All Shopping centres articles – Page 20
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NewsHammerson hails footfall increase but sales slip
Footfall at Hammerson-owned shopping centres edged up last year, buoyed by a focus on seasonal events and “innovative” new pop-up stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers and landlords – stop the King Canute act
Retailers have provided a blizzard of updates throughout January on their Christmas trading performance.
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GalleryIn pictures: Zara unveils first click-and-collect store
Zara is opening its first ever click-and-collect store in Westfield Stratford while it refurbishes its flagship store at the centre.
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NewsNext to transform excess space into car showroom
Next has partnered with multichannel car retailer Rockar to turn excess space at its largest store into a car showroom.
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Retail VoiceEuropean-style food halls will be the next big trend
Thomas Rose, head of restaurants and leisure at Cushman & Wakefield, shares the latest food trend we need to be aware of now.
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NewsFestive footfall plunges as online wins Christmas
Retail footfall plunged at the sharpest rate in almost five years during December as consumers flocked online to make Christmas purchases.
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DataData: Cost of online returns hammering third of stores
One in three stores are being hammered by online returns by having refunds given to customers stripped out of their sales figures, new research has found.
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NewsWestfield's London malls hail festive footfall increase
More than 14 million shoppers flocked to Westfield’s London malls over the crucial Christmas and Black Friday period.
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NewsEtailers eye retail parks and malls in warehouse crisis
Developers could transform retail parks or parts of under-utilised shopping centres into warehouses as fast-growing etailers run out of suitable spaces for logistics sites.
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NewsWestfield snapped up by Unibail-Rodamco for $25bn
French giant Unibail-Rodamco has agreed to buy Westfield for $24.7bn, marking the biggest takeover of an Australian company on record.
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AnalysisHammerson's Intu deal – pain or gain for retailers?
This year started with one of the biggest corporate surprises in recent memory – Tesco’s £3.7bn acquisition of wholesale giant Booker.
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OpinionThe best shopping centres continue to evolve and adapt
Christmas is fast approaching, and now is the time to reflect on the departing year and make resolutions for the year ahead.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from the 'death' of US shopping malls
Across the US, retail headlines are announcing the imminent ‘death’ of the American shopping mall.
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GalleryIn pictures: Fenwick leads Bracknell's regeneration
Bracknell used to be a place shopped by some of its locals and almost nobody else. But now a regenerated town centre and a winsome Fenwick have put this one on the list.
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DataData: Top four emerging technologies in retail
Virtual reality, haptics, location-based marketing and personalised promotions are the emerging technologies that will shape the future of retail, according to new research.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail destinations can improve people’s lives
Our centres are vibrant, bustling destinations. But we’ll be dimming their lights and turning down the music for 60 minutes next week to create a better shopping experience for autistic people.
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NewsBoxpark to launch third location at Wembley next year
Boxpark and property developer Quintain have partnered to open a ‘pop-up mall’ in Wembley in late 2018.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Bolt bolsters Westfield
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how the World Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Stratford, London, has upped footfall at nearby Westfield shopping centre.
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GalleryIn pictures: The best and worst of Newcastle retail
Retail Week visits Intu Eldon Square in the heart of Newcastle and ranks the best and worse retail stores on offer.
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GalleryStore gallery: Volkswagen pulls into Bullring
Volkswagen has launched a new store concept in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre, which boasts an immersive in-store experience.