All Property articles – Page 13
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Asda’s first On the Move convenience store
Asda has opened its first ‘On the Move’ petrol station forecourt store as the grocer dips its toe into the convenience market.
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OpinionPeter Williams: ‘A second wave, curfews, empty offices – is this as good as it gets?’
By now we had all hoped that there would be a predictable path back to some kind of steady-state resembling where we were pre-Covid.
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GalleryStore gallery: Adidas unveils new London-centric flagship
Adidas has opened its new London flagship store, which is full of artwork commissioned by local artists and nods to the brand’s heritage.
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NewsPoundland acquires Fultons Foods, ploughs £25m into grocery offer
Poundland has snapped up frozen food retailer Fulton Foods for an undisclosed sum and plans to invest £25m into its grocery offering over the next two years.
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NewsBritish Land hails ‘encouraging’ rent collections for September
Property giant British Land has reported “encouraging” rent collections for September as tenants begin to recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsDecathlon plans more UK stores as sales climb
Sporting goods giant Decathlon has reported a rise in annual sales in the UK and plans to open more stores here this year and next.
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NewsWagamama owner The Restaurant Group swings to loss
The owner of high street restaurant chains Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s has swung to a half-year loss after being “severely impacted” by the coronavirus crisis.
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GalleryIn pictures: Next unveils new Beauty & Home store concept
Next has launched its new Beauty & Home store format at Debenhams former sites in Intu’s Watford and Milton Keynes shopping centres.
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NewsWarehouse rentals soar as ecommerce continues rapid growth
A record amount of warehouse space was let in the last three months as multichannel and online retailers sought to expand capacity to meet growing ecommerce demand.
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NewsRevo chief executive warns of £2bn retail rent blackhole
Revo’s chief executive has warned of the consequences of retailers not paying rents, saying landlords are facing a £2bn arrears blackhole that will have knock-on effects across the industry.
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Analysis100 days since stores reopened: 10 key lessons retailers have learned
Today marks 100 days since retailers were allowed to reopen their stores following lockdown – and the retail landscape has changed dramatically. Retail Week analyses the key lessons retailers have learned since June 15
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retail survive a second national coronavirus lockdown?
As Covid restrictions tighten and the prospect looms of further ‘circuit breaker’ measures, Retail Week looks at how the industry would fare in a second lockdown.
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VideoFace time: Andy Street on reinventing city centres and John Lewis’ Birmingham closure
Mayor of the West Midlands and former John Lewis managing director Andy Street tells Retail Week why he thinks ‘reimagined’ city centres have a bright future and talks of his surprise that his former employer chose to shut its Grand Central store.
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NewsAsda to pilot convenience format and B&Q shop-in-shops
Asda is to test a new convenience store format and launch B&Q shop-in-shops inside four of its largest superstores.
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VideoFace time: Andy Burnham on how to revive city centres and protect retail during a second wave
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaks to Retail Week about how to get shoppers back to city centres, what needs to be done to protect the retail sector if a second coronavirus wave is to hit and why supermarkets need to do more to enforce the wearing of face masks.
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OpinionAndy Clarke: ‘Consumers haven’t felt the real pain yet, but they will’
It’s the cliché of 2020 to read that we are in unprecedented times, or this, that and the other have been changed forever by the Covid crisis.
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Opinion‘Landmark CVA vote must usher in a New Look for retail rents’
One line stood out in New Look chief executive Nigel Oddy’s statement this afternoon after creditors rubber-stamped its controversial company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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NewsNew Look future hangs in balance as property giants reject CVA
Two of New Look’s biggest landlords are poised to vote against its crunch CVA today in a move that will throw the fashion retailer’s survival into doubt.
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NewsBoohoo eyes New Look as crunch CVA vote looms
Boohoo is understood to be planning a swoop on New Look if its CVA is not voted through by landlords this week, with the fashion retailer warning it could collapse without rent cuts.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How coronavirus has shifted JD Sports boss Cowgill’s priorities
JD Sports has made a name for itself as one of UK retail’s star performers. And despite the hammer blows coronavirus has delivered to swathes of the sector, the sports fashion giant has emerged bruised but still swinging.