Latest property news – Page 208
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NewsSnow causes retailers to shut up shop
The heavy snow has caused havoc for retailers with many of the major chains shutting shops early so staff can get home safely.
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NewsPrimark mulls Westfield Stratford store
Primark is reported to be considering signing a 70,000sq ft store at Westfield Stratford, the East London shopping centre scheduled to open in September 2011.
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NewsGovernment reveals plans to strengthen high street
The government has unveiled plans to give local councils more power to put town centres first ahead of out-of-town developments.
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NewsBorders stores to close today
Borders’ 45 stores will close today as no buyer has yet been found for the book chain.
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NewsLandlords failing on monthly rents, BRC survey claims
Retail property owners are failing to allow retailers to switch to paying rent monthly, the British Retail Consortium claimed today.
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NewsIkea buys retail park near Reading
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has bought a retail park in Theale, near Reading.
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NewsSimon Fox optimistic despite Waterstone’s sales hit
Entertainment retailer HMV boss Simon Fox has insisted there is room on the high street for a specialist book store despite its Waterstone’s chain revealing declining sales and its rival Borders UK looking set to be wound down.
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NewsEd Hardy wants to open more shops in the UK
Graffiti-inspired fashion brand Ed Hardy wants to open more shops in the UK after the successful opening of its first store at Westfield London last month.
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Oliver Sweeney gets foot in door on Regent Street
Footwear retailer Oliver Sweeney this week opened a new-look flagship on Regent Street.
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NewsPoundland pushes into Northern Ireland
Poundland is ramping up its store expansion programme in Northern Ireland on the back of strong sales since first opening there in October.
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NewsLaithwaites to open Vinopolis flagship
Wine merchant Laithwaites Wine wants to up its brand profile with the opening of a flagship London shop and the relaunch of its website next year.
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NewsPaperchase eyes 200 stores despite Borders collapse
Paperchase has insisted it will remain largely unaffected by the administration of Borders UK despite operating 38 concessions in the collapsed chain.
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NewsUS fashion giant Forever 21 in Westfield Stratford store talks
US fashion giant Forever 21 is on the verge of signing its first deal for a UK store in Westfield Stratford as it unveils its intentions to build a major European presence.
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Dyson creates pop-up shop at Bluewater
Upmarket vacuum cleaner brand Dyson has opened its first bricks-and-mortar shop, with a 1,200 sq ft pop-up store at Bluewater that opened yesterday.
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NewsTraffic-free Oxford Street and Regent Street a success
More than £200m in sales were predicted for last Saturday along Oxford Street and Regent Street in London as the district welcomed over 2 million shoppers for the West End’s fifth traffic-free VIP (Very Important Pedestrians) Day.
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NewsElton John AIDS Foundation to open a pop-up shop
The Elton John AIDS Foundation will open a pop-up shop called Out the Closet in Covent Garden tomorrow.
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NewsTill malfunctions hit John Lewis Oxford Street during key trading
Trade at John Lewis’ flagship London Oxford Street store was hit by failures at its tills last week as shoppers flocked to the store in the important Christmas trading period.
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NewsLondon West End reports best trading day in two years
More than £200m went through the tills in the West End on Saturday as three miles of London’s shopping streets were pedestrianised.
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NewsBRC poised to restart battle against upward-only rents
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is braced to launch a campaign to ban upward-only rent reviews if its members demand it, after the Irish government scrapped the reviews this week.
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NewsAnother raft of First Quench outlets offloaded
The administrator of First Quench Retailing has sold a further parcel of shops to off-licence chain Rhythm & Booze and is in negotiations with individual franchisees about transferring leaseholds.