All Property articles – Page 252
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News
Carrefour sells 97 supermarket properties
Carrefour has sold 97 supermarket properties to La Française AM, an investment fund majority-owned by Crédit Mutuel Nord for e365m (£305.5m).The properties were previously held by Carrefour’s real-estate branch, Carrefour Property. Carrefour will continue to operate the stores through 12-year leases under its Carrefour Market banner.
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NewsBest Buy big-boxes to close on January 15
Best Buy’s 11 UK big-box stores and website will shut on January 15, marking the end of its attempt to transform the electricals market.
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NewsFestive season brings retail administrations
Many retailers are teetering on the brink of collapse including gifts specialist Past Times and toy chain Hawkins Bazaar as footwear chain Barratts’ concession business folded following an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer.
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NewsAlbemarle & Bond to open 25 shops next year
Pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond will open 25 new shops next year as it takes advantage of a decline in lending from banks in the challenging economic climate.
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NewsGrocery space growth rockets
Supermarkets have added space at an exponential rate since the start of the credit crunch in 2007 and expansion continues unabated.
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NewsThe Kooples opens its first UK outlet store
Contemporary French retailer The Kooples is to launch its first outlet store in the UK.
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NewsHousing minister Grant Shapps given responsibility for reviving town centres
Housing minister Grant Shapps, has been allocated responsibility for implementing retail consultant Mary Portas’ recommendations for reviving the UK’s high streets.
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NewsVictoria's Secret owner front-runner to buy La Senza
Victoria’s Secrets owner Limited Brands is believed to be close to buying the La Senza brand.
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NewsBlacks faces post-Christmas administration as Hilco circles
Blacks Leisure could face a post Christmas administration and break-up following Sports Direct’s decision not to buy the business.
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GalleryIn pictures: Superdry flagship store, Regent Street
Superdry opened its central London flagship on Saturday, on the site of the former Austin Reed flagship.
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OpinionOut-of-town bad, high street good?
Out of town developments do not deliver the kind of experience shoppers deserve.
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OpinionStrong management key to funding
With the Christmas season now well and truly upon us, we have entered the most crucial period of the year for retailers.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 09. September
Amazon hit the headlines when Retail Week revealed that it too was to have a physical presence in the UK with the launch of order collection lockers.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 07. July
The gloom of June’s multiple administrations was compounded in the first week of July.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 06. June
Sign up Source: Michael Walter/Troika John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City John Lewis hauls the sign for its new Westfield Stratford store into place. The store overlooks the Olympics site and in June, retailers and Westfield executives were in the final push to get everything ready for ...
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 05. May
The polarisation of the retail market was a key theme in May.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 02. February
Mary Portas’ undercover Secret Shopper customer service programme resulted in an official complaint.
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NewsInterested parties circle Barratts
A number of retailers have expressed interest in shoe business Barratts and Priceless’ stores after it collapsed into administration last week.
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AnalysisTown centre retail to lose share, Portas study shows
The proportion of retail sales through town centres is expected to decline significantly in the next three years, as Mary Portas attempts to reverse a “crisis” situation.