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AnalysisRoadworks: Roads to retail ruin?
Roadworks are changing the face of major high streets, but are the future benefits worth the disruption to retailers?
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OpinionThe real enemy of independent retailers
Multiple retailers often get the blame when independent stores go out of business. But they’re not the biggest threat to the existence of small specialist retailers.
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NewsKingfisher appoints new group property director
Kingfisher has appointed Ian Playford, chief executive of western Europe and Russia at landlord Parkridge Holdings, as its new group property director.
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NewsEntries open for Oracle Retail Week Awards 2010
The deadline for entries to the 2010 Oracle Retail Week Awards, the biggest event in the retail calendar has been extended to November 6.
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NewsDanish accessories and jewellery brand to hit UK
Danish accessories and jewellery brand Pieces Accessories has secured its first UK standalone shop at Grand Arcade in Cambridge.
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Manchester centre offers deals to fill voids
Landlord Aviva has launched a short-term pricing deal for its Triangle Shopping Centre in Manchester.
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NewsFive fashion retailers sign up at St David’s shopping centre
Five fashion retailers have signed up to the new extension at St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff, which opens on October 22.
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AnalysisRetailers investing in mixed-use sports stadia face challenges
As development opportunities dry up, retailers are investing in mixed-use sports stadia. But, as Sara McCorquodale finds, getting such projects off the ground isn’t easy
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NewsÇilek to open third UK store
Turkish bespoke children’s bedroom furniture and accessories retailer Çilek is to open its third UK store as it sets out expansion plans for the UK.
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NewsDiscount store numbers climb by 60%
The number of discount shops such as Poundland and 99p Stores has surged by 60% during the downturn.
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NewsShopping centre offers short-term deals to attract retailers
A new initiative to draw in retailers has been launched by bosses at the Triangle Shopping Centre in Manchester.
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OpinionShopping centre openings: The end of an era?
This autumn’s shopping centre openings are going to be the last for a while - the question is, will we see many more of their ilk again?
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NewsCurrys unveils first mezzanine Megastore
DSGi-owned electricals chain Currys yesterday opened its first Megastore incorporating a mezzanine floor, enabling the retailer to merchandise its assortment more effectively than ever before.
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NewsDiscounters lead way as 60% of Woolworths stores snapped up
Nearly 60% of the 800 former Woolworths stores have been let or are under offer, assuaging fears that the variety store group’s demise is turning town centres into ghost towns.
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NewsHigh street void rates begin to slow
The number of stores lying vacant on high streets rose by 0.4% to 12.6% in the three months to August, but the rate of increase has slowed.
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NewsItalian retail giant Gruppo Coin looks for UK stores
Italian retailer Gruppo Coin is seeking suitable UK locations to launch its department stores and fast-fashion chain OVS.
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OpinionCVAs are creating a two-tier high street
The words “benevolent” and “landlords” will rarely have been seen in the same sentence in Retail Week. Yet just four months after JJB, the UK’s major retail property owners have once again saved a struggling retailer’s skin by supporting a CVA, this time for Focus.
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AnalysisProperty: A true test of Yorkshire grit
The recession has hit Yorkshire hard and a number of big shopping centres are now on hold. Ben Cooper asks when the development scene in the county will get back on track
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NewsWoolies Watch: What happened to your local Woolworths?
Updated: New research shows that 60% of former Woolworths stores have been let. Retail Week is monitoring local reports of the impact these new store openings are having in communities across Britain.
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NewsWestfield UK occupancy rises, but rental income falls
Shopping centre owner Westfield today reported a recovery in occupancy in its UK shopping centre portfolio, but said its income from its UK centres had fallen.