All Property articles – Page 192
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AnalysisAnalysis: Rent-day retail administrations prove only the strong will survive
Rent-day casualties and tough trading conditions show retailers must be at top of their game to thrive.
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NewsPoundland opens 11 stores in 11 days as it breaks the 450-store barrier
Poundland is opening 11 shops in 11 days as part of an expansion programme in which the retailer will open more than 50 stores this year.
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OpinionComment: Retail failures remind us to celebrate success
This week’s rent day brought a round of bloodletting on the high street as ongoing pressures pushed more retailers to the brink.
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AnalysisAnalysis: ModelZone - the toy retailer at a glance
Today it emerged ModelZone is poised to appoint an administrator, with Deloitte waiting in the wings. Retail Week takes a look at the ModelZone business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Internaçionale - the fashion retailer at a glance
As fashion retailer Internaçionale looks set to hit the buffers with Ernst & Young likely to be appointed administor, Retail Week takes a look into the business
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AnalysisRent day retail bloodbath: What do retailers need to know?
On the same day that Dwell has been formally placed into administration, fashion retailer Internaçionale and specialist retailer ModelZone are both on the brink of collapse. Retail Week looks at the contributing factors.
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NewsSportswear giant Nike set to open 30 new UK stores over next three years
Sportswear giant Nike is planning to double its UK store portfolio to 60 over the next few years with a focus on out-of-town expansion.
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AnalysisIn focus: High street vacancy forecasts
Empty shop rates are set to plummet by 2020, driven by “a new wave of retail development”, according to new research by property agencts Colliers International.
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NewsGame opens dedicated Xbox store in partnership with Microsoft
Game has collaborated with Microsoft to open the UK’s first dedicated Xbox store at Boxpark in east London
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OpinionComment: Retail at top of its game through 25 years of change
In 1988, when Patience Wheatcroft published the first issue of Retail Week, she was confident she had “created a newspaper that a dynamic, innovative and professional industry like retailing deserves”.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The changing face of the high street
British retail has been revolutionised in the last 25 years. Laura Heywood looks at some of the most dramatic shifts.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: How have UK retailers fared abroad?
The rise of global consumerism encouraged UK retailers to expand internationally from east to west. Mark Faithfull looks at how they fared.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The future of retail - what to expect
The last quarter-century brought seismic changes to retail. Sarah Butler asks industry leaders what the next 25 years might hold.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Jonathan Hart has put Thorntons on track for growth
Thorntons Chief executive Jonathan Hart is so committed to his turnaround plan that he has printed its key points on his mouse mat.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: 25 moments that defined retail
We take a look at some of the landmark moments in retail over the last quarter-century. Do you remember when..?
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OpinionComment: Marks & Spencer is neglecting the flagship store format
Marc Bolland said recently that M&S’s famous Marble Arch store has “passed the baton” as flagship to the retailer’s online shop.
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NewsDFS launches new compact store format to expand in small towns
Sofa giant DFS has launched a new compact store format as a way to expand into smaller towns after opening its smallest ever store.
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GalleryIn pictures: First Little Waitrose in John Lewis to open tomorrow
Waitrose’s convenience format Little Waitrose is set to open in John Lewis’ Watford store tomorrow, the first time the shop has launched within its sister department store chain.
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NewsMary Portas demands a meeting with Cameron over ‘tepid’ high street response
Retail expert Mary Portas has demanded a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron to challenge him on his commitment to saving the UK’s high streets.
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OpinionComment: The high street needs an independent review
The disconnect between shoppers and the high street requires an independent review, argues Bill Grimsey.