All Property articles – Page 195
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OpinionComment: UK is a sure bet for US retailers looking to grow overseas
Not only is Las Vegas home to bright lights and blackjack, but once a year it is host to ReCon, the global convention for shopping centres.
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GalleryIn pictures: Whiteley shopping centre opens its doors
Hampshire’s new £84m Whiteley shopping centre has opened its doors to the public today with thousands of shoppers at the opening.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will the new Whiteley shopping centre succeed?
As one of just two UK shopping centres to open this year, all eyes are on Whiteley in Hampshire. Laura Heywood visited ahead of its opening to find out if the scheme has what it takes to succeed.
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NewsProperty agent CBRE appoints Phil Cann as UK head of retail
Property agent CBRE has appointed Phil Cann as UK Head of Retail.
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NewsBusiness rates have turned high streets into cash cows for Government, says MP
Simon Danczuk, MP for Rochdale, has slammed the Government’s business rates policy and accused it of using the high street “as a cash cow to milk to exhaustion”.
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NewsSnow+Rock full year profits remain flat despite price pressure
Outdoor retailer Snow+Rock sales jumped 8% to £71m in its last year as profits remained flat in the face of intense pricing pressure in the sector.
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AnalysisIn numbers: April's footfall and shop vacancy level
The number of empty shops across the UK hit an all-time high in April while shopper numbers bounced back to growth, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)/ Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor.
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NewsEmpty shops rate hits record high of 11.9% in April
The number of empty shops across the UK hit an all-time high in April although footfall recovered to record its strongest rate in more than a year driven by high street shoppers.
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NewsMaplin profits dip by 33.6% as it eyes international growth
Maplin’s profits took a hit in the first year of its investment plan for growth as the retailer marks out countries for overseas expansion.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Dollar General targets more affluent shoppers
Because of the prolonged weak economic environment in the US, shoppers’ focus has shifted increasingly towards discount retailers.
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NewsAnn Summers - company profile
The retailer is launching wholesale collections following the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey.
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Rewe Group's Billa supermarket division to exit Italy
German retailer Rewe Group’s Billa supermarket division plans to exit Italy.Following the sale of 43 stores in 2011, the remaining operations are still suffering from the integration of 120 Standa shops purchased in 2001, which were recently rebadged to Billa.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Dixons - If only France and Southern Europe didn't exist
Dixons’ sterling progress in the UK and Nordics continues to be undermined, alas, by poor trading in Southern Europe and its French business Pixmania.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open new store in Oxford by 2017
The department store has unveiled plans to open a new three storey store in Oxford in 2017.
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NewsLand Securities to roll out digital elements of Trinity Leeds as footfall hits 4 million
Land Securities is to roll out the digital elements trialled at its new Trinity Leeds scheme to the rest of its centres as it revealed it has attracted around 4 million shoppers to the development since opening in March.
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Casino opens Franprix supermarket
Casino has opened a Franprix supermarket in a motorway service station, adjacent to an Esso petrol station. The store is on the A11 motorway in northern Chartres, southwest of Paris.The retailer is increasingly targeting the travel retail market with fascias such as Petit Casino, Vival and Monoprix opening in similar ...
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NewsPortas fails to visit four untelevised pilot towns
High street expert Mary Portas has failed to visit four of the town centres chosen for the Portas Pilots, all of which did not feature on her television programme.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Pop Up Britain's King's Road shop
London deputy mayor Kit Malthouse helped launch a pop up shop on London’s King’s Road on Thursday, giving start up retailers the opportunity to sell their wares on one of the UK’s prime retail destinations.
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OpinionComment: Tackling business rates would create the lifeline that high streets need
Governments exaggerate. We all know that. Most of us laugh when we hear ministers promising a New Jerusalem.
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NewsTrinity Leeds beats footfall target with 2.7 million visitors in first month
Trinity Leeds, the UK’s only major shopping centre to open this year, has attracted 2.7 million shoppers in its first month of business.