All Retail parks & out-of-town articles – Page 14
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Analysis
Analysis: Big-box retail undergoes a revamp
Tesco’s re-imagining of big-box retail has introduced radical new shopping and leisure elements to its traditional food offer. Jon Severs finds out how the rest of the grocery world is reacting.
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Analysis
Analysis: Prime and secondary rents are transforming retail parks
Polarisation remains the theme for retail parks, as prime rents hold up and secondary rents are on a downward trajectory, finds Mark Faithfull.
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Analysis
Analysis: A breath of fresh air for retail parks
Out-of-town retail parks are thriving as acquisitive retailers take on the spaces made vacant by previous tenants. Laura Heywood finds out why big-box retailing is back in fashion.
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Digital edition
Digital edition: Retail Week Property Warehousing - October 2013
Read Retail Week Property Warehousing as a fully digital edition.
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Analysis
Analysis: Multichannel makeovers create valuable returns
For any retailer, taking a step back and giving the business a multichannel makeover can be a valuable exercise. Glynn Davis examines retailers’ strategies for improving their operating models.
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Opinion
Comment: Why a doner kebab is the best thing to buy on Ashford high street
Retail-wise, Ashford high street was never that good. The Kent town I grew up in was constricted by a one-way ring road system that made access difficult.
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Analysis
Analysis: Oak Furniture Land's Jason Bannister on the company's transformation
Oak Furniture Land plans to open a shop every month for the next three years. Laura Heywood asks managing director Jason Bannister how the retailer has made the crossover from digital to physical stores.
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News
Nike to open first full-price out-of-town store in Chester
Sports giant Nike is set to open its first full-price retail park store in Chester this October.
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Analysis
Analysis: Retail space - Where are the big grocers investing?
As Tesco grounds its mission to dominate store space, Alex Lawson finds the multiples’ focus has shifted to convenience and online.
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Digital edition
Digital edition: Land Securities Retail - A1 magazine
Read the Land Securities Retail A1 magazine as a fully digital edition.
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Analysis
Outlet stores: What do retailers need to know?
Nike is poised to open a number of outlet stores and other premium brands are getting in on the act.
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Analysis
Retail Week's 25th anniversary: The future of retail - what to expect
The last quarter-century brought seismic changes to retail. Sarah Butler asks industry leaders what the next 25 years might hold.
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Opinion
Comment: The high street needs an independent review
The disconnect between shoppers and the high street requires an independent review, argues Bill Grimsey.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will the new Whiteley shopping centre succeed?
As one of just two UK shopping centres to open this year, all eyes are on Whiteley in Hampshire. Laura Heywood visited ahead of its opening to find out if the scheme has what it takes to succeed.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb's Verdict: Dixons - If only France and Southern Europe didn't exist
Dixons’ sterling progress in the UK and Nordics continues to be undermined, alas, by poor trading in Southern Europe and its French business Pixmania.
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Opinion
Comment: Retailers must refocus in a changing property market
Pressures on the retail industry are forcing businesses to take a step back and re-evaluate their store portfolios.
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Analysis
Analysis: Supermarket giant Tesco turns town centre investor
Tesco is developing New Square - an inner-city regeneration in West Bromwich that promises to act as a catalyst to rejuvenate the whole area.
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Analysis
Analysis: Retail parks go from strength to strength
While some shopping destinations struggle to stay afloat in the downturn, for the past few years retail parks have been successfully evolving.
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Analysis
Analysis: Does less mean more for retail outlets?
Two new designer outlets are being built in the UK, with London Designer Outlet opening at Wembley this year. But will there be more? And how can retailers choose the right schemes?
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News
Retail park vacancy rate rises rapidly following administrations
Empty space on retail parks increased by its fastest rate for four years last year due to casualties in the retail sector, according to new research.