All Property articles – Page 166
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Select, Forever 21, eBay and Burberry
Retail news round-up on March 12, 2014: Select places offer for Internacionale stores, Forever 21 widens pre-tax loss, eBay launches international initiative.
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News40% of retail sites 'overpaying' business rates because of deferred revaluation
Some 40% of UK retail sites are paying over the odds in business rates because of the Government’s controversial decision to defer a property revaluation to 2017.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Poundland, Tesco, Morrisons, Amazon and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up on March 10, 2014: Poundland to float with £750m valuation, Tesco finance boss McIlwee set to exit, Morrisons to sell off property, Amazon to develop computer games and Sainsbury’s staff take home £8m windfall.
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NewsVolvo opens Bluewater pop-up to bring cars directly to shoppers
Volvo has opened a temporary pop-up store at Bluewater in a bid to “take cars to buyers”.
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OpinionComment: New thinking on business rates
British Retail Consortium director-general Helen Dickinson on the BRC’s suggestions for the Chancellor’s budget
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AnalysisVideo: Waitrose boss Mark Price and John Lewis boss Andy Street
The John Lewis Partnership has reported a rise in sales and profits. Retail Week interviews the bosses of John Lewis and Waitrose.
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OpinionComment: How will technology change the face of the physical shop?
In the dawn of the ‘internet of everything’, the question on everyone’s lips is how will the technology, which is changing our world every day, impact the world of retail?
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NewsInternaçionale stores attract lukewarm interest
Collapsed fashion retailer Internaçionale has generated lukewarm interest as administrators concentrate on offloading stock.
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NewsCo-op prioritises like-for-like growth as it seeks to double store estate
The Co-operative Food is to focus ruthlessly on like-for-like growth and store openings, putting market share on the back burner as a performance metric.
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NewsThorntons eyes growth as turnaround bears fruit, says boss Jonathan Hart
Thorntons has said its turnaround strategy has delivered success and is now focusing on a year-round sales strategy, after revealing a 47% jump in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year.
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OpinionComment: Why the property market is going underground
Londoners face the longest average daily commute in the UK, but there’s good news on the horizon for commuters facing the daily trial of getting to and from work.
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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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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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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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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?