All articles by Ben Cooper – Page 25
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London rent growth slows as credit crunch bites
London’s position as a safe haven in UK retail has weakened, according to figures published this week.
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Redevelopment: Made to order
Vast amounts of new space may have come onto the market this year, but the redevelopment of existing centres is likely to grow in importance as the pipeline dries up, Ben Cooper discovers.
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Fresh & Easy workers push for union talks
Workers at Tesco’s US chain Fresh & Easy have appealed to the retailer to organise full union representation for its staff.
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Leeds centre snaps up three top retailers
Three retailers have been handed the keys to new stores in the redeveloped Allders building in Leeds.
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Retailers and landlords battle out monthly rents debate
Discussions took place between landlords and retailers this week to try to move closer to a ceasefire over the issue of monthly rentals.
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Highcross: Leicester living the high life
Leicester’s Highcross centre may have arrived amid deepening economic woes, but the early signs are the city has embraced the scheme.
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BRC slams expected business rates rise
The British Retail Consortium has hit out at the Government for failing to protect retailers from extra costs being piled onto the industry following a report suggesting that business rates will increase by 16 per cent from April 2010.
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Liverpool’s Clayton Square set to grow
Land Securities has started work on the first phase of investment in Liverpool across two shopping centres in the city centre.
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Staines centre submits plans for extension
Elmsleigh Shopping Centre in Staines could benefit from a third phase of extension, following an application to Spelthorne Borough Council by Clerical Medical Investment Group.
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Orange begins expansion drive
Mobile phone giant Orange has kick-started its latest phase of store roll-outs in the UK with the opening of its second outlet in Southampton last week.
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Urban Outfitters set to bring Anthropologie to Regent Street
US fashion retailer Urban Outfitters is poised to bring its sister brand Anthropologie to London’s Regent Street, sending a clear signal that the UK remains an important European launch pad despite the slowdown in the economy.
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Sweat your assets
The quarterly rents debate may still be raging, but there are other ways retailers can work with their landlords to make savings in these straitened times. Ben Cooper investigates.
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Signet first-half profits fall
Jewellery giant Signet – the company behind H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis in the UK– suffered a 27.8 per cent fall in profits in the first half of 2008.
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Delayed Newbury centre finally given green light
Standard Life and Shearer Property Group have given the Parkway scheme in Newbury the go-ahead after a string of delays following questions over the project’s viability.
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Hob snaps up store at Leeds’ Clarence Dock
Culinary retailer Hob has taken its third UK store and its second outside London as part of a raft of signings to Clarence Dock in Leeds.
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Ireland’s Pavilions development unveils blueprint for extension
Irish developer Chartered Land has submitted an application for an extension to its Pavilions shopping centre at Swords, north of Dublin, which would significantly increase the scheme’s retail offer.
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Debenhams plagued by delayed developments
Debenhams is understood to have been hit by a string of delays to upcoming schemes it is due to anchor as the slowdown hits property developers hard.
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Back on the map
Dublin is starting out on a transformation that will give the city centre the prominence it deserves. Ben Cooper profiles the two big schemes set to light up the Irish capital.
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Charles Tyrwhitt takes four shops
Menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt has continued its aggressive expansion in the UK by signing four more stores.
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Tesco lines up property deals worth £500m
Tesco is seeking to continue its sale-and-leaseback programme with a wave of deals that could be worth 500 million to the retailer.