All Property articles – Page 218
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NewsRates revaluation delay to be subject of Westminster Hall adjournment debate
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk is to lead a Westminster Hall adjournment debate in Parliament today when he will attack the Government’s proposal to delay next year’s business rates revaluation.
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NewsTaskforce created to tackle ailing high streets
Senior representatives from retail, banking, property and local government have come together to create a new taskforce that has been set up following recommendations made in the Portas Review to revive high streets.
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NewsAnalysis: Expansion for Home Bargains
TJ Morris, which trades as Home Bargains, is making strides in the value sector.
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NewsGerry Weber aims to double UK stores
German womenswear brand Gerry Weber is to more than double the number of its UK stores next year as it eyes market town locations.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Carrefour agrees sale of stores as it exits Colombia
French retailer Carrefour is to sell its Colombian operations to Chile-based Cencosud for E2bn (£1.63bn), including debt, by the end of the year.
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NewsDebenhams to anchor Southside Shopping centre
Debenhams is set to open a new store to anchor the Southside Shopping Centre, which is to undergo a £40m redevelopment.
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OpinionComment: Recession should drive overseas growth
From recession to secession is more than just a direct alphabetical sequence.
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Grocer Kroger reveals future growth streams
Grocer Kroger has revealed it intends to pursue several future growth streams, including new store expansion – adding stores in both existing markets as well as entering new territories. It also plans to test new formats and enhance its multichannel capabilities. While most growth will be organic, the retailer has ...
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InterviewQ&A: Local government minister Mark Prisk on Portas, rates and Sunday trading
Housing minister Mark Prisk today unveiled support for 300 towns not selected to become Portas Pilots. Retail Week quizzes Prisk on town centres, business rates and Sunday trading hours.
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NewsTown Teams to receive extra Government support
More than 300 towns that were not selected as Portas Pilots are to receive funding and support from the Government.
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NewsArgos to step up store closures
Argos is set to step up its store closure programme as it completes its strategic review.
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OpinionComment: Has the Portas review made a difference to our high streets?
Almost a year has rolled by since the Portas review was published and I wonder if anything has been achieved.
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InterviewQ&A: DFS chief executive Ian Filby
DFS enjoyed an EBITDA rise of 2.5% to £82m despite a fall in sales of 2.1% to £624.7m in the year to July 28. Retail Week speaks to chief executive Ian Filby about the performance.
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NewsNew JD format Pro to fill gap left by JJB collapse
Retailer to open JD Pro fascia in the City to appeal to wealthy sports enthusiasts.
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NewsAnalysis: Hobbs set for international expansion
The retailer is launching international websites as a precursor to physical overseas expansion.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Iceland’s bullish boss holds the grocer steady
Despite a tough six months, Iceland founder Malcolm Walker insists the frozen food retailer can excel and explains why staff should think of him as Father Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Homewares retailers move with the times
The homewares and furniture sector has faced trying times, and difficult trading conditions have hit retailers unprepared for change. Anna Richardson Taylor speaks to those who see opportunities for innovation and growth.
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OpinionComment: Postponement of rates revaluation piles more pain on retailers
For the second time in three days, the Government has put a rates-shaped hole in retailers’ hopes that the business climate might be getting that little bit easier.
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NewsGovernment postpones business rates revaluation to 2017
The Government has been accused of delivering a “further blow to the country’s struggling high streets” by postponing the revaluation of business rates from 2015 to 2017.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Vacancy rates in Britain
The number of stores shuttered across Britain jumped in the first half of 2012, according to consultants PwC and the Local Data Company (LDC). Retail Week takes a closer look at the numbers.