All Property articles – Page 103
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NewsIkea's UK profits nearly triple after healthy rise in sales
Swedish home furnishings specialist Ikea’s UK profits nearly tripled last year after several years of earnings volatility.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BHS’s CVA – new dawn or false dawn for famous high street name?
BHS chief executive Darren Topp speaks exclusively to Retail Week about why he believes the department store group has a future.
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NewsBHS threatens store closures as it launches CVA to cut costs
BHS is seeking rent reductions on more than half of its estate and has warned it will otherwise be unable to meet financial obligations.
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OpinionOpinion: Radical thinking is needed to ensure town centre retailing thrives
Changes are coming. And if town centre retailing is to survive, a different approach will be needed in order for it to evolve.
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DataData: The most susceptible areas of the UK to store closures by region
Store closures are likely to rise and Wales and the north of England are forecast to be the worst affected areas in the UK.
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NewsMcColl's focuses on enhancing offer as like-for-like sales fall
Convenience store group McColl’s managed to nudge up profits last year, despite reporting a fall in like-for-like sales.
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NewsAlmost 1m retail jobs at risk from impact of digital and spiralling costs
Almost 1 million retail jobs could be lost in the next decade as high streets struggle with the impact of digital and spiralling costs.
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NewsRetailer sales rise at Trafford Centre and Lakeside owner Intu's malls
Retailer sales and footfall at Intu’s shopping centres – which include Lakeside in Essex and Manchester’s Trafford Centre – rose last year.
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News'Small Ikea' Søstrene Grene eyes 150 UK stores ahead of Nottingham debut
Danish retailer Søstrene Grene is eyeing 150 UK stores as it targets “fast” expansion off the back of its impending launch in Nottingham.
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NewsAustralian electricals retailer Dick Smith to shutter all 363 stores
Electricals retailer Dick Smith will close all of its 363 stores in Australia and New Zealand after receivers failed to find a buyer.
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NewsDanish retailer Søstrene Grene to make UK debut in Nottingham
Danish lifestyle retailer Søstrene Grene is poised to break into Britain after agreeing a lease on its debut UK store in Nottingham.
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NewsGovernment faces legal action over relaxing Sunday trading hours
The Government has been threatened with legal action over its plans to extend Sunday trading hours by campaigning group Keep Sunday Special.
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NewsPrimark rebounds after tough Christmas as sales increase
Sales at value giant Primark are expected to be 7.5% up on last year in the first half, despite a challenging Christmas.
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OpinionOpinion: Mobilising the forces of retail online and in store
Physical store growth is the corollary of ecommerce not its victim, and these two are mobilising the sector in tandem.
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NewsAsda extends Decathlon pilot as it targets better use of store space
Asda is extending its partnership with French sports giant Decathlon into four more of its larger stores, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsPoundworld, Tapi, Iceland and Pets at Home eye Brantano stores
Poundworld, Tapi, Iceland, Carpetright and Pets at Home are among the retailers eyeing the remaining Brantano stores, Retail Week has learnt.
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OpinionOpinion: Sunday trading rules are a great British compromise
Plans to reform Sunday trading will not address the problems of high streets and make the Government the enemy of entrepreneurial businesses.
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OpinionOpinion: Laws on restrictive covenants need clarifying following Tesco case
The case between High Peak Developments and Tesco concerning restrictive covenants highlights that clarity in this area is long overdue.
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OpinionOpinion: Rent, wear, return – is subscription the future of fashion?
Subscription-based models have transformed how people consume entertainment, could the same principle be applied to fashion?
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NewsSmiggle hits accelerator on UK expansion and click-and-collect roll-out
Australian retailer Smiggle is hitting the accelerator on its UK expansion amid plans to open one store per week during the next three years.