All Property articles – Page 172
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OpinionBlog: Why is Carrefour boss Georges Plassat backing the hypermarket model?
Given the scale of change taking place across the retail industry, it’s hardly surprising that both retailers and landlords are pretty much obsessed with understanding all the new channels available to them and their customers.
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OpinionBlog: Late Christmas shopper rush makes physical stores all the more vital
Online plays an undeniably huge role in retail, and especially so during the golden quarter. Yet it is the performance of retailers’ physical stores in the next few days that will prove make or break for some store groups this Christmas as shoppers leave it later than ever.
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NewsWestfield to restart controversial Bradford development
Westfield is to begin construction works on its stalled Bradford Broadway shopping development in January next year.
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NewsCoombes opens first electricals store to pick up Comet share
Clive Coombes, the property tycoon who unsuccessfully vied to save the Comet name, will open the first store of his new electricals venture this weekend.
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NewsFootfall improvement lifts retail Christmas hopes
Consumer footfall rose sharply last week, indicating that the Christmas rush to stores hoped for by retailers may at last have kicked off.
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NewsComment: Sports Direct has a lot to play for
Soaring sales and a double-digit rise in profits might reasonably be expected to be cause for celebration.
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GalleryStore gallery: Sporting Pro Kensington High Street, London
Sporting goods shops tend to fall into two types - those that are brand-owned and offer a complete mono-brand universe, such as Niketown or an Adidas store, and those that are not.
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AnalysisInnovation: Westfield trials same-day delivery in the US
Westfield Labs is trialling a same-day delivery pilot in two of its US shopping centres over the Christmas period.
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NewsIn pictures: Primark opens first French store in Marseille
Primark opened its first French store yesterday at the Grand Littoral centre in Marseille.
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AnalysisVirtual store tour: John Lewis Oxford Street mapped on Google Street View
In what the retailer is calling a retail first, John Lewis’ Oxford Street store is the first department store in the world to be fully mapped by Google Street View.
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AnalysisIn numbers: November's footfall monitor
Footfall in November declined across all regions of the UK, indicating that shoppers have delayed their present-buying until December. Retail Week takes a look at the numbers.
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NewsTM Lewin kick-starts international push as profits rise
TM Lewin has embarked on an ambitious international expansion plan with a focus on South Africa and India after first-half profits rose.
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NewsBarratts thrown lifeline as Pavers makes £5m rescue offer
Shoe retailer Pavers has made an eleventh hour rescue offer for footwear chain Barratts, which fell into administration in November.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Barratts, John Lewis and footfall figures
Retail news round-up on December 16, 2013:Barratts thrown lifeline as Pavers makes £5m rescue offer, UK’s John Lewis reports 1.4% growth in weekly sales to £149.9m, High street footfall in UK falls 3.4% from September to November
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NewsThe Entertainer opens first overseas store in Dubai
The Entertainer has opened its first shop overseas in Dubai as it kicks-off its 45-store opening programme in the region.
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NewsAmerican Eagle poised to enter UK with three London stores
US fashion giant American Eagle is poised to sign for three London stores as part of an assault on the UK market.
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OpinionComment: Tackling business rates does not end the high street's struggle to survive
The Chancellor delivered an extremely welcome Christmas present for retailers in his statement last week. But while we feel grateful for the gift, the consensus from the industry is that it has not been packaged in quite the right way.
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OpinionComment: High street retailers are feeling the property pinch
Most people won’t be surprised to hear that the Government’s high street rescue plan seems to have fallen rather flat.
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NewsJoules opens first airport retail store at Gatwick
Fashion retailer Joules will open its first airport retail experience at London Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal today.
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NewsHolland & Barrett to double rate of store openings
Holland & Barrett will double the pace of its store openings and increase the size of shops in a show of commitment to the high street next year.