All Property articles – Page 338
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Analysis
Tough talking
It’s no secret that life on the high street is tough at the moment and it’s the same story at out-of-town retail parks, with traditional tenants from a wide range of sectors all feeling the pinch.
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Analysis
Retail’s stealth tax
Changes to empty property rate relief laws that come into effect next week have infuriated retailers and landlords alike. Ben Cooper looks at how this could change the face of the retail property market
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News
Trafford Centre extension launches
Trafford Centre’s latest offering, Barton Square, opened last week. The 70 million extension, linked to the main centre by a footbridge, specialises in homewares shopping.
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H&M unveils its flagship store in Oldham centre
H&M has opened a flagship store at the Spindles Town Square shopping centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
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Just for Pets searches for stores to take count to 40
Wynnstay Group plans to ramp up its Just for Pets retail brand and has instructed agent Salway Bradbury to search for suitable sites for new stores.
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Grand Arcade opens with a last-minute rush of recruits
Grosvenor’s Grand Arcade centre in Cambridge opened its doors yesterday, with a string of tenants joining at the last minute including Swedish children’s clothing retailer Polarn O Pyret, Laura Ashley and art retailer Castle Galleries.
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Sainsbury’s reveals £1.2bn property deal as sales rise again
Sainsbury’s has posted its 13th consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth and created a 1.2 billion joint venture to develop and improve stores.
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Gant to make standalone debut in Ireland
Fashion retailer Gant has signed for its first standalone store in Ireland at south Dublin’s Dundrum shopping centre.
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Opinion
Do centres have it covered?
While those who booked Easter weekends by the sea were cursing the British weather, UK shopping centres – with their covered roofs – hit the jackpot.
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Morrisons to open new Southeast distribution centre
Supermarket giant Morrisons is to open a new distribution centre at Sittingbourne in Kent, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.
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H&M to launch new-format store in Camden
Swedish fashion giant H&M is to launch a new-format store in Camden, north London.
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Analysis
Test the water
With a wave of overseas retailers homing in on the UK as a base for international expansion, Ben Cooper asks whether they will sink or swim in the volatile retail property market
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News
Dundrum Town Centre signs a raft of retailers
Dundrum Town Centre has let 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) of space in deals with retailers including Snow+Rock, Elverys Sports and bookseller Hughes & Hughes.
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NewsFirst new Zavvi starts fresh expansion plans
Entertainment retailer Zavvi is to ramp up its expansion programme after opening its first two stores since the management buy-out from Virgin Megastores last year.
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Cross debuts at Bluewater
Writing instruments and accessories brand Cross has opened its first standalone store in the UK at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
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Oz tea retailer bags first UK store at Westfield London
Australian speciality tea retailer T2 is to take its first store in the UK at the Westfield London shopping centre in White City.
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Schuh completes refinancing
Schuh is understood to have completed a 36 million refinancing package, provided by the Bank of Scotland.
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Opinion
Niche retailers need a break
“I hate landlords,” exclaimed William Landale, chief executive of furniture retailer Lombok. Speaking at last week’s Retail Week Conference, Landale rather descriptively said what many small, up-and-coming retailers were thinking.
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Work on Ravenscraig’s second phase imminent
Work is about to begin on the second phase of Wilson Bowden Developments’ Ravenscraig redevelopment in Lanarkshire.