All Property articles – Page 332
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Centros plans Castle View overhaul
Developer Centros has submitted plans for the 150 million Castle View shopping centre in Lancaster.
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Fashion trio barter for lease on South Molton Street site
Three leading fashion retailers are vying for what is set to be one of the most sought-after retail development sites in London’s West End for years.
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Regional malls continue to deliver for House of Fraser despite fuel worries
House of Fraser is bucking the sales downturn at out-of-town centres, recording like-for-like rises at its stores in regional malls despite claims that consumers are cutting back on visits.
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NewsOxford Circus to get £4m diagonal junction crossing
Oxford Circus is due to undergo a £4 million Japanese-style makeover, which will allow shoppers to cross the busy junction diagonally for the first time and massively ease congestion in the area.
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NewsForever 21 targets London as it gears up for UK entry
US fashion chain Forever 21 wants to open up to four stores in London to kick off its push into the UK.
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Analysis
A solid anchor
John Lewis is by far the most popular choice of anchor stores among shopping centre owners. But will the effects of the downturn dampen the attraction? Ben Cooper investigates
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BPF sets up hotline for empty rates complaints
The British Property Federation (BPF) is stepping up its campaign against charging full rates on empty shops, calling on businesses to rally together to explain the effects of the “stealth tax”.
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Government plans out-of-town impact test
The Government is to unveil planning laws today to stem out-of-town developments and safeguard high streets.
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Tories caution on out-of-town quashing independents
A Conservative Party commission on the future of small shops has recommended the party adopts a tough stance against out-of-town parks to protect town centres.
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Jones Lang LaSalle buys Churston Heard
Property agency Churston Heard has become the latest niche retail firm to be acquired in a takeover by Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Oxford Circus to get £4m makeover
Oxford Circus is set to receive a 4 million makeover to help ease congestion for shoppers at the busy London intersection.
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Primark picks C&A man for Continental move
Value fashion specialist Primark has poached an executive from European retailer C&A as it prepares for expansion on the Continent.
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Summer Row gets green light
Legal action that had threatened the beginning of construction work on Multi Development’s Summer Row scheme in Wolverhampton has been dropped.
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Modus plans overhaul of Lincoln’s retail offer
Modus has submitted plans for a mixed-use scheme in Lincoln to open in early 2012.
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Opinion
A tenants' market
Speaking to a leading expert on the retail market at today’s Fashion Retail Academy graduation ceremony, we got onto the subject of new shopping centres and why, if the market is so bad, they all seem to be opening almost fully let.
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Marks & Spencer pulls out of Taiwan
Marks & Spencer is to close all its stores in Taiwan after just 14 months of trading in the country, dealing another blow to the embattled retailer.
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French lingerie brand hunts for first UK site
French lingerie retailer Soleil Sucr is planning to break into the UK market with its first store opening.
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Analysis
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AnalysisManchester: Still ahead of the game
Can Manchester hold on to its slot as the leading retail light of the Northwest or is Liverpool stealing a march after the opening of the mammoth Liverpool One scheme? By John Ryan
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Is out of town out of fashion?
The soaring cost of fuel is hurting consumers and retailers alike, but was Sir Stuart Rose right when he claimed that out-of-town centres are being hit the hardest? Ben Cooper investigates