Latest property news – Page 176
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NewsShoppers shift away from high street, report reaffirms
Shoppers over the last decade have been choosing to visit larger shopping centres in preference to high street, a report has reaffirmed.
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NewsLosses widen at Austin Reed
Losses have widened at menswear retailer Austin Reed despite sales growing.
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NewsVideo: Delivering the best customer service
At the Skillsmart Retail, World Host Conference, 100 retailers met to discuss customer service standards in the UK.
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NewsMetrocentre attracts new Primark flagship
Primark is to open a 58,700 sq ft store at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, which celebrates it 25th anniversary this week.
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NewsSuperstore roll-out on the cards for Kiddicare
Morrisons-owned nursery retailer to open national chain of destination stores in multichannel push.
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NewsMake life tougher for out-of-town retail, Portas tells MPs
Mary Portas has told MPs her review of the high street will be about “making life easier for town centres and tougher for out-of-town.”
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NewsLa Senza to open four stores in October
Lingerie chain La Senza is to open four new stores this month taking its store portfolio to 160 after reports earlier this year it was looking at restructuring its retail business.
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NewsOxford Street Christmas lights switch on set for November 1
The Oxford Street Christmas lights will be switched on on November 1, as retailers on one of the busiest shopping streets in the UK gear up for the crucial festive period.
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NewsCity retail area to be pedestrianised for Christmas shopping event
City of London shopping street Cheapside will be pedestrianised for a day in December to make Christmas shopping easier.
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NewsFigleaves in profit but N Brown warns confidence is waning
N Brown’s etail lingerie business Figleaves has made a half-year profit for the first time in its history, but the home shopping fashion group faces an uphill battle until the end of the year as consumer confidence deteriorates.
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NewsSix new retailers sign up to Springfields Outlet
Six new retailers have taken space in the Springfields Outlet in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
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NewsFirst glimpse of House of Fraser click and collect store
House of Fraser will open two House of Fraser.com stores this month, providing a click and collect offer in 1,500 sq ft units.
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NewsAspinal of London opens first shop outside of the capital in Bluewater
Three retailers have signed to open stores in Bluewater, including Aspinal of London, which will open its first store outside the capital in the centre.
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NewsDunelm store in flames on Coventry retail park
A large fire has broken out in a Dunelm store on the Orchard Retail Park, in the Willenhall area of Coventry.
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NewsH&M opens at Westfield Stratford City
H&M has opened its second-largest store in the UK at Westfield Stratford City.
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NewsFoyles to shut One New Change store
Bookseller Foyles is to shut its store at One New Change, the shopping centre located in the City of London.
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NewsRetailers call on London Mayoral candidates to back West End
Retailers in London’s West End have called for urgent action to cut the number of buses running along Oxford Street and Regent Street in a 10-point ‘manifesto’ aimed at the capital’s mayoral candidates.
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NewsWickes to shrink stores as web transforms retail
1.4 million sq ft to be ditched as online reduces need for physical store space
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NewsGame resists City calls to close more stores
Game has insisted it needs a large bricks-and-mortar presence despite analysts calling for more store closures to cut costs as the retailer posted widening first-half losses.
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NewsArgos will not close stores, says Duddy
Argos has maintained it needs a 750-strong store estate despite growing calls from the City to slash store numbers.