Latest property news – Page 177
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NewsRiot-hit furniture store House of Reeves to be rebuilt
The family–run Croydon furniture business devastated by a blaze during rioting in August is preparing to apply for planning permission to build a new store on the same site.
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NewsRetailers to press Scottish Government on supermarket levy
Retailers will meet with Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead this morning as they tackle the proposed levy to increase business rates for large retailers of alcohol and tobacco in Scotland.
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NewsM&S fined £1m for asbestos breaches
Marks & Spencer has been fined £1 million at Bournemouth Crown Court today after being found guilty of breaching health and safety laws governing the use of asbestos in 2006.
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NewsPoundworld to launch smaller format store
Single price point retailer Poundworld is to open a smaller convenience store format as it continues to expand across the UK.
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NewsThe Range rolls out new stores
Furniture, leisure and homeware chain The Range is pressing ahead with expansion plans with six more stores due to open before the year is out.
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NewsBimba & Lola to make UK debut in Westfield London
Spanish fashion chain Bimba & Lola is to make its UK debut in Westfield London, as tipped by Retail Week in March.
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NewsHarris mounts audacious assault on beds market
Floor coverings giant aims to take share from bed specialists Dreams and Bensons
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NewsJohn Lewis at Home to open in Chichester
John Lewis at Home is to open in Chichester in spring 2012.
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NewsMultichannel stores trend to continue
Retailers are poised to rapidly expand their number of multichannel stores as they seek to meet customer demand, according to a report released this week.
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NewsScottish Government to impose levy on supermarkets
The Scottish Government is planning to increase business rates for large retailers of alcohol and tobacco in Scotland, meaning major food retailers would have to pay an extra half a billion pounds in tax over the next four years.
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NewsShop void rates likely to rise, BCSC warns
The number of empty stores on the high street is unlikely to fall and may rise to unprecedented levels, research published by the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) has shown.
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NewsEconomic recovery in jeopardy from planning system, say leading retailers
Britain’s economic recovery is being put in jeopardy by a “creaking” planning system which is frustrating investment and excluding many businesses, a group of leading retailers said.
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NewsM&S brand to challenge rival supermarkets
Marks & Spencer’s pilot new format stores, launched this week, aim to distinguish between the identity of its fashion brands such as Per Una, Autograph and Limited as well as emphasise the uniqueness of its offer in food.
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NewsMothercare shop collapses in Bishop Auckland
Mothercare shoppers had to be led to safety when a building containing a branch of the maternity specialist collapsed in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
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NewsUS homewares retailer Jonathan Adler comes to UK
US homewares retailer and designer Jonathan Adler is to open its first store outside the US in London’s Sloane Avenue at the end of this month.
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NewsHMV plans for further Christmas pop-up stores
Entertainment specialist HMV is to open more pop-up shops this Christmas after last year’s success.
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NewsLong queues form as Westfield Stratford City open its doors
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland opened proceedings at the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre this morning declaring that the M&S store will “carry the torch for the best of UK retailing”.
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NewsWestfield sets up warehouse near Stratford to overcome delivery restrictions
Westfield has set up a distribution centre close to its Stratford City site to help retailers overcome delivery restrictions.
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