All Property articles – Page 267
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NewsShoe Zone stays positive despite slump in sales
Pre-tax profits dropped from £15.3m to £9.9m at value footwear retailer Shoe Zone Group, while sales fell 3% to £239m in 2010 because of tough trading conditions.
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NewsIn focus: Morrisons
So Morrisons is mulling over a bid for Iceland. Retail Week Knowledge Bank has just updated its profile of the UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, analysing its performance in the first year under new chief executive Dalton Philips.
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Opinion
Malcolm Walker’s next summit
As Iceland founder and chief executive Malcolm Walker returns from one feat - conquering Everest - he now faces another: the potential sale of failed bank Landsbanki’s 67% stake in the frozen food retailer.
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NewsLocations of Focus stores acquired by Wickes and B&M Bargains revealed
Focus DIY administrators Ernst &Young have revealed the locations of all Focus stores purchased from retailers Wickes and B&M Bargains.
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NewsB&Q reveals locations of Focus stores bought from E&Y
B&Q owner Kingfisher has revealed locations of the 31 stores it acquired from the administrators of Focus DIY after it collapsed earlier this month.
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OpinionHigh street crusade ignores the facts
“The high street should be at the very heart of every community, bringing people together, providing essential services and creating jobs and investment; so it is vital that we do all that we can to ensure they thrive.”
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NewsSuperGroup snaps up iconic Regent Street store from Austin Reed
Austin Reed is to exit its iconic store on London’s Regent Street to make way for trendy fashion retailer of the moment SuperGroup, Retail Week can reveal.
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News120 Focus stores to be closed
UPDATED: The administrators of Focus DIY have confirmed the appointment of restructuring firm Gordon Brothers to advise on the sale of all stock with a view to “closing down the chain”.
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AnalysisTen ways to grow your business overseas
With opportunities for UK growth proving increasingly elusive, retailers are pinning their hopes on overseas. Rebecca Thomson looks at how to ensure success in foreign climes
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NewsBritish Land to kick start new developments
Property developer British Land is gearing up to start new retail developments for the first time since the recession.
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Opinion
Live and let live
Independent and chainstore retailing do not have to be mutually exclusive.
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NewsKing hits back at supermarket critics
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King last night hit back at critics who accuse supermarkets of damaging the UK high street, describing their criticisms as “tubthumping”
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NewsB&M Bargains acquires 11 Focus stores
B&M Bargains has acquired 11 Focus stores after the DIY chain collapsed this month.
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NewsMothercare boss warns rents will close more in-town stores
Mothercare boss Ben Gordon has warned mounting pressures on the high street are likely to result in further store closures across the retail sector as he revealed Mothercare is to shed a quarter of its UK stores.
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NewsHollister signs for National Geographic store on Regent Street
Fashion brand Hollister has snapped up the store on Regent Street currently occupied by National Geographic, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTK Maxx slows expansion as trading toughens
TJX Europe, the parent company of off-price fashion chain TK Maxx, is slowing its store expansion strategy as its like-for-like sales fell 5% in the first quarter of 2011.
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NewsMothercare to close a quarter of its UK stores as profits slump
Mothercare is to close 110 UK stores and renegotiate rents on a further 40 stores in over the next two years.
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Opinion
Survival of the biggest
The best shopping centres are attracting visitors, but the challenge is converting visits to sales
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NewsWickes snaps up 13 Focus stores for £8.4m
Wickes has bought 13 Focus DIY stores following the retailer’s collapse into administration earlier this month.