More property – Page 77
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OpinionComment: There must be a fairer way of setting business rates for retailers
Given the current state of the market, some of Britain’s leading retailers have called on the government to freeze business rates next year – and can you blame them?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Using warehouses to promote multichannel
Retailers are using warehouses to promote their multichannel credentials in out-of-town schemes.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Vision Express flagship Oxford Street
Vision Express opened its new flagship store on Oxford Street today.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers rally for 2013 business rates relief
Steep increases in business rates are hurting retailers in the tough trading climate. Tiffany Holland reports on Fair Rates for Retail, our campaign for a rates freeze next year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the supermarkets
Food retail has been transformed in the last 20 years. Rebecca Thomson looks at how the sector has changed and its prospects.
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OpinionComment: Competition in sports retail
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct was the market leader in its category last week and remains so this week following the drawn-out demise of JJB Sports.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Exploring the challenges of retail acquisitions
Over the past year a number of acquisitions have been made by retailers. Liz Morrell explores the challenges of the deals and subsequent integration.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Sports Direct - Ashley 5, the OFT 0?
Mike Ashley has been running rings around Sports Direct’s rivals in sports retailing.
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Opinion
Blog: Retail technology - it’s a question of choice
It’s been easy for observers in recent years to conclude that the High Street is dying.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: Is there any movement on liability to pay full business rates on empty shops?
Is there any movement yet on the onerous liability to pay full business rates on empty shops?
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Analysis
Analysis: A new phase for retail in London’s West End
London’s West End has bucked the downturn but it can still be improved. Nicola Harrison looks at the latest vision for the district.
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OpinionComment: Are joint store concepts the way foward?
Exciting news from Japan, where two of the country’s leading retailers are teaming up to launch a joint store concept.
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AnalysisInfographic: Primark Tottenham Court Road
Value fashion gaint Primark opened its second Oxford Street store today, at the Tottenham Court Road end of the shopping Mecca.
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OpinionComment: Farewell to Allders as closure looms
That the demise of one shop can command such attention in a retail landscape scarred by CVAs and large administrations is a reflection of the place Allders holds in British retailing history.
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AnalysisInfographic: Westfield Stratford City’s first year in numbers
Westfield Stratford City celebrates its first anniversary today after welcoming 47 million shoppers though its doors. Retail Week takes a look at the East London shopping centre’s first year figures.
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OpinionComment: Property’s change of pace
In terms of retail property, 2012 has been a year of extremes.
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OpinionComment: Retail property sector should adapt in a changing world
Stephen Hawking once said, “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change”. Well, the world is buzzing with change, but what are we doing about it?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How should grocers grow in the future?
Grocers are moving away from hypermarkets to focus on a more diverse portfolio that recognises the importance of ecommerce and convenience.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Changes in the distribution centre property market
It’s all go in the distribution centre property market, where dedicated and hybrid logistics models are altering the requirements of retailers, and internet fulfilment are rewriting the rules.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can shopping centres embrace technology?
Shopping centres and technology at first seemed like adversaries, then uneasy bedfellows, but now they are positively united – or at least they should be.