All North East & Yorkshire articles – Page 6
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AnalysisRetail schemes: A zero-sum game?
The development pipeline has almost ground to a halt and, as Mark Faithfull discovers, more realism from councils and retailers will be required if schemes are to see the light of day.
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NewsSheffield Meadowhall to expand
Property developers London & Stamford and British Land have outlined plans to turn Meadowhall shopping centre, Sheffield, into the UK’s largest out-of-town shopping destination.
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NewsBritish Land to kick start new developments
Property developer British Land is gearing up to start new retail developments for the first time since the recession.
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Opinion
Survival of the biggest
The best shopping centres are attracting visitors, but the challenge is converting visits to sales
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GalleryThe green wall of Sheffield
Marks & Spencer’s new Simply Food store in Sheffield successfully fuses an innovative eco-friendly design with an inviting shopping environment. John Ryan pays a visit.
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AnalysisThe Olympic opportunity
Retailers are hopeful that the Olympic Games will give a boost to consumer spending. Rebecca Thomson finds out what retailers need to do to make sure they are ready for the big event.
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NewsPrimark coup for Leeds scheme
Value fashion giant Primark is to open a three-floor, 67,400 sq ft store in the Trinity Leeds shopping centre, which will open in 2013.
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NewsMorrisons pushes online with stake in US etailer FreshDirect
Morrisons is expecting to circumnavigate the pain of setting up an online food operation with the lessons it will learn from buying a 10% stake in US etailer FreshDirect.
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NewsNew plan for Leeds development anchored by M&S and John Lewis
Developer Hammerson has resubmitted an outline planning application to Leeds City Council for a 1 million sq ft scheme that was mothballed during the recession.
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AnalysisRichard Hodgson
Having played pivotal roles at Waitrose and Asda, Richard Hodgson is now at the heart of the next phase of Morrisons’ growth, in particular driving own-brand.
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NewsCo-op disposals spark convenience space race
Big grocers circle 40 Co-op stores in drive for larger share of £32.1bn c-store market.
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NewsMorrisons to create ‘store of the future’ from pilot shops
Morrisons is to develop a new-build ‘store of the future’ taking in learnings from its three ‘lab’ shops.
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GalleryA glimpse of the Morrisons of the future
As Morrisons boss Dalton Philips prepares to update the City, Jennifer Creevy visits the Leeds ‘lab store’ to reveal the direction he is taking the grocer in
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OpinionInvestors see value in retail’s ugly ducklings
The City tends to see things in a very black and white way. And if the stock market continues to price established businesses at levels that assume they won’t exist much longer, then eventually someone else is going to see opportunity in them.
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AnalysisTalent from the street
Retailers are benefiting by giving the formerly homeless a leg up into work, finds Joanne Ellul
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NewsFormer owners buy 12 Suits You stores
Peter Lucas and Arafa Holding, the former owners of collapsed menswear chain Suits You, have acquired 12 of its 66 stores through Baird Group and relaunched them under the Suitdirect fascia.
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NewsGoldsmiths launches new fascia in bid to attract younger shoppers
Jewellery giant Aurum is to launch a new fascia under its Goldsmiths brand as it seeks to attract a younger, more fashion-conscious customer.
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GalleryThe very best stores of 2010
Despite the tough economic climate, both overseas and homegrown retailers haven’t held back on innovative store designs.
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AnalysisDave Forsey
The chief executive of Sports Direct may live his working life in the shadow of Mike Ashley but his vital role has gained him respect from the City.
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NewsBlack is the new Dixons
Dixons will today open a new format store under a new fascia as it seeks to emulate the success of Apple’s retail stores.