All Property articles – Page 325
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NewsAnthropologie homes in on West End debut
Urban Outfitters’ sister brand Anthropologie is reported to be close to signing its first UK store in the former Wedgwood shop on London’s Regent Street.
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Analysis
Planning process holding up retail development
An underfunded and overcomplicated planning process is holding up the development of shopping centres and supermarkets, costing retailers valuable trading time. Ben Cooper asks how it could be made more efficient.
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Retailers win key victory on rents
Smaller retailers have won a key concession in the battle to secure monthly rental payments.
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Lancaster gets green light for £150m city centre scheme
Centros has been given the nod to develop a 150 million mixed use scheme in Lancaster city centre.
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Opinion
Property comment: Recession? What recession?
You could be forgiven for thinking that there’s not much to be optimistic about in UK retail at the moment. But maybe the foreign retailers still flooding into the UK have seen something we haven’t?
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M&S to axe roles after capital expenditure cuts
Marks & Spencer is to axe dozens of jobs after deciding to scale back its store expansion and refurbishment plans.
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Aldi and Travelodge to open on joint premises
Aldi and Travelodge have joined forces to launch hybrid supermarket-hotel developments to serve cost conscious consumers in the downturn.
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String of up-for-sale MFI stores set to shut
Some of the 81 MFI stores placed into administration last week are to close because no purchasers have been identified.
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Analysis
Retailers snap up former pub and petrol station spaces
As many petrol stations and pubs fold in the unforgiving climate, canny retailers are snapping up their space for its convenience.
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Livingston shopping centre to reveal Elements Square extension
The 130 million extension to the Almondvale shopping centre at Livingston in Scotland is set to open on Thursday.
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Habitat axes more stores to staunch losses
Furniture retailer Habitat is continuing with a programme of store closures as part of its plans to revive its fortunes.
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Landlords believe switch to monthly rents is inevitable
Landlords increasingly believe they will have to cave in to retailers’ demands to pay rent monthly rather than quarterly, as a study this week revealed the landlords’ weakening position in the difficult economic climate.
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Opinion
Monthly rents cease fire?
Last week’s coming together of retailers and landlords over the vexed question of rental payment periods was more of a détente than a clash of the titans.
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Woolworths to sell nine store leases to Tesco
Variety store group Woolworths has struck an agreement to sell the leases on up to nine stores to Tesco for up to 9 million and will use the cash to reduce borrowings.
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Jagtiani targets 250 stores as he mulls global prospects
Dubai-based retail group Landmark is to open a raft of stores and launch in new markets as well as create a Middle Eastern department store format.
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Leeds’ Clarence Dock development to unveil retail phase
The retail area of the 260 million Clarence Dock scheme in Leeds is due to open tomorrow.
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Analysis
Westfield: Down and out in Derby?
Westfield’s UK centre debut in Derby has been a success, but its arrival has unsettled the rest of the city centre. A year on from its opening, Ben Cooper examines the extent of the fallout.
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CACI: London and Southeast hold key to discounter growth
A report from location analyst CACI pinpoints London and the Southeast as presenting the greatest opportunity for discount retailers.
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Out-of-town sites lose shoppers
Shoppers are shunning out-of-town centres as the poor economic climate continues to affect consumers.
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West End needs £24m Olympics lift, says council
Retail in London’s West End is under serious threat unless investment is increased ahead of the 2012 Olympics, Westminster City Council warned this week.