hopes for a market revival
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Allied Carpets administrator closes 142 shops
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George Davies picks sites for new fashion venture
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Guess to fill Regent Street store as Next makes exit
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Empty shops soar at Land Securities’ centres
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Primark first half sales hit £1bn
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Tesco gears up for in-store banking
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Morrisons to relaunch 500 lines to up stakes in non-food
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Animal pounces on raft of shops
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'Son of Zavvi' will only be taking short leases
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John Lewis sales drop 17.1% in week of snow
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Sofa Workshop bought out by founder
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Waitrose to open 22 stores in 2009
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Bristol's Cabot Circus acts as retailer magnet
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Tesco introduces Direct kiosks in Metro stores
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Ted Baker retail sales rise but wholesale slumps
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One in five shops could be empty after the recession
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Westfield London in UK top 10 retail destinations from day one
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Cabot Circus signs four retailers
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House of Fraser taps into youth market with its MMS campaign
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John Lewis weekly sales dive
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Hotel Chocolat debuts cafe in Bristol
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Cabot Circus opening puts Bristol on the map
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Cabot Circus: Bristol retail scheme opens
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A-Wear unveils new look for UK debut in Leicester
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Azendi to more than double store count by 2010
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Go Outdoors goes all out for superstores
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All Saints to kick-start global growth offensive
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Bristol's Cabot Circus adds fashion tenants
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The Entertainer to triple web offer by Christmas
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Vodafone to open 50 stores by April
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Hammerson suffers £421m loss
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Tesco takes on Argos with first catalogue shop launch
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Fraser’s new house unveiled
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HomeSense makes UK debut with Poole store
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Ghost to expand out of London after brand shift
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Somerfield posts strong pre-Easter sales
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House of Fraser raises curtain on High Wycombe
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Liberty International in talks to become largest mall group
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Irish fashion player A-Wear trawls sites as it plots a launch in Britain
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Hardy Amies plans to expand in profit drive
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Bristol’s Cabot Circus boosted by signing of 10 upmarket retailers
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Primark to take Oxford Street design to Bristol and Belfast
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Land Securities to split into three
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SRG seeks units to expand Suits You chain
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Whole Foods eyes Canary Wharf for UK second
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Another games specialist goes as sector struggles
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Book chains in administration
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Buyology pounces on Hyper Value stores
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Losses deepen for House of Fraser
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Asda workers vote to strike
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Capo calls in administrators
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Albertsons close to sale
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Morrisons workers to lose jobs
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GMB accuses Morrisons of sex discrimination
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Morrisons distribution strike called off
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Morrisons faces strike nightmare
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Bristol BID kicked off
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Somerfield calls halt to franchise roll-out strategy
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Tesco details plans for non-food standalones
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CSC buys into Cribbs Causeway and Manchester Arndale
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Stanfords - Putting travel stores back on the map
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The Pier's £1.8m proves recovery is right on track
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Selfridges is in the running for £400m development in Leeds
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Morley withdraws from Broadmead scheme
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Discovery Store embarks on Must Have IT rebrand
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Interiors - Results of £7m revamp unveiled at Peter Jones
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Blockbuster DVD guru joins Game to boost offer
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Retail Week Interiors - JLP soon to smell sweeter
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Fresh & Wild sold to Whole Foods for £20m
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Game tests Pure fascia to cash in on DVD boom
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Property news - Fashion lettings bump up offer at Cribbs' Mall
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Property News - Eastgate's Next move
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Fresh & Wild plans debut outside London
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Property News - Plans lodged for £500m redevelopment in Bristol
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Safety award for Bristol
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Entertainer hopes Birmingham store will encourage 'mooching'
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B&Q founder plans drive on jewellery with Justice
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Capital first for herbal medicine drop-in centre
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Blackwell's rolls out new store design
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Wider adoption of trial format at Mothercare
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Schemes opt for benchmarks
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Mothercare axes Cribbs
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Just 44 people find work with Ambition Retail
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Property News - Flight Centre heads for growth
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Argos pushes for growth with Extra catalogue trial
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Property News - Oil & Vinegar and Sony take units in Bristol
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Birmingham site for Tesco
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First Quench radio debut
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Property news - Bristol mall £20m upgrade
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Selfridges set to spend £90m on Glasgow store
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Harvey Nichols expands Christmas shop format
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GIVe debuts on Regent Street
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House of Fraser tests high-end security tags
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High & Mighty sold to N Brown
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M&S sends Mylene Klass on the road
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Primark sales continue to soar
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Hollister secures deals to double UK portfolio
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Puma to axe all but one UK store as it cuts costs after punishing Q1
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Co-op’s local format helps it secure record results
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Shopping centre plans for Europe slow down
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John Lewis Partnership reports sales fall
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North Face kicks off stores drive with Bristol opening
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The Co-op completes its Somerfield deal
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The Co-operative Group to close Somerfield head office next year
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Cash Generator to top 20 new stores this year
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Shopping centre openings propel city ranks
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Waitrose Christmas week sales up 40 per cent
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Waitrose unveils convenience store
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Smaller retailers toast rent triumph
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Hardy Amies UK stores to close following sale to Fung Capital
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House of Fraser still holding its own as sales climb
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New stores lift House of Fraser sales
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Harvey Nichols eyes Westfield Nottingham
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Focus to cut jobs as it forecasts tough year
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Harvey Nichols set to axe homewares
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Ted Baker profits rise but trading weakens
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Guess to bring accessories to the UK
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French Connection to slim stores as loss hits
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Orange begins expansion drive
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Asda to open five Asda Living stores this year
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Blacks to target cash-strapped Brits staying in UK for holidays
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A demanding autumn line-up
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A-Wear to open first UK store
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Charles Tyrwhitt takes four shops
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Vodafone to ramp up retail presence
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Blacks suffers like-for-like dip but revival plan starts to kick in
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Ollie & Nic sets sights on 30 UK shops within five years
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New Heights shuts its shops
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Gerry Weber to up its presence in the UK
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Boots’ customers’ bank details stolen
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First new Zavvi starts fresh expansion plans
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House of Fraser opens High Wycombe store
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Tesco plans Argos-style zones for Homeplus stores
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Snow+Rock to launch in Ireland
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King hints at interest rate cut
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Primark’s Oxford Street look to go to new shops
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Fopp founder opens Rise music store
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SRG seeks units to expand Suits You chain
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Whole Foods bags property chief from Bank
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House of Fraser to launch small-format fashion stores
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Police explode suspect Tesco package
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Countdown to Christmas: view from The Mall, Bristol
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Screwfix Direct set for aggressive expansion
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Asda to test farm deliveries
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Philip Green in jewellery store venture
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Albertsons confirms $17.4 billion sale
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Morrisons boosted by Safeway stores
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Cheltenham tops shopping list
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JLP boosted by electronics and food
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Morrisons strike action looms
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Unions call strike at Morrisons
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Tough market hits House of Fraser
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B&Q plans web drive to rebuild its fortunes
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Gig venue deal to boost sales at JD Sports
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Debenhams to sell sex toys
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Stanford buys stake in All Saints as its expansion push continues
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OSIM opens at Solihull as part of 50-store goal
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Bristol's Broadwalk sold
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Mall Fund buys Galleries
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Retail Property - Churston Heard set to bolster O2 store search
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Marks & Spencer eyes out-of-town store prospects
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Sports Soccer to kick off out-of-town offensive
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Somerfield set to convert 150 stores to Essentials
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Property news - Card Factory sets record rent at Broadmead
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Retail Property - Bath traffic ban forces rate rebate
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Property News - Bristol Broadwalk revamp
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Retail Property - Superstore trial for The Entertainer
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Harvey Nichols to target smaller cities with boutique-style format
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Ikea ditches its failed scan trial
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Fushi smells potential for 30-strong UK chain
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Property News - Bristol Sainsbury's is blocked
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High-flying
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Solutions products - Hereford codes crafts
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Retail Property - Bristol centre backs calls for flight museum
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Selfridges sees further opportunities in Europe
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Blackwells puts category focus on the agenda
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Retail Property - Cleary to head development at Land Securities
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BCSC appoints De Barr
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Property News - Government announces shortlist for BID scheme
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Selfridges looks to Bristol outlet
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Brum break for Borders
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Sportizus spreads chain of gift stores across UK
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Time set for growth after completing changeover
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Property News - Clubgolf plans expansion
Bristol Retail In Depth
A helping hand with recruitment
Developer Hammerson has set up a scheme to help tenants recruit. Sara McCorquodale reports.
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Trago Mills: The country’s quirkiest retail destination?
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St David’s centre extension will invigorate Cardiff
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Shopfitters survey: Bumping along the bottom
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Shopfitters survey: Hoping for the best
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Loss prevention: the latest tagging projects
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Older workers invaluable to retail
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Making service charges live up to their name
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Sustainability at what cost?
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Hello sunshine: tourist town retailers should make the most of more UK holidays
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St David’s in Cardiff: right scheme, wrong time
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Every little helps the nation’s favourite
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Topshop: an English brand in New York
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Quantity as well as quality
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New Waitrose format: How convenient
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Somerfield: Somer’s day
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Newport: Three and out?
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UK property debuts: Safe trip
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Westfield London: Exclusive store image gallery
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Planning process holding up retail development
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Westfield: Down and out in Derby?
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Bristol Cabot Circus: The circus comes to town
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Cabot Circus: Bristol fashion
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Edinburgh: A capital idea for Scotland at St James Quarter
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House of Fraser's angel of the north
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Highcross: Leicester living the high life
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Size matters
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From the shopfloor
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Sitting pretty
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Keeping the peace
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When Aldi came to town
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Sight for sore eyes
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HomeSense: No-nonsense format could do well in tough times
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Leicester: Time to mix it up
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Free wheeler
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Sofa, so good
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The house that John built
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Rising through the ranks
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Shutting up shop
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On shaky ground
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Flower power
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A capital idea
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A punt on Oxford
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Fit for a princess
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The great outdoors
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Payment upfront
Comment
Shopping centre openings: The end of an era?
This autumn’s shopping centre openings are going to be the last for a while - the question is, will we see many more of their ilk again?
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Food retailers are missing a trick
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Beating the binge-drinking blame game
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Westfield will lift London retail
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Property comment: Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner
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Stores 2008: this year’s retail design round-up
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Cabot Circus: Bristol’s much-needed retail injection
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Retail cinderellas: why retailers need a consistent store standard
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Liverpool One is still a success
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What's the Verdict?
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Shopfitters are feeling the heat
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Co-op should focus on what it does best
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A tenants' market
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Co-op is right to bid for Somerfield
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Do centres have it covered?
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Has Whole Foods Market turned a corner in the UK?
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B&Q’s store makeovers are moving too slowly
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Design matters to shoppers
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Retailers should not fear a Land Securities break up





