All Property articles – Page 235
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OpinionWe must breathe new life into our high streets
When Mary Portas conducted her review of the high street last year the popular view was that it was a response to decline. But the real issue for our high streets is divergence.
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NewsChain retail store numbers continue to grow
The total number of retail chain stores in the UK has continued to grow over the last three years despite the impact of online shopping.
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OpinionWhat impact will the recession have online?
So we’re in recession again. Cue further rending of garments and raise the wailing a semitone or two. The tune’s becoming familiar now.
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NewsM&Co opens first Middle East store
Fashion retailer M&Co has opened its first store in the Middle East, launching its growth plans in the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsChinese retailer Bosideng's first UK store set to open
Chinese clothing retailer Bosideng is to open its first store in the UK this summer.
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OpinionM-commerce puts the high street under pressure
To click or to wander? Last month, Boston Consulting Group published findings stating that the UK has the largest internet economy of the G20.
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NewsUK retailers targeted for Las Vegas market extravaganza
UK retailers are being targeted to take space in Las Vegas’ new retail extravaganza Grand Bazaar Shops.
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NewsGovernment reveals 12 Portas Pilots
The Government has revealed which 12 town centres are to pilot Mary Portas’ recommendations to revitalise their high streets.
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NewsGovernment to reveal Portas Pilots tomorrow
The Government will reveal the 12 ‘Portas pilot’ towns that will be used to try out ideas put forward in the Mary Portas’ High Street Review tomorrow.
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NewsM&S latest retailer to slow down store expansion
Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to switch the lights to amber on UK store expansion plans as punishing trading conditions persist and multichannel retail grows.
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NewsSales soar at The Entertainer as sector rivals close down
Specialist toy retailer The Entertainer posted a surge in sales in its first quarter as it filled the gap left by closed Woolworths, Early Learning Centre and Hawkin’s Bazaar stores.
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NewsBlue Inc thrives due to brand expansion and store acquisitions
The young fashion retailer thrived in the recession but times could be about to get tougher.
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NewsHilco hired to shut Birthdays and Clintons stores
Restructuring specialist Hilco has been drafted in to close Birthdays and Clintons stores
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Real in talks with Auchan over sale of CEE business
Metro’s hypermarket division Real is in talks with French retailer Auchan over the sale of its Central and Eastern European (CEE) business, Manager Magazin reported. The operations include Poland, Russia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.In 2011, Real in CEE ran 110 out of 426 Real stores, with net sales accounting for ...
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NewsClinton Cards: List of 44 store closures revealed
More than 40 Clintons and Birthdays stores will shut by the end of May, affecting 300 full and part-time staff. Full closure list below.
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NewsAnother 60 Clinton Cards staff made redundant
An extra 60 jobs have been lost across Clinton Cards’ head office and retail operations, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsM&S presses button on new phase of store revamps as profits fall
Marks & Spencer has reported a fall in full-year profit but said strategic progress is being made and that remodelled stores are outperforming the rest of its estate.
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GalleryTravel retail: Airports and railway stations
Travel retail is picking up pace at railway stations and airports. John Ryan assesses some retail offers for those on the move.
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NewsArmani opens in Wales for first time
Designer fashion label Armani is opening its first store in Wales in St David’s shopping centre, Cardiff, it is understood.
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NewsVictoria’s Secret races to open London shops for the Olympics
First UK stores to open days before the Games as the retailer aims to capitalise on tourism boom.