All Property articles – Page 183
-
GalleryIn pictures: HMV returns to iconic Oxford Street store this weekend
HMV will turn up the volume on its music credentials as it “comes home” to its retail birthplace at 363 Oxford Street.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Have Argos and eBay guaranteed the future of high street stores?
How many stores are needed in the multichannel age is an oft asked question, with many retailers attempting to slim down their estate. But Argos has turned what many view as a risk into an opportunity with its eBay tie-up.
-
NewsMatalan's Sporting Pro to launch website this week amid first store openings
Sporting Pro, the new sports fascia owned by value fashion chain Matalan, will launch its website in the next week as it prepares to open its first tranche of stores.
-
NewsPrimark to open onesie pop-up shop at Leeds' White Rose centre
Value fashion giant Primark is understood to be opening a pop-up store selling only onesies in the White Rose centre in Leeds this weekend.
-
OpinionComment: Time to recognise big retail’s role in economic recovery
Ed Miliband’s ideas to tackle the burden of business rates on small businesses should be welcomed and will help stimulate the more detailed debate that’s needed if a solution to this punitive cost on retail is to be found.
-
OpinionComment: Change on the high street is inevitable, while tax is a constant
A former Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, was known for saying, “Change is inevitable. Change is constant”.
-
AnalysisCroydon Village Outlet: What do retailers need to know?
The designer outlet in the former Allders store was met with overwhelming demand when it opened its doors last week.
-
AnalysisInternational analysis: Inditex slowdown signals new stage of development
A shift is in the making in the global clothing market as Inditex posted some of its weakest ever results, amid signs that growth of its Zara banner may be flagging.
-
OpinionBlog: Courts pave the way for landlords to challenge administration rents
Two major court cases have left wide open the question of how rent is treated when a tenant enters administration, setting the stage for a showdown between landlords and retailers.
-
NewsStore closures plunge as gaps filled by charity shops and betting shops
Store closures have plummeted 78% net against last year as more charity shops, betting shops, convenience stores and coffee shops open on the high street.
-
OpinionComment: Are high street reviews needed when customers have the last word?
Comrades, today I am announcing the launch of the long-awaited Zuppinger Inquiry and Review into why it takes so many inquiries and reviews into retail to come up with a panacea for high street woes.
-
NewsArcadia plots 150 overseas franchise stores next year
Topshop owner Arcadia is ramping up its international expansion with plans to open 150 franchise stores next year.
-
NewsAustralian menswear retailer Industrie to make UK debut in Seven Dials
Australian menswear retailer Industrie is to make its UK debut in London’s Seven Dials at the end of the month.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Reporting season provides retail health check
Some of retail’s biggest names have updated on their performance, giving an insight into their outlook on shopper trends, the high street and the economy.
-
Opinion
Blog: Creating the customer experience
The philosophy of managing a customer’s experience is not a new one. However, until as recently as the early 2000s customer experience was not a term often used.
-
NewsBurberry to open first Scottish store in Edinburgh
Burberry is to open its first store in Scotland in the Multrees Walk shopping district.
-
OpinionComment: Digital emphasis separates old and new retail
I carry in my head scenarios for two retailers, OldRetail and NewRetail. Picture the scenes at their board meetings this week.
-
OpinionHow do I negotiate a better rent contract with my landlord?
With a declining high street, retailers have more power than before to negotiate leases with landlords.
-
NewsLink between rents and rates irrevocably broken
The link between business rates and rents is likely to have been permanently severed, showing how out of touch the ratings regime has become.
-
NewsJD to take on Sports Direct in Oxford Street showdown
A fierce battle in sportswear is set to take centre stage on Oxford Street as JD Sports eyes a new flagship store to rival Sports Direct’s landmark opening on the famous shopping street.