All articles by Ben Cooper – Page 20
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Retail administrations drive high street voids as high as 15%
Average retail voids have reached 11.2 per cent and are as high as 15 per cent in the worst hit areas, according to a report by property agent Cushman & Wakefield.
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Tesco and Asda slam code of conduct proposals
Tesco and Asda have warned that changes to the code of practice governing how supermarkets do business with their suppliers will have detrimental effects on the food retail sector.
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House of Fraser mulls fate of old Beatties stores
House of Fraser is understood to be considering options, including disposals, for the Beatties stores it acquired in 2005.
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'Son of Zavvi' will only be taking short leases
Head, the entertainment retailer launched by the former boss of defunct Zavvi, has only taken short-term leases on stores bought from the administrator, raising questions over its long-term plans.
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Jeweller Damiani lines up UK debut in capital
Luxury Italian jewellery retailer Damiani is set to make its debut in the UK with a West End store.
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Theo Paphitis: retail needs to go “back to basics”
Rymans and La Senza owner Theo Paphitis has hit out at the culture of profit-led private equity retail ownership which he says has “damaged” the sector.
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Blooming Marvellous bought out of administration
A group of investors including Ethel Austin owner Elaine McPherson has bought Blooming Marvelous from administrators MCR.
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Tesco graduates 'among highest earners'
Graduate recruits at Tesco can expect to earn more than their counterparts in all but one other sector, according to the supermarket.
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Wyevale completes restructuring talks
Restructuring talks between garden centre operator Wyevale and Bank of Scotland have concluded with the bank increasing its stake in the retailer.
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Westfield extension in Northern Ireland to go to inquiry
The dispute over the extension of an out-of-town scheme in Northern Ireland due to be anchored by John Lewis is to be settled by a public inquiry.
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Opinion
Retailers are holding all the cards
Quite how tough things are for those that own property at the moment is becoming clearer with every passing week. Last week’s news that retail’s self-confessed 'Del Boy' Chris Dawson is in the process of building a make-shift portfolio of stores is proof that for landlords, any retail tenant is ...
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Bluewater sales and footfall up
Sales at Bluewater in Kent were up by 2.6 per cent in January compared with the same period last year, figures released by owner Lend Lease have revealed.
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Savers calls on landlords to reduce rent bills
Value health and beauty retailer Savers is seeking concessions from its landlords in the face of losses at the 237-store chain.
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Trading Bargains: The Range owner to sell MFI stock in temporary outlets
Retail tycoon Chris Dawson, owner of The Range, has opened a raft of temporary stores under the new fascia Trading Bargains to trade stock bought after the collapse of MFI.
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Stoke's East West Centre set for £250m makeover
A 250m redevelopment project in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, has been given the go-ahead.
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Swords Pavilions: Chartered Land Dublin scheme edges nearer
Chartered Land has moved a step closer to obtaining planning permission for a o1bn ( 894.6m) extension of its Swords Pavilions scheme north of Dublin.
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Folli Follie targets sites to double UK presence
Greek jeweller Folli Follie is to ramp up its UK expansion with a string of signings on the cards.
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Opinion
Landlords' vote against Stylo CVA was inevitable
In the end, it was inevitable that landlords would vote resoundingly against Stylo’s CVA proposals.
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Sainsbury's and Tesco in clash over Scottish site
Tesco and Sainsbury’s are locked in a bitter dispute over a Scottish plot of land on which both want to build stores.
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Cash Generator to top 20 new stores this year
Second-hand retailer and pawnbroker Cash Generator is pressing ahead with expansion plans this year after benefiting from cash-strapped shoppers looking for bargains on the high street.