All Property articles – Page 334
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Opinion
Out of town, out of fashion
Out-of-town retailing, whether through mega malls or retail parks, has been the focus of retailers’ expansion for the past two decades. But the balance is starting to shift.
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News
Liverpool One notches up 1m visits
Since opening just over two weeks ago, Grosvenor’s Liverpool One shopping centre has chalked up over a million visits, according to the developer.
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News
Retail rents sink to lowest since 1990s
Retail rents have fallen to their lowest level since the mid-1990s and can be expected to decline for a further three years, according to a report published by property consultancy Colliers CRE.
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Analysis
Route to market
Market towns may not be blessed with the same level of footfall as the high street, but, in these cash-strapped times, they can provide some precious stability. Ben Cooper assesses their worth
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News
High petrol cost hitting out-of-town, says Rose
The rising cost of fuel is benefiting the high street at the expense of out-of-town retail parks, said Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose.
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News
More delays hit Geographic’s debut in London
National Geographic’s plans to open its first European store have been hit by further delays because of spiralling costs.
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Tailor Turnbull & Asser heads for City of London scheme
Hammerson has signed West End tailor Turnbull & Asser to its development at 125 Old Broad Street in the City of London.
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Italy’s Geox embarks on UK growth assault
Italian footwear giant Geox has kick-started ambitious UK expansion plans.
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Opinion
The hidden shops of St Pancras
The past few years have been a golden age for travel retailing. The growth of low-cost travel and the increasingly commercial outlook of airport, station and roadside landlords have created huge opportunities for retailers to take advantage of captive shoppers with time to kill.
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News
Wal-Mart sells property firm Gazeley
Wal-Mart is to sell Gazeley, the property development subsidiary of Asda, to Dubai World company Economic Zones World.
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Analysis
One step forward
Grosvenor is intent on transforming Liverpool into a magnet for shoppers with its hotly trailed Liverpool One scheme. After phase one’s opening last week, Ben Cooper says it has every chance
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News
The Rock set to be star of Bury town centre
Construction is underway on a 350 million regeneration scheme in Bury town centre.
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News
Tiffany and Mulberry sign for Westfield luxury zone
Westfield has signed two new retailers to the luxury area of its west London development.
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Opinion
Under starter's orders
Being a retailer on the hunt for new stores at the moment must be a case of seeing who blinks first.
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News
Retail-led Rotherham regeneration revealed
Liverpool-based developer Iliad has revealed plans to regenerate the town centre of Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
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News
Crunch helps retailers improve lease terms
Retailers are using the downturn to take advantage of driving better terms from their landlords, according to research from the CBI and property agent GVA Grimley.
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News
Morrisons to exploit surplus space for non-food retailers
Morrisons has become the latest of the big supermarkets to exploit its property portfolio with plans for non-food retail developments on parts of its sites.
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News
Wilkinson to open first store in Scotland
Value retailer Wilkinson is to take its discount offer north of the border with the opening of its first store in Scotland this autumn.
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Analysis
Paved with gold
With retailers’ turnover rising alongside rents, London’s retail property market continues to defy gravity, but how long will it last? John Ryan takes a look at the findings of a new report
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News
Liverpool One opens
Grosvenor’s 1 billion retail, leisure and residential scheme Liverpool One opens its doors today.