All Property articles – Page 227
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NewsFurniture retailer Jysk to step up UK expansion
Danish furniture retailer Jysk is to open three new stores in the UK, ahead of a “significant roll out”.
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AnalysisProfile: Westfield MD Michael Gutman
Westfield UK and Europe managing director Michael Gutman is going for gold after Stratford City’s Games success.
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NewsWestfield mulls a sale of its Bradford site
Westfield is considering a sale of its controversial stalled shopping centre development site in Bradford.
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NewsHMV to open new multichannel store with cafe and wi-fi
HMV is to open a new format store that will include a café, wi-fi and mobile re-charging connection points in what it describes as a “marked departure”.
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GalleryIn pictures: Ted Baker opens Fifth Avenue flagship store
Ted Baker opened the doors to its flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York on Thursday – its largest in the US.
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OpinionComment: Wilkinson gives value a run for its money
Shopping at value retailers actually terrifies me. The overstocked, overcrowded stores make the shopping trip a mission to get in and out of the shop as soon as is physically possible so I can breathe again.
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AnalysisThe South African retail market: What do retailers need to know?
Sir Philip Green’s decision to take Topshop and Topman into South Africa reflects growing interest in this market.
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NewsAnalysis: Majestic Wine prospers in the economic downturn
The specialist wine retailer Majestic Wine is thriving despite the depressed economy.
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NewsStefano Pessina praises UK's culture of innovation at Government retail summit
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina praised the UK retail sector’s unique openness to innovation in a presentation at the Government’s Business Summit for Retail, Food and Drink at Lancaster House today.
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NewsBoots to open 100 more Thailand stores
Boots will more than double its store estate in Thailand over the next three years, totalling more than 300 shops.
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NewsGeorge at Asda opens first Guernsey store
George at Asda opened its first store on Guernsey on Tuesday to throngs of shoppers keen to visit the value fashion retailer.
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NewsRetailers rise from the ashes of last year’s riots
One year on from the riots retailers remain engaged with local communities.
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Central Retail plans first Central Department Store
Central Retail plans to open its first Central Department Store in Jakarta in 2014, taking advantage of the country’s growing retail market.It will have four floors, totalling 230,000 sq ft, and be in the Grand Indonesia shopping centre in central Jakarta.The retailer plans to open five more department stores in ...
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Midlands
We visit Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Nottingham and Leicester.
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NewsHMV's Hammersmith Apollo deal signed off
The £32m sale of HMV’s venue the Hammersmith Apollo has been officially approved.
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Tap 09 to acquire Austrian Schlecker stores
Drugstore operator Schlecker has found a buyer for its stores in Austria and markets affiliated to the Austrian business. Private equity company Tap 09 is to acquire 1,350 drugstores in Austria, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Luxembourg.Tap 09 intends to convert the shops to a neighbourhood store concept called ‘daily’. Sale ...
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NewsJohn Lewis to open first pop-up shop
Department store John Lewis is to open its first ever pop-up store in Exeter.
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NewsCath Kidston, Lego and Armani Exchange to open at Meadowhall
Sheffield shopping centre Meadowhall has signed Cath Kidston, Lego and Armani Exchange.
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NewsBluewater to become UK's largest shopping centre
Bluewater is expected to become the UK’s largest shopping centre as it applies for planning permission to extend the 1.6 million sq ft centre by 375,000 sq ft.
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OpinionComment: We're seeing exceptional trading at Westfield Stratford
At the halfway mark of the London 2012 Olympic Games we’re seeing some exceptional trading and record breaking crowds at Westfield Stratford City.