All Property articles – Page 11
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News
Warehouse rentals soar as ecommerce continues rapid growth
A record amount of warehouse space was let in the last three months as multichannel and online retailers sought to expand capacity to meet growing ecommerce demand.
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Revo chief executive warns of £2bn retail rent blackhole
Revo’s chief executive has warned of the consequences of retailers not paying rents, saying landlords are facing a £2bn arrears blackhole that will have knock-on effects across the industry.
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Analysis
100 days since stores reopened: 10 key lessons retailers have learned
Today marks 100 days since retailers were allowed to reopen their stores following lockdown – and the retail landscape has changed dramatically. Retail Week analyses the key lessons retailers have learned since June 15
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Analysis
Analysis: Can retail survive a second national coronavirus lockdown?
As Covid restrictions tighten and the prospect looms of further ‘circuit breaker’ measures, Retail Week looks at how the industry would fare in a second lockdown.
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Face time: Andy Street on reinventing city centres and John Lewis’ Birmingham closure
Mayor of the West Midlands and former John Lewis managing director Andy Street tells Retail Week why he thinks ‘reimagined’ city centres have a bright future and talks of his surprise that his former employer chose to shut its Grand Central store.
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Asda to pilot convenience format and B&Q shop-in-shops
Asda is to test a new convenience store format and launch B&Q shop-in-shops inside four of its largest superstores.
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Face time: Andy Burnham on how to revive city centres and protect retail during a second wave
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaks to Retail Week about how to get shoppers back to city centres, what needs to be done to protect the retail sector if a second coronavirus wave is to hit and why supermarkets need to do more to enforce the wearing of face masks.
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Opinion
Andy Clarke: ‘Consumers haven’t felt the real pain yet, but they will’
It’s the cliché of 2020 to read that we are in unprecedented times, or this, that and the other have been changed forever by the Covid crisis.
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Opinion
‘Landmark CVA vote must usher in a New Look for retail rents’
One line stood out in New Look chief executive Nigel Oddy’s statement this afternoon after creditors rubber-stamped its controversial company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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News
New Look future hangs in balance as property giants reject CVA
Two of New Look’s biggest landlords are poised to vote against its crunch CVA today in a move that will throw the fashion retailer’s survival into doubt.
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Boohoo eyes New Look as crunch CVA vote looms
Boohoo is understood to be planning a swoop on New Look if its CVA is not voted through by landlords this week, with the fashion retailer warning it could collapse without rent cuts.
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Analysis
Analysis: How coronavirus has shifted JD Sports boss Cowgill’s priorities
JD Sports has made a name for itself as one of UK retail’s star performers. And despite the hammer blows coronavirus has delivered to swathes of the sector, the sports fashion giant has emerged bruised but still swinging.
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New Look: Fate lies with landlords as sale option shut off
The future of fashion retailer New Look now relies upon landlords after a sale process conducted in tandem with a CVA proposal failed to produce a deal.
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Quiz wins better rental terms following stores administration
Fashion retailer Quiz has won more flexible leases after putting its stores business into administration to conduct a restructuring.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can city centres rebound in a coronavirus world?
As one-time commuters predominantly continue to work from home post-lockdown, Retail Week assesses what can be done to encourage people to return to hard-hit city centres
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News
Pret a Manger to launch coffee subscription service
Pret a Manger is launching a coffee subscription service as it ramps up its multichannel strategy.
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Opinion
Jacqueline Gold: ‘We’ve put more family money into Ann Summers, but now I’m facing a CVA’
The Covid-19 pandemic has been an extraordinary time for all retailers. With all our stores closed at Ann Summers, the focus shifted to online, and thanks to the heroics of our colleagues, we managed to meet a significant step up in demand while people were in lockdown. I can’t imagine why…
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News
Ann Summers ponders CVA after ‘toughest year’
Lingerie and sex toys specialist Ann Summers is poised to launch a CVA after suffering increased losses in its latest reported year.
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Next to open beauty stores in former Intu Debenhams branches
Fashion giant Next has signed deals with retail property group Intu to open new-concept beauty halls.
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Retailers and landlords clash over rent holiday
The biggest lobby groups representing retailers and landlords have become embroiled in a row over rent holidays amid the coronavirus crisis.