All Property articles – Page 290
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NewsWestfield Stratford signs raft of retailers
Westfield has said it has made “excellent progress” at its Stratford shopping centre, with a raft of signings including Primark, Topshop and H&M.
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NewsUK remains international retailers’ favourite
The UK has retained its position as the most attractive market for international retailers to expand into as the growth in retail expansion has slowed amid the economic crisis.
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch sister brand Gilly Hicks signs to debut at Westfield London
Abercrombie & Fitch sister brand Gilly Hicks will make its debut in the UK this autumn after signing its first store at Westfield London.
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NewsBijou Brigitte eyes shopping centres for UK growth
German accessories retailer Bijou Brigitte plans to open up to 20 stores in the UK this year.
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NewsMountain Warehouse to hike up expansion
Outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse is gearing up for further expansion after reporting post-tax profits of £3.9m in the year to February 28, up 72% on last year.
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OpinionBest Buy: Just another big box?
One thing seems almost certain: The first UK Best Buy store will be another example of big box retailing at its least imaginative. Drive past the Thurrock store-to-be and the yellow and blue logo is certainly large, but it will be a real bombshell if the interior is in any measure appreciably different from its rivals’.
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NewsForever 21 on track for UK debut in Birmingham
US fashion giant Forever 21 has signed its second deal for a UK store in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre, which is likely to be its first to open here.
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NewsGame suffers body blow as two top chiefs exit amid results woe
Game was dealt a blow this week with the exit of its two most senior executives as it revealed a sharp fall in full-year profits and turnover and plans to close more than 100 stores.
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NewsBeales kicks off stores drive with new format
Department store group Beales has opened a standalone menswear shop at Fareham in Hampshire.
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AnalysisShopping centre sustainablity: A force for good
While shopping centre sustainability initiatives can be constrained by negotiations, a wave of legislation could force home the potential savings
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OpinionThe sustainability drive
Sustainability is now firmly on everybody’s agenda - with businesses placed in the middle expected to deliver on the targets of government and the aspirations of the consumer, says Land Securities chief execurive Francis Salway.
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DataICM Poll: The influence of ethical retail practices
In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,045 adults aged 18 and over between April 9 and 11, 2010 about retailers’ ethical processes.
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OpinionThe land of plenty?
The supermarkets seem to think there’s unlimited opportunity to open convenience stores. But is there?
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NewsDream profits and sales for bed market leader
Bed retailer Dreams has bucked the downturn to achieve pre-tax operating profits up 36% to a record £18.4m last year as it drove costs down and benefited from economies of scale.
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NewsSainsbury’s hits convenience store target
Sainsbury’s has hit its first year convenience store target as it seeks to build further the convenience side of the business.
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NewsAsda plans 150 Living stores in bid to be UK’s leading non-food retailer
Asda has confirmed that it is aiming to become the UK’s biggest non-food retailer by growing the number of Asda Living stores fivefold to 150.
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NewsWhole Foods Market revives UK expansion
US organic grocer Whole Foods Market has revived its plans for expansion in the UK as its US business starts to recover from the economic slump.
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OpinionReinventing the retail park
H&M’s move to open more retail park stores shows how the nature out of town retailing is changing.
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NewsBestseller Ireland goes to court over rents
Bestseller Retail Ireland, which operates young fashion chains Jack & Jones and Vero Moda in the Republic of Ireland, is due to enter a High Court battle with landlords this week over its attempts to exit its leases, according to reports.
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OpinionA pop-up own-goal
Pop-up stores are a great way to inject some fresh, new, creative blood into the retail mix of a flagging shopping centre. But if shoppers know that another one’s coming soon, pop-ups’ guerrilla-like nature is undermined.