All Property articles – Page 274
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NewsJack Wills to expand further overseas
Preppy fashion retailer Jack Wills is to expand further internationally, with the US, Europe and the Far East in its sights.
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NewsFonehouse hunts new stores as old ones are refitted
Mobile phone retailer Fonehouse is ramping up the roll-out of its new store format as it plans to triple its store count by early next year.
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Opinion
Birmingham, retail laboratory
Birmingham seems to be the place to go for bold retailing experiments at the moment. But will they prove successful?
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NewsTesco completes sale and leaseback of 21 shops
Tesco has completed a sale and leaseback transaction as it continues with its programme to release value from its UK property portfolio.
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NewsSainsbury's suffers setback in plans to move HQ to King's Cross
Sainsbury’s has suffered a setback in its plans to move its head office to King’s Cross after a lack of buyers for its current Holborn location.
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OpinionDuplication isn't what you need
HMV’s announcement last month that it is closing 60 stores is a sensible response to the company’s problems.
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NewsWHSmith buys 22 shops from British Bookshops & Stationers
WHSmith has bought 22 shops and intellectual property from collapsed books chain British Bookshops & Stationers for £1.05m.
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NewsPets Corner profits up as it plots expansion
Pets retailer Pets Corner has notched up pretax profits of £1.14m in the three months to the end of December – a quarterly rise of 105%.
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NewsFormer Borders boss plans new retail business
Philip Downer, the former boss of defunct bookseller Borders UK, is mulling a new retail venture.
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AnalysisTime for retail to come in from the cold
After three snowy, sales-depleting winters in a row, are the icy temperatures here to stay in the UK and can retailers do anything to lessen the impact of the weather? Charlotte Hardie reports
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NewsFresh & Easy hunts small stores to extend its reach
Fresh & Easy, Tesco’s US business, is considering smaller stores as it seeks out new locations in northern California.
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NewsIrish parties promise to end upward-only rents
Upward-only rent reviews are set to be banned on existing leases in Ireland if the highly anticipated coalition government is installed.
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NewsWaterstone's to close 11 shops
Waterstone’s will close 11 stores as part of parent HMV’s plan to shed 60 stores across the group this year.
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NewsBravissimo to launch new womenswear fascia
Lingerie retailer Bravissimo is to launch a new fascia and expand its offer to a full womenswear range.
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NewsHMV begins closing stores
HMV has shut nine shops as part of its plans to close 60 across the group as it seeks to cut costs.
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NewsBurberry to move into Habitat store on Regent Street
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry is to take the store on Regent Street which is currently occupied by Habitat.
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NewsO2 store managers most at risk due to retail restructure
O2 store managers are most at risk by store closures and the management restructure, according to the Communication Workers Union.
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NewsFormer owners buy 12 Suits You stores
Peter Lucas and Arafa Holding, the former owners of collapsed menswear chain Suits You, have acquired 12 of its 66 stores through Baird Group and relaunched them under the Suitdirect fascia.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Will participating landlords be able to recharge the cost of CRC allowances to the tenant?
Following plans to divert revenue raised by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme, will participating landlords be able to recharge the cost of CRC allowances to the tenant?
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NewsDune creates IT platform to back expansion plans
Dune aims to have 250 overseas stores within the next three to four years, up from the 150 shops it had previously planned. 50 will be wholly owned stores and the other 200 will be franchises.