All Property articles – Page 231
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NewsSchuh ahead of pack to take Oxford Street store
Footwear retailer Schuh is understood to be the frontrunner to take over Foot Locker’s large Oxford Street store.
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NewsMaplin invests £40m to improve business
New chief executive John Cleland to drive ecommerce and boost store numbers by 50%.
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NewsGio Goi comes off the high street
Fashion retailer Gio Goi has scrapped all its UK stores as a result of tough trading conditions.
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AnalysisConsumer insight: Gap in the over 60s retail market
The UK’s population is ageing, making the over-60s an increasingly important consumer market. Rebecca Thomson meets consumers from that generation to find out how they shop, what the industry needs to improve and which retailers are winning their custom.
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NewsStore closure list: 17 more Clinton Cards closures
Clinton Cards’ administrator Zolfo Cooper is closing another 17 stores by Friday bringing the total number of closures to about 270.
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OpinionWhy there will always be room in the market for good indie stores
Multiple retailers and independents should not be enemies. Both are essential for healthy high streets says Clare Rayner, founder of Independent Retailer Month UK.
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NewsThe Kooples scales back UK expansion plans
French retailer The Kooples has pulled out of plans to open a store on Savile Row as it slows down its UK expansion plans.
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OpinionHigh Street Revival: Creating better town centres
You’d expect a conference bringing people together around the sombre fact that the North West has the highest number of empty shops to be a pretty solemn affair.
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NewsWestfield to reveal Croydon Whitgift plans next week
Shopping centre developer Westfield will next week reveal its £1bn plans to develop the Whitgift centre in Croydon.
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NewsData: UK retail regions ranked by spend
London’s West End has been ranked the top centre in the UK to expand into based on potential annual spend from residents, tourists and workers in 2012.
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Delay for Walmart de Mexico (Walmex) store extension
Walmart’s subsidiary Walmart de Mexico (Walmex) revealed that its plans to extend its store network will be delayed by 60 to 90 days.The retailer said: “The revision is primarily due to additional steps the company is adding to its real estate process that extends the average time required to open ...
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AnalysisThe changing world of electricals retailing
Electricals retailing has become an increasing challenge over the past 20 years. Rebecca Thomson looks at how it has changed.
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AnalysisKesa rebrands following lacklustre financial results
Kesa Electricals has revealed a business restructure and a new focus on multichannel retailing across its European network.
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AnalysisRevitalising Croydon’s retail: What do retailers need to know?
Since it was set ablaze in last year’s riots, retailers are showing renewed interest in Croydon, with talk of possible regeneration.
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GalleryIn pictures: Coast unveils Oxford Street flagship
Occasionwear retailer Coast has opened its London flagship on Oxford Street, with 30% of its clothing exclusive to the store as well as 60% of the accessories offer.
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NewsMFI’s Favell drafted in at Bathstore
Former MFI chief executive Gary Favell has been hired as the new boss of Bathstore after the big-ticket retailer was bought by investment firm Endless last month.
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Supermarket operator Hero to build Indonesia’s first Ikea store
Supermarket operator Hero will begin building Indonesia’s first Ikea store by the end of the year.A franchise agreement, signed in March, allows Hero to operate Ikea stores from 2014 to 2021 with an option to extend the licence and add more stores later.The first shop will be in Alam Sutera, ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch identifies 180 stores to close
Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has identified 180 stores to close over the next few years as it seeks to improve margins in US shops.The retailer will instead emphasise international expansion as part of its growth strategy. It will mainly close eponymous stores as well as Abercrombie children’s shops, though ...
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NewsMultichannel retailers only need 60 to 70 stores, says John Lewis boss
Retailers with an online presence will require only 60 to 70 shops in order to gain national coverage by 2020, John Lewis boss Andy Street said today.
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NewsShop vacancy rate drops in May
Shop vacancy rates fell by a marginal 0.1% to 14.5% in May, says research from the Local Data Company.