All articles by Ben Cooper – Page 22
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Analysis
Happy New Year for retail property?
With an increasing number of struggling retailers demanding more concessions from landlords and the development pipeline drying up, Ben Cooper asks what to expect in a tough 2009
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News
Non-food prices fall by sharpest rate for 2 years in December
Widespread discounting by retailers struggling to woo customers in December has led to the sharpest fall in non-food prices for two years.
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News
High street voids 'to reach record levels'
Vacancy rates on the UK high street will reach record levels by the end of 2009, according to research published today.
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Opinion
Now is the time for landlords to get real
Landlords' rent concessions may be the difference between survival and demise for some retailers
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News
More retail for Canary Wharf in Crossrail plans
Plans for the development of 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) of retail space at Canary Wharf have been given the go-ahead as part of the capital’s Crossrail project.
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News
Liverpool One scores raft of fashion retailers
A raft of fashion retailers are to open at Grosvenor's Liverpool One scheme.
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News
Dublin Central scheme poised to get go-ahead
Dublin City Council has issued a notification of intent to grant planning permission for the Dublin Central shopping scheme.
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News
BRC drafts letter for retailers seeking monthly rent payment
The British Retail Consortium has prepared a draft letter for retailers looking to secure agreements for their landlords to accept monthly rent payments.
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News
Wolverhampton's Summer Row scheme on hold as funding collapses
The Summer Row scheme in Wolverhampton has been dealt another blow with the announcement today that the developer is putting the scheme on hold.
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News
Tesco appoints two non-excutive directors
Tesco has appointed two non-executive directors to its board following high-profile departures earlier in the year.
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Opinion
Is House of Fraser's rent coup really such a triumph?
As usual, the issue of monthly rents has its way of making it into the Sunday papers. The latest “bombshell” to land over the weekend was that House of Fraser had triumphed over the landlords and achieved that most elusive of prizes – the monthly rent deal.
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News
Bristol's Cabot Circus acts as retailer magnet
The positive effects of Bristol’s Cabot Circus are being felt across the city’s retail core, with eight more retailers taking space in the city centre since the scheme’s opening in September.
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News
Next takes anchor spot at Southend's Victoria Shopping Centre
Next has signed up to anchor the newly refurbished Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend.
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News
Germany's Jack Wolfskin plans growth for UK
German outdoor clothing and sportswear retailer and supplier Jack Wolfskin is about to embark on UK expansion as part of its global plans for the brand.
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News
Boots loses landmark service charge dispute
Boots has lost a legal dispute over its service charge payments at the Trafford Centre.
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Analysis
Legislation: Caught up in red tape
It’s been a fraught year for retailers, but is the Government easing or exacerbating their pain? Ben Cooper examines how a raft of legislation is adding to their burdens.
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News
Bailiffs on alert as landlords fear for rents
An army of bailiffs has been put on standby by the UK’s largest landlords as they expect a raft of retailers will fail to have funds in their bank on Christmas Eve to meet their quarterly rent deadline on December 25.
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News
Shopping centre pipeline dries up
The amount of UK shopping centre space in the pipeline has dramatically decreased and could take up to five years to pick up, a CB Richard Ellis study has claimed.
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News
Inflation slows for third consecutive month
Inflation on the high street fell in November for a third consecutive month.
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Analysis
BCSC and MAPIC: The best of a bad situation
The atmosphere at this year’s BCSC and Mapic conferences was unsurprisingly subdued, but there are still some rays of hope for cautious optimists. Ben Cooper reports from the events.