Latest property news – Page 193
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NewsInternational footwear brands open UK stores
International footwear brands are making a play for the UK market, with premium Brazilian chain NÃO Do Brasil opening its first UK store in Bluewater while Japanese fashion brand Onitsuka Tiger plans to expand.
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NewsPets at Home looking for smaller format store sites
Pets at Home intends to open 100 smaller format stores in a departure from its typical format.
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NewsFocus in talks with retailers about store disposals
The private-equity owner of Focus is understood to be sounding out other retailers about selling off some of the DIY chain’s stores to fund investment in new store formats.
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NewsTesco thwarted in Asian Carrefour acquisition bid
Tesco has been thwarted once again in its bid to acquire Carrefour’s Asian stores as reports emerge that the French supermarket giant has suspended the sale of its Malaysian and Sinapore stores due to bidders offering too little.
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NewsUpdated: Forever 21 confirms it will open in London's Oxford Street
Updated: US fast fashion retailer Forever 21 has confirmed it has signed for a flagship store in London’s Oxford Street, currently occupied by HMV.
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NewsThe Co-op to open in The Strand
The Co-operative Group has signed a contract with The Crown Estate to open a store in The Strand, London.
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NewsSuperGroup hires Nigel Jobson as head of property
SuperGroup, owner of fashion brand Superdry, has poached Nigel Jobson, a director at its property agent Jones Lang LaSalle, as its new head of property.
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NewsLand Securities raises rental charges as retailers look to grow
Landlord Land Securities’ rental values increased 1.1% across its portfolio as it benefited from an improving property market.
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NewsSainsbury’s looks beyond China for further emerging markets
Sainsbury’s is to explore other emerging markets alongside China as it seeks to outline long-term growth opportunities for the business.
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NewsForever 21 opens its first UK store in Birmingham
US fast fashion giant Forever 21 opened its doors to the British public today at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham.
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NewsBolland’s plan for M&S can restore £1bn profit
Bolland outlines aim to exploit the brand, develop multichannel and up overseas growth
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NewsFashion Rocks pushes on with launch
Fashion Rocks, the young fashion retailer to be launched by the founders of USC, is to debut online in January and open its first shop in March.
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NewsGap opens first Chinese stores
Gap’s first store in China has opened today as the US retailer begins its assault on the lucrative Chinese market.
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NewsAurora to open dual branded Oasis/Warehouse stores
Aurora Fashions, owner of high street chains Warehouse and Oasis, is creating a larger, dual-branded store format that will allow it to open in out-of-town retail parks.
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NewsArcadia mulls closure of 200 shops
Arcadia could close as many as 200 stores as it looks to restructure its property portfolio in the next three years.
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NewsAlworths continues to grow after first year
Alworths, the variety store that sprung from the ashes of Woolworths, enjoyed a record week last week as it hits its first year anniversary today.
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NewsNew stores aid TJ Hughes’s profit rise
Discount department store chain TJ Hughes posted a pre-tax profit hike of 22% to £6.8m for the year to January 30, compared with £5.3m the previous year, driven by store openings and growth in online sales.
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NewsPaphitis reveals plans for lingerie chain Boux Avenue
Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has revealed his new lingerie brand will be called Boux Avenue, and has outlined plans to open in top shopping centres including Manchester’s Trafford Centre, Sheffield’s Meadowhall and the Bullring in Birmingham.
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NewsWestfield Stratford will not undermine West End, study finds
The opening of Olympics shopping centre Westfield Stratford will have a limited effect on London’s West End a study has found.
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NewsProperty and retail industry bosses call for change in lease structures
One of the UK’s best known fashion retail chains and one of the country’s largest retail developers both called for change in lease structures at the BCSC annual conference in Manchester this week.