All Shopping centres articles – Page 68
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Opinion
Shopfitters are feeling the heat
You know things are not as good as they might be when the questioner becomes the questioned. Speak to almost any design consultancy or shopfitter at present and the question being popped is: “How are other people finding it?”
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AnalysisThe flight to value
Unlike many sectors, value players appear to be benefiting from the tough economic climate. So are they likely to feature more prominently in schemes in future? By Mark Faithfull
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AnalysisDriven to change
With petrol prices soaring, some have warned that out-of-town centres could suffer. Mark Faithfull discovers that they may need to evolve to keep hold of customers in uncertain times
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Analysis
Brought down to size?
The retail market has changed rapidly for the worse as the UK economy has toughened, but new developments are still letting well. John Ryan investigates the apparent paradox
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AnalysisCentres of attention
In the past 12 months a raft of new schemes have transformed the UK’s retail landscape, but the downturn means the challenges they face have intensified. Ben Cooper reports
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AnalysisCustomers first
Although it sometimes seems like the good times are going to last forever, in the end there always comes a reminder that the property market is cyclical. For shopping centre owners and developers, that is happening now. By Tim Danaher
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NewsTous to open first UK store on Regent Street
Spanish jewellery and accessories retailer Tous is to make its UK debut on London’s Regent Street in October.
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NewsDesigual UK charge goes on despite tough London trade
Spanish fashion retailer Desigual has kicked off its UK expansion despite experiencing tough trade at its first London store.
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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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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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Analysis
Inside Westfield London
20 years in the making, the UK’s most eagerly awaited shopping centre is finally taking shape. Tim Danaher gets a preview of Westfield London as it gears up for its opening in October
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AnalysisBattle on the western front
Westfield London is banking on drawing shoppers from the capital’s other retail hubs when it opens in October, but how severe could the outflow be? Ben Cooper investigates the effect it could have
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News
St David’s extension signs seven
The St David’s Partnership, a joint venture between Land Securities and Capital Shopping Centres, has secured seven new retailers to the next phase of its shopping centre development in Cardiff.
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NewsWestfield London to land top retail names
Australian developer Westfield is poised to defy critics of its Westfield London shopping centre after securing a raft high-profile national and international retailers.
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AnalysisWestfield London: Centre of luxury?
The much-vaunted Westfield London scheme at White City may have bagged Louis Vuitton for its planned luxury retail area, but can it really draw top-name brands and big-money customers away from the West End? Ben Cooper reports
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Analysis
Sales Derby
It’s Sale time and the race is on to clear old stock. John Ryan takes a walk around the Westfield Derby centre with Karl McKeever to see how persuasive retailers’ strategies are
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Analysis
New kid on the block
No one thought Glasgow needed the Silverburn centre, but now it’s open, how is it faring? Ben Cooper takes a trip north to investigate
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Analysis
A capital idea
The extension to the St David’s scheme in Cardiff is not due to open until 2009, but it has already generated real excitement. Liz Morrell finds out why it will put the Welsh capital on the retail map