All Property articles – Page 166
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AnalysisAnalysis: A break down of MPs' retail recommendations to Government
The select committee for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the findings from the retail inquiry today. Retail Week summarises its recommendations.
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NewsUS retailers lead the way in international expansion as confidence grows
International retailers are showing renewed confidence and an increasing appetite for expansion, with the US leading the way.
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OpinionComment: Why Germany is the most popular retail market for expansion
With consumer confidence returning and global expansion plans firmly back on the agenda, retailers are searching for where best to build their brand.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Taking the temperature of the international property scene at Mipim
Mipim is known as the international property scene’s barometer and, as Ben Cooper discovers, for retailers it is the first chance of the year to test the climate overseas.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Pets at Home, Harris + Hoole, Carphone Warehouse
Retail news round-up on March 4, 2014:Pets at Home owner KKR could reap over £200m from float, Tesco coffee shop chain Harris+ Hoole to double store count, Carphone Warehouse fined in Ireland for sending spam text messages, and Crew Clothing hires Amy Bastow as commercial director
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OpinionBlog: Downsizing is a sizeable challenge for DIY retailers
Last week Wickes owner Travis Perkins reported that the DIY retailer had “relocated or downsized” four of its stores in 2013.
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NewsHammerson director Sheila King exits to set up retail consultancy
Hammerson’s leasing director for new business Sheila King is to leave at the end of the month to set up her own international retail consultancy.
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NewsCannock shoppers pop to the shops with 1980s store signs
Shoppers in Cannock, Staffordshire, must be fans of 1980s electronic music with these adjacent retailers taking centre-stage in town.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers embrace new generation pop-ups
As retailers seize the brand-building prospects of pop-ups, landlords are also embracing this new leasing landscape. Will the trend pass as the downturn ends or remain and lift the high street?
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NewsPets at Home sets price range for £1.3bn stock market float
Pets at Home has set the price range of 210p to 260p per share for its IPO giving it a market capitalisation of up to £1.05bn to £1.3bn.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Superdrug boss on its eternal youth as it turns 50-years-old
Under the leadership of managing director Joey Wat, health and beauty retailer Superdrug has embarked on an ambitious revamp programme and is launching new store formats.
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NewsAldo-owned Call It Spring exits first UK store
Aldo-owned footwear fascia Call It Spring is closing its debut Oxford Street store after just 15 months of trading.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Supermarkets expand convenience store formats
As Sainsbury’s small store portfolio overtakes its supermarkets for the first time and Tesco, the Co-op and Morrisons aggressively expand their convenience portfolio, the hunt for small space is intensifying.
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NewsShoe Zone sales and profits up after focus on multichannel
Value footwear retailer Shoe Zone reported a rise in full-year sales and profits as it introduced a raft of multichannel initiatives.
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AnalysisAnalysis: London Underground undergoes major retail overhaul
The oldest underground network in the world is poised for an overhaul as its operator seeks to capitalise on one of London’s last untapped retail estates.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The state of play in retail property
From flagship openings and international arrivals, to trials of store formats and the first click-and-collect hub in a shopping centre, Laura Heywood recaps the latest retail-focused property news making the headlines
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OpinionComment: Surely Mothercare's Simon Calver should have got a bonus
The terms of Simon Calver’s exit from Mothercare are perplexing .
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NewsWickes full-year sales up but profits down as it invests in price
Travis Perkins’ consumer division, largely comprising Wickes, reported sales up but profits down last year as it invested in price.
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OpinionComment: Property - a silver bullet for Britain’s supermarket giants?
It’s no secret that all of the UK’s big supermarkets sit on large property portfolios.
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OpinionComment: Money in the tills is key for Morrisons
Arbitrage is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between markets. It’s usually a City term, but is actually common in retail.