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Opinion
In need of a bit of relief
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.
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Analysis
A solid anchor
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
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Opinion
A tenants' market
Speaking to a leading expert on the retail market at today’s Fashion Retail Academy graduation ceremony, we got onto the subject of new shopping centres and why, if the market is so bad, they all seem to be opening almost fully let.
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AnalysisManchester: Still ahead of the game
Can Manchester hold on to its slot as the leading retail light of the Northwest or is Liverpool stealing a march after the opening of the mammoth Liverpool One scheme? By John Ryan
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Analysis
Is out of town out of fashion?
The soaring cost of fuel is hurting consumers and retailers alike, but was Sir Stuart Rose right when he claimed that out-of-town centres are being hit the hardest? Ben Cooper investigates
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Analysis
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Analysis
Inside Westfield London
20 years in the making, the UK’s most eagerly awaited shopping centre is finally taking shape. Tim Danaher gets a preview of Westfield London as it gears up for its opening in October
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Opinion
Westfield is coming
Westfield London is taking shape fast. I visited the giant west London shopping centre last Friday, as the Australian developer gears up to start the marketing campaign to make consumers aware of what the new centre is all about.
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AnalysisBattle on the western front
Westfield London is banking on drawing shoppers from the capital’s other retail hubs when it opens in October, but how severe could the outflow be? Ben Cooper investigates the effect it could have
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Opinion
Where the value lies
Land Securities’ £100 million planning application to redevelop Liverpool’s St John’s Centre, featured in last week’s Retail Week, isn’t the type of development story you see too often these days.
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Analysis
The brave look east
The shoppers of the former Eastern Bloc have huge pent-up spending power and a development boom is creating opportunities for Western retailers. Ben Cooper reports
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Opinion
Out of town, out of fashion
Out-of-town retailing, whether through mega malls or retail parks, has been the focus of retailers’ expansion for the past two decades. But the balance is starting to shift.
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Analysis
Route to market
Market towns may not be blessed with the same level of footfall as the high street, but, in these cash-strapped times, they can provide some precious stability. Ben Cooper assesses their worth
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Opinion
The hidden shops of St Pancras
The past few years have been a golden age for travel retailing. The growth of low-cost travel and the increasingly commercial outlook of airport, station and roadside landlords have created huge opportunities for retailers to take advantage of captive shoppers with time to kill.
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Analysis
One step forward
Grosvenor is intent on transforming Liverpool into a magnet for shoppers with its hotly trailed Liverpool One scheme. After phase one’s opening last week, Ben Cooper says it has every chance
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Opinion
Under starter's orders
Being a retailer on the hunt for new stores at the moment must be a case of seeing who blinks first.
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Analysis
Paved with gold
With retailers’ turnover rising alongside rents, London’s retail property market continues to defy gravity, but how long will it last? John Ryan takes a look at the findings of a new report
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Opinion
John Lewis goes green
News that John Lewis is planning to enter the Irish market by opening a department store in Dublin will send shockwaves through the city’s close-knit retail scene.
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AnalysisLeicester: Time to mix it up
Never one of the UK’s more glamorous retail destinations, Leicester is about to have its shopping offer transformed. Ben Cooper visits the city to find out what is so different about its scheme
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Opinion
Property is key to M&S success
Property played an unusually large part in Marks & Spencer’s full-year results presentation today.