All articles by Ben Cooper – Page 30
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Westfield London scheme on course for Christmas
Developer Westfield has confirmed that it is on schedule to open its White City shopping centre by Christmas as it hands over an anchor spot to Marks & Spencer to fit out.
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Analysis
Room for manoeuvre?
At the Retail Week Property Directors’ Forum last week, retailers and landlords thrashed out the issues that keep them divided. Ben Cooper assesses who is in charge in the present climate
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Top Piccadilly Circus retail site up for grabs
Land Securities has this week started marketing an iconic site at London’s Piccadilly Circus, giving retailers the chance to trade in one of the most photographed locations in the world.
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Sublets banned as landlords control mix at new schemes
Retailers will not be able to sublet their shops in many of the major shopping centres opening this year, as landlords seek to stamp out the practice.
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Three quarters of retailers record positive Christmas like-for-likes
Nearly three quarters of retailers recorded positive like-for-like sales for the Christmas period, according to a report published by Deloitte.
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Debenhams to anchor Aylesbury scheme
Department store Debenhams has signed to anchor the Waterside shopping centre at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
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Liverpool One to host raft of Inditex stores
Fashion and homewares retailer Inditex will debut its youth fashion concept Pull & Bear in the UK as part of a raft of units it has secured at Grosvenor’s Liverpool One.
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Analysis
Disposal tactics
As retailing gets tougher, you would expect to see more portfolios of stores being dumped onto the market by retailers. Is a flood of space about to be offloaded? Ben Cooper investigates
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Asda backs Government food labelling plan
Asda has backed the Government’s call to introduce a single nutritional labelling system as part of the drive to tackle obesity.
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Bite to double store portfolio and head South
Scottish active sports fashion retailer Bite wants to double its store portfolio within two years and push south of the border.
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Bristol’s Cabot Circus boosted by signing of 10 upmarket retailers
Bristol’s 1 million sq ft (92,900 sq m) city centre development Cabot Circus has signed 10 high-end retailers.
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Paperchase ramps up store growth as sales stay strong
Stationery retailer Paperchase will forge ahead with expansion in the UK, after reporting strong like-for-like sales over the Christmas period.
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Wilson Bowden gets green light for Macclesfield makeover
Wilson Bowden has agreed a deal to develop the centre of Macclesfield with a 400,000 sq ft scheme.
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Analysis
On shaky ground
The opening of several major city centre developments will transform cities across the country, while the end of empty property rate relief is likely to send rents soaring. Ben Cooper examines some of the key property issues facing retailers in 2008
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Croydon development fails to secure John Lewis deal
Croydon’s Park Place development remains without an anchor store, after negotiations to fill the main space have stalled.
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London shop prices up 2.9 per cent in December
Shop prices in London rose 2.9 per cent in December compared with the same period in 2007, according to figures released by the London Retail Consortium (LRC).
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Analysis
Temporary truce
Temporary units in centres can anger permanent retailers – particularly at Christmas. Ben Cooper reports
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Red 5 to exit Bluewater in anger over Christmas shops
Gifts and gadgets retailer Red 5 is to pull out of Bluewater shopping centre in Kent after becoming disillusioned about the landlord’s use of temporary Christmas stores.
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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