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Analysis
Property Directors Forum: Few concessions
This year’s Property Directors Forum had some heated moments as retailers and landlords thrashed out their mounting concerns. Ben Cooper was there
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Opinion
Prupim's monthly rent offer comes with strings attached
The news that landlord Prupim has offered retailers monthly rent payments is to be welcomed wholeheartedly. But the move does raise a number of questions.
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OpinionRetail space is becoming a Waste Land
Two weeks ago this organ reported that 300 of the 815 Woolworths stores had “been secured or are under negotiation”.
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Analysis
The Northwest: Cracks in the pipeline
The retail development bubble has finally burst and the busy Northwest pipeline has been one of the hardest hit. Ben Cooper looks at the schemes that survived and those that are on the rocks
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Opinion
The lines of communication are still open
Those of you lucky enough to be at Retail Week’s Property Directors Forum last Thursday will have seen a truly lively set of discussions unfold.
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Analysis
Jeremy Collins: A bridge between two worlds
John Lewis head of development Jeremy Collins is the new BCSC president. Ben Cooper finds out more about his plans to bring retail and property together.
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Opinion
We live in uncertain times
The year has started with something of an uneasy lull in property circles. With most but not all retailers having reported their Christmas sales, it’s obvious that the last month has brought some mixed fortunes.
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Analysis
Backing UK Retail: The heart of the community
As our Backing UK Retail campaign celebrates the industry’s role in supporting the economy, Ben Cooper looks at how retail developments have revitalised the country’s towns and cities.
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Opinion
Pre-pack exploitations are damaging retail property
Going bust used to be a big deal. The consequences were serious and far reaching, and for the individuals involved it meant curtains, at least in the short term.
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Analysis
Happy New Year for retail property?
With an increasing number of struggling retailers demanding more concessions from landlords and the development pipeline drying up, Ben Cooper asks what to expect in a tough 2009
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Opinion
Now is the time for landlords to get real
Landlords' rent concessions may be the difference between survival and demise for some retailers
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Opinion
New retail insolvency rules will improve communication
It’s Christmas, but with the torrid time retailers and landlords have had this year, is it the season to be jolly? From the list of retailers that have collapsed into administration, it doesn't feel like it.
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Opinion
Is House of Fraser's rent coup really such a triumph?
As usual, the issue of monthly rents has its way of making it into the Sunday papers. The latest “bombshell” to land over the weekend was that House of Fraser had triumphed over the landlords and achieved that most elusive of prizes – the monthly rent deal.
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Analysis
Legislation: Caught up in red tape
It’s been a fraught year for retailers, but is the Government easing or exacerbating their pain? Ben Cooper examines how a raft of legislation is adding to their burdens.
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Opinion
Klick: Maxed out
The names of Max Spielman and Klick might not be regulars on the pages of Retail Week, but with over 300 stores on the UK high street, the collapse of the photo processing group which owned them is more bad news for the retail property world.
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Analysis
Newport: Three and out?
Regeneration plans for Newport have been dealt a serious blow as three key developments planned around the Ryder Cup 2010 have come unstuck. Liz Morrell asks what hope remains for the city’s retail revival.
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Opinion
A step in the right direction
Magnanimity isn't a characteristic regularly associated with major retailers, but the deal which New Look's Phil Wrigley and Sir Philip Green brokered with landlords to help small retailers will be a huge boon to beleaguered independents.
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Analysis
Leasing IT systems: Up for rent?
Leasing IT systems can free up cash for retailers while still allowing them to invest and upgrade. But with banks increasingly wary of lending to the retail sector is it still an option, asks Liz Morrell.
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Analysis
BCSC and MAPIC: The best of a bad situation
The atmosphere at this year’s BCSC and Mapic conferences was unsurprisingly subdued, but there are still some rays of hope for cautious optimists. Ben Cooper reports from the events.
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Opinion
RMUs: Barrowloads of bother
You know times are hard when landlords start packing in tacky stalls into the public areas of their malls, or RMUs to use the rather ugly technical term.