http://www.retail-week.com/rss/property_rss.xml The latest Property News from Retail Week. en-uk Landlords have hit back at criticism from retailers by backing a campaign by the British Retail Consortium to help struggling retailers during the economic downturn. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/landlords_commit_to_help_struggling_retailers.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/landlords_commit_to_help_struggling_retailers.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Lisa Berwin 24 July 2008 10:48 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/GenShoppersLakeside_resized_70_tcm14-1007236.jpg The sleepy world of retail property doesn’t often take centre stage on the front of The Sunday Times business section. http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/a_united_voice.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/a_united_voice.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Tim Danaher 22 July 2008 12:29 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/TIMD_resized_70_tcm14-303911.jpg Nike has launched its first standalone store outside London at Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme and is preparing to open a string of shops before the end of the year. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/nike_enters_liverpool_as_it_kicks_off_uk_push.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/nike_enters_liverpool_as_it_kicks_off_uk_push.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Ben Cooper 22 July 2008 13:30 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Nike_resized_70_tcm14-1738481.jpg Developer Capital Shopping Centres has completed its extension and remodelling of The Glades in Bromley. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/bromleys_glades_raises_curtain_on_extension.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/bromleys_glades_raises_curtain_on_extension.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 22 July 2008 13:35 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/BROMLEY_resized_70_tcm14-1738506.jpg Westfield has started construction work on its latest shopping centre project in Stratford, east London, which will form a big part of the wave of developments being built in time for the 2012 Olympic Games. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/westfield_starts_work_on_east_london_centre.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/westfield_starts_work_on_east_london_centre.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 22 July 2008 13:41 The UK’s biggest retailers have united against their landlords, calling for a radical change in the way they pay rents as the credit crunch continues to bite. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/retailers_unite_against_landlords.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/retailers_unite_against_landlords.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Jennifer Creevy 21 July 2008 08:46 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Carphonewarehouse_cambridge_resized_70_tcm14-761689.jpg The Government’s latest report on planning could make out-of-town development more complex as it strives to protect town centres. Ben Cooper investigates the implications of the changes http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/clamping_down_on_outoftown.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/clamping_down_on_outoftown.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Ben Cooper 18 July 2008 15:55 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/ShoppingCentre_resized_70_tcm14-1734176.jpg Three leading fashion retailers are vying for what is set to be one of the most sought-after retail development sites in London’s West End for years. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/fashion_trio_barter_for_lease_on_south_molton_street_site.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/fashion_trio_barter_for_lease_on_south_molton_street_site.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Ben Cooper 15 July 2008 12:43 New West End Company, the organisation charged with improving London’s premier shopping district, has named Dame Judith Mayhew Jones as its new chair. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/dame_judith_mayhew_jonas_to_chair_new_west_end_company.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/dame_judith_mayhew_jonas_to_chair_new_west_end_company.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Tom Whittaker 17 July 2008 08:58 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MayhewJonasJudith_resized_70_tcm14-1734854.jpg This morning’s BRC sales figures showed yet again how badly the retail sector is suffering, yet the Government persists with a piece of legislation that penalises both retailers and landlords at what is a very difficult time already. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/in_need_of_a_bit_of_relief.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/in_need_of_a_bit_of_relief.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Tim Danaher 15 July 2008 15:41 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/TIMD_resized_70_tcm14-303911.jpg Developer Centros has submitted plans for the £150 million Castle View shopping centre in Lancaster. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/centros_plans_castle_view_overhaul.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/centros_plans_castle_view_overhaul.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 15 July 2008 12:49 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/CastleView_temporary!_resized_70_tcm14-1732757.jpg The British Property Federation (BPF) has stepped up pressure on the Government over the controversial introduction in April of changes to the laws governing empty property relief. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/bpf_ups_ante_on_government_over_rate_relief.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/bpf_ups_ante_on_government_over_rate_relief.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 15 July 2008 12:58 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/emptyshopPAID280308_resized_70_tcm14-1007553.jpg Oxford Circus is due to undergo a £4 million Japanese-style makeover, which will allow shoppers to cross the busy junction diagonally for the first time and massively ease congestion in the area. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/oxford_circus_to_get_4m_diagonal_junction_crossing.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/oxford_circus_to_get_4m_diagonal_junction_crossing.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 11 July 2008 12:21 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/OxfordCircus%20crossing_resized_70_tcm14-1711128.jpg US fashion chain Forever 21 wants to open up to four stores in London to kick off its push into the UK. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/forever_21_targets_london_as_it_gears_up_for_uk_entry.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/forever_21_targets_london_as_it_gears_up_for_uk_entry.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Ben Cooper 11 July 2008 11:23 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/EMP-4611843Forever21_resized_70_tcm14-1710971.jpg John Lewis is by far the most popular choice of anchor stores among shopping centre owners. But will the effects of the downturn dampen the attraction? Ben Cooper investigates http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/a_solid_anchor.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/a_solid_anchor.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Ben Cooper 11 July 2008 10:47 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Bon%20Accord_resized_70_tcm14-1710802.jpg The Government is to unveil planning laws today to stem out-of-town developments and safeguard high streets. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/government_to_shake_up_out_of_town_planning.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/government_to_shake_up_out_of_town_planning.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Ben Cooper 10 July 2008 16:37 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Bluewaterat%20Night_propertyNL_resized_70_tcm14-66456.jpg A Conservative Party commission on the future of small shops has recommended the party adopts a tough stance against out-of-town parks to protect town centres. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/tories_urge_caution_on_outoftown_developments.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/tories_urge_caution_on_outoftown_developments.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 George MacDonald 10 July 2008 11:58 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Highcross%20April08_resized_70_tcm14-1401612.jpg Property agency Churston Heard has become the latest niche retail firm to be acquired in a takeover by Jones Lang LaSalle. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/churston_heard_acquired_by_jones_lang_lasalle.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/churston_heard_acquired_by_jones_lang_lasalle.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Ben Cooper 10 July 2008 11:04 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AmericanApparel2_resized_70_tcm14-320534.jpg Oxford Circus is set to receive a £4 million makeover to help ease congestion for shoppers at the busy London intersection. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/oxford_circus_to_get_4_million_makeover.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/oxford_circus_to_get_4_million_makeover.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 Lisa Berwin 09 July 2008 16:59 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/OxfordCircus_resized_70_tcm14-1709320.jpg Value fashion specialist Primark has poached an executive from European retailer C&A as it prepares for expansion on the Continent. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/primark_hires_ca_man_for_continental_growth_push.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/primark_hires_ca_man_for_continental_growth_push.html;jsessionid=EC867C33EC6A9D16EBC3B06FE0686EE9 George MacDonald 09 July 2008 09:00 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/PrimarkOxSt_resized_70_tcm14-119249.jpg