All Property articles – Page 314
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Retailers’ expansion abroad continued in 2008 despite downturn
International expansion by retailers continued throughout 2008 despite the tough global economic climate, a report has revealed.
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NewsTesco to ramp up telecoms shops
Tesco is to double the number of in-store telecoms shops in its supermarkets by the end of the year.
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NewsNearly 20,000 jobs threatened by business rates rise
Business rates rises could kill off nearly 600 retail businesses resulting in 19,300 redundancies by 2012, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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UK retains position as most international market
The UK has retained its position at the top of the international market rankings.According to a survey conducted by property agency CB Richard Ellis, the UK is still home to more international retailers than any other market.As part of the study, How Global is the Business of Retail?, 280 retailers ...
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AnalysisService charges: Lip service to retailers or a plan of action?
The 10-point plan to reduce service charges announced last week promised action on an issue that has long infuriated retailers. Ben Cooper investigates how it is going to work in practice
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NewsMen’s fashion brand Boggi enters the UK
Italian menswear retailer Boggi has entered the UK market with a store in the West End of London and plans to open at least four more in the Southeast.It has opened on Jermyn Street – famed for its upmarket tailored menswear stores – and has signed for a second unit ...
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Shopping centre plans for Europe slow down
More than 75 million sq ft of planned shopping centre development space in Europe has been axed or put on hold as a result of the global downturn.According to a report from property agency Cushman & Wakefield, about 107.6 million sq ft of new shopping centre space will open across ...
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Opinion
Second time lucky for Butlers?
Butlers had all but pulled out of the UK retail scene, but now it is on the verge of reinventing itself and having another crack at the market. Will it be successful?
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NewsOpening date set for Bath's Southgate scheme
Multi Development has confirmed the opening date for the first phase of its Southgate project in Bath.
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NewsMarks & Spencer signs to Aberdeen's Union Square
Marks & Spencer has signed to anchor Union Square in Aberdeen when the scheme opens this autumn.
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NewsWork under way on Oxford Circus diagonal crossing
Work began this week on a project to transform London’s shopping mecca Oxford Circus.A new diagonal crossing, based on Tokyo’s famous Shibuya crossing, will be built on the intersection between Regent Street and Oxford Street in the West End.Westminster Council said the work will make ...
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NewsPerfectHome accelerates expansion
Rent-to-buy specialist PerfectHome is ramping up its store expansion as cash-strapped shoppers drive sales.
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NewsGermany’s Butlers plots UK comeback
German homewares retailer Butlers, which offloaded all but one of its UK shops last year, is gearing up to open a tranche of new stores.
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OpinionNow we need real action on service charges
It’s not the most glamorous of subjects, but service charge is one of the areas where retailers have been paying through the nose for decades. Finally, it seems, landlords are willing to have a serious conversation about it.Retailers will delight in any plan to save them money in these tight ...
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NewsAsda to build its largest store in Northern Ireland
Supermarket retailer Asda has been given the nod to build what will be its largest store in Northern Ireland after nearly three years of awaiting a planning decision.Asda will now develop the 54,000 sq ft store at a cost of £25m at outlet centre Junction One in Antrim.The decision to ...
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NewsSpecsavers relocates Leeds store
Optician Specsavers is to relocate its store in Leeds into a unit double the size of its existing city centre shop.
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NewsCardiff's St David's 2 shopping centre adds raft of new retailers
Land Securities and Capital Shopping Centres have added a major wave of retailers to the St David’s 2 shopping centre in Cardiff, taking the scheme to nearly 55 per cent let.
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NewsNew Look signs for Southgate in Bath
New Look has signed up for a store at the Southgate development in Bath.
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NewsNew website highlights business impact of empty rates
The British Property Federation has launched a website highlighting the impact empty property rates have on businesses.
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NewsRetailers and landlords join forces to cut service charges
A consortium of some of the country’s top retailers and landlords has produced guidelines for landlords laying out ways they can cut retailers’ service charge bills by up to 20 per cent.