All Property articles – Page 176
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OpinionComment: The retail competition for transport hubs has begun
This week it was revealed that London Underground will offer a 24-hour service on Fridays and Saturdays from 2015.
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NewsIceland acquires its seven franchised Irish stores
Iceland Foods has acquired the seven Iceland stores in the Republic of Ireland previously operated by its franchisee AIM Group for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsPop-up space provider Appear Here secures £1m funding
Appear Here, the online marketplace for short-term retail space, has secured £1m funding to grow the business across the UK.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill profits rocket as it aims to expand
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has posted record profits and put international growth on its agenda as the retailer seeks to expand.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Poundland, Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Arnotts
Retail news round-up November 25, 2013: Poundland begins stock market flotation process, Edinburgh Woollen Mill eyes expansion, Arnotts loan bidding enters final round and Musgrave mulls banking move.
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NewsOff licence Oddbins to franchise brand to grow store estate
Off licence chain Oddbins is to franchise out its brand as it eyes a 300 store estate.
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AnalysisWoolworths collapse 5th Anniversary: How has the high street changed?
The news that Woolworths was collapsing broke half a decade ago. Five years on, what have retailers learned from Woolworths’ demise?
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Flying Stores, Philip Clarke and a Big Cheese
Next year’s Retail Week Live will be bigger and better than ever. Here are just a few of the highlights and some of the speakers who will be helping to make the 2014 event our best yet.
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NewsClarks launches “perception-breaking” store as it modernises brand
The footwear retailer has invested in upmarket store design to make it the ‘first choice for adults’
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OpinionBlog: Is development on the horizon for UK retail property market?
For the past few months there’s been talk of returning confidence in the UK retail property market. Reports of incoming foreign investment, acquisitive retailers and a property development pipeline thaw have all contributed to a general feeling of cautious optimism.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Malcolm Walker recalls the aftermath of his hostile Bejam bid in exclusive book extract
In an exclusive extract from his autobiography, Best Served Cold, Iceland founder Malcolm Walker recalls the aftermath of his hostile bid for Bejam, including the sale of Majestic Wine.
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OpinionBlog: Shopping is a hungry business
British consumers spent £31 billion on eating out last year and it’s estimated that this will grow to £32 billion by the end of 2013 according to a recent report by MIntel.
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NewsBlockbuster administrator reveals store closure list
Blockbuster administrator Moorfields Corporate Recovery has revealed details of the 72 of its 264 stores it is set to close.
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NewsUS furniture retailer West Elm to open 'art wall' in first UK store
US homewares giant Williams-Sonoma is to make its UK debut next month with the launch of its home furnishing fascia West Elm on Tottenham Court Road, as revealed by Retail Week earlier this year.
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AnalysisIn numbers: October's UK footfall and vacancy rate
Footfall slumped to its worst level this year in October, according to the British Retail Consortium’s data, despite positive reports that the economy is showing signs of recovery.
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OpinionBlog: What did we learn from Mapic?
Every year the European – and increasingly global – retail real estate industry gets together in Cannes on the French Mediterranean for two and a half days of frantic networking.
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NewsDutch fashion retailer The Sting to exit Westfield Stratford
Dutch fashion retailer The Sting is poised to pull out of its Westfield Stratford store.
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NewsBoots to triple the size of Oxford Street store with relocation
Boots is set to close one of its five Oxford Street stores to relocate to a new site triple the size.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail property in a multichannel world tops Mapic agenda
Tapping into the skill set of a younger generation that have grown up “in the internet age” and future-proofing retail property have been at the top of the agenda at annual global retail property show Mapic.
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NewsThe Co-op launches new Independent Living fascia
The Co-op has launched a new fascia called Independent Living aimed at the elderly and disabled.