More property – Page 110
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Analysis
Planning for tomorrow
Decades of physical expansion could slow, but tackling the internet and sustainability are likely to be ever-present themes in 20 years, says Ben Cooper
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Opinion
Empty property rates mean bad news
Prime Minister Gordon Brown isn’t popular in many camps at the moment. And the retail property market is no exception.
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Analysis
Retail’s stealth tax
Changes to empty property rate relief laws that come into effect next week have infuriated retailers and landlords alike. Ben Cooper looks at how this could change the face of the retail property market
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Analysis
Tough talking
It’s no secret that life on the high street is tough at the moment and it’s the same story at out-of-town retail parks, with traditional tenants from a wide range of sectors all feeling the pinch.
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Analysis
Altered images
The retail park landscape is changing as tenants put their faith in smaller unit sizes and operators fight the online threat to their businesses. Ben Cooper assesses the state of the market
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Opinion
Do centres have it covered?
While those who booked Easter weekends by the sea were cursing the British weather, UK shopping centres – with their covered roofs – hit the jackpot.
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Analysis
Test the water
With a wave of overseas retailers homing in on the UK as a base for international expansion, Ben Cooper asks whether they will sink or swim in the volatile retail property market
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Opinion
Niche retailers need a break
“I hate landlords,” exclaimed William Landale, chief executive of furniture retailer Lombok. Speaking at last week’s Retail Week Conference, Landale rather descriptively said what many small, up-and-coming retailers were thinking.
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Opinion
Let’s keep the West End momentum up
There’s no doubt that this year poses challenges for the retail industry, with crunching credit and the nationalisation of Northern Rock sending a chill down retailers’ spines all over the UK.
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Analysis
A happy union?
With a large, wealthy catchment area and a clutch of city centre schemes cashing in on it, Aberdeen’s retail landscape is thriving. But will the arrival of another centre upset the balance? Ben Cooper investigates
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Opinion
Does your scheme service a clear need?
The property industry has been talking about it for a long time, but it has finally begun – last week marked the start of the opening of a huge glut of space in the UK.
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Analysis
Send out the right message
As the market gets tougher, landlords are having to become more imaginative to get customers in. But, as Ben Cooper discovers, how the marketing budget is spent can remain a contentious issue with retailers
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Opinion
Retailers must be coaxed back to the high street
Next week’s Retail Week Conference tackles, among other things, the challenge that retailers face this year with their property plans.
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AnalysisWestfield London: Centre of luxury?
The much-vaunted Westfield London scheme at White City may have bagged Louis Vuitton for its planned luxury retail area, but can it really draw top-name brands and big-money customers away from the West End? Ben Cooper reports
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Opinion
Mayoral candidates should address congestion
Tonight the New West End Company (NWEC) will lobby the London Mayoral Candidates to pedestrianise Oxford Street by 2012.
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Analysis
The right side of the tracks
The almighty St Pancras scheme shows just how much railway retail has advanced, with many retailers making their station debuts. But while the rewards are high, it’s no easy ride. By Ben Cooper
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Opinion
New formats, new shoppers?
The London property scene has been awash with flagship debuts in the past few weeks.
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Analysis
Tesco’s the talk of the town
While it may not be the full-line department store some claimed, Tesco’s plans to anchor shopping centres have sent shivers down rivals’ spines. Ben Cooper gets to the bottom of the story
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Opinion
Don’t all pounce at once
Landlords were finally given something to be pleased about last week when US retailer Hollister confirmed it had taken its first store in the UK.
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Analysis
Specialist subject
With an increasing number of specialist retail property agencies being taken over by bigger companies, is there a future for specialists and what can they offer? Ben Cooper reports