All articles by Ben Cooper – Page 19
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News
Business rates rise is 'complete madness' says Boots UK head
Alliance Boots health and beauty chief executive Alex Gourlay has slammed the Government over its proposals to increase business rates, branding the rise as 'complete madness'.
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Business rates raise is 'complete madness' says Boots UK head
Alliance Boots health and beauty chief executive Alex Gourlay has slammed the government over its proposals to increase business rates payments for retailers, branding the rise as 'complete madness'.
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Kingfisher chairman Peter Jackson to retire
Kingfisher chairman Peter Jackson is to retire from the company in June, the home improvement retailer has announced today.
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Opinion
Central London still in a class of its own
London repeatedly proves itself to be subject to a different set of rules than the rest of the retail world.
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News
Shopping centre development ailing in most of UK
London and the East Midlands are the only two regions in the country not to have been affected by delays to the shopping centre development pipeline, according to researcher CACI.
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Signet renegotiates loan agreements
Jewellery group Signet has successfully negotiated a new borrowing deal.
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Spar managing director: Cheap food price era 'has come to an end'
The days of cheap food prices have come to an end, Spar international managing director Dr Gordon Campbell has said.
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Analysis
West London high streets' identity crisis
Kensington High Street and King’s Road are both potentially vulnerable to the Westfield effect, but the new centre isn’t the only thing changing the landscape out west. Ben Cooper reports
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Armani shelves Nottingham store after planning refusal
Armani’s plan to open a store in Nottingham has been thwarted after the council refused its application to alter the building earmarked for its debut.
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Delhaize profits exceed expectations
Belgian supermarket operator Delhaize has reported a net profit of €467.1m ( 433.2m) in its 2008 results published today.
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News
Trinity Walk on hold as bank pulls financing
The Trinity Walk development in Wakefield has ground to a halt after the bank backing the scheme pulled its funding.
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News
Netto and Iceland join forces to develop stores
Value supermarket retailer Netto has teamed up with Iceland to develop a series of schemes on which both companies will trade from adjacent stores.
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News
Charles Tyrwhitt adds three London stores
Formal shirt retailer Charles Tyrwhitt is to relocate its store on Jermyn Street in London’s West End as part of a series of property deals in the capital.
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Opinion
Landlords should oppose rate rises as well
It’s encouraging to see so many retail heavyweights behind Retail Week’s rates campaign. But one group that’s noticeable for its lack of volume is the landlords.
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News
US luxury brand Michael Kors picks West End for UK debut
US luxury retailer Michael Kors is set to make its UK debut after signing for a store in London’s West End.
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News
Food price inflation hits six-month high
Increasing costs for grocery retailers forced inflation in food prices up to a six-month high of 9 per cent in February.
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News
Zara signs for store in Aberdeen's Union Square
Zara has signed for a store at Hammerson’s Union Square development in Aberdeen.
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News
Animal pounces on raft of shops
Outdoor fashion retailer Animal has signed for three stores, kick-starting plans to expand its UK presence this year.
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Opinion
Councils need to take a bigger hand in boosting the high street
When does a problem for business become a problem for governments? If the business in question is a bank, pretty quickly. But not everyone gets the same treatment as banks.