All Property articles – Page 270
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NewsJD lashes out as VAT rise is set to cost it £16m in lost sales next year
JD Sports Fashion has condemned the Government’s VAT rise, arguing it is set to lose about £16m in sales next year due to the 2.5 percentage point increase.
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NewsLondon holds top spot as overseas draw
London maintained its position as the most popular city in the world for international retailers to operate in last year, yet it must work hard to retain the top spot as other territories and ways of expanding attract retailers, according to a CB Richard Ellis report.
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NewsHobbyCraft hires new property director from Best Buy
HobbyCraft has hired Best Buy store acquisitions manager James Yates as its new property director to spearhead its expansion plans.
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NewsRampant Sporting opens first store
Sports heritage brand Rampant Sporting opened its first store this week with plans for further expansion.
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AnalysisA return to park life
Retail parks were early victims of the recession with vacancy rates rising to nearly 12% in 2009, but the market is making a comeback. Mark Faithfull finds out why and takes a look at which retailers are driving the renewed the activity in the out-of-town world
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NewsUrban Outfitters plots UK expansion
US lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters is set to grow its UK store numbers and increase the wholesale of its premium womenswear brand Free People.
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NewsPrimark to open in retail park
Primark, the value chain, has set its sights on opening its first store in a retail park.
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NewsLush turnover ahead 8% after store openings
Ethical cosmetics retailer Lush has reported turnover is 8% ahead in the first eight months to February 28.
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NewsHawkin’s Bazaar aims to double store count
Hawkin’s Bazaar plans to have up to 170 shops in the long term as it scouts for 60 temporary stores to open in time for its crucial Christmas trading period.
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NewsStationer Blott targets aspirational shoppers
A co-founder of TV shopping channel Sit-up has launched a new stationery chain, Blott.
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NewsEileen Fisher debuts in Covent Garden
US womenswear retailer Eileen Fisher is set to debut in the UK, with two high-profile stores in London.
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NewsHMV ‘must shut more shops to survive’
HMV needs to close more stores to ensure its survival following a third profit warning this year, according to analysts.
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NewsSpace race
Two more retailers have signed to Land Securities’ Buchanan Street development in Glasgow, meaning it is already 75% let by space.
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NewsForever 21 to open at Bluewater
US fashion giant Forever 21 has signed for a store at Bluewater shopping centre, Retail Week has learned.
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Opinion
Rising in the East
A Retail Week tour of Westfield Stratford revealed some interesting names earmarked for the centre.
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NewsShopping centre development at lowest level for 16 years
Shopping centre space increased at the slowest rate for 16 years and development is set to remain subdued over the next few years.
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OpinionRetail surgery: I want to assign my shop lease to another group company and refit it, can I just proceed?
I want to assign my shop lease to another group company and refit it. The lease says I can assign within the group and carry out alterations without the landlord’s consent. Can I just proceed?
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NewsBoux Avenue store opens in Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries
Boux Avenue, the lingerie chain owned by retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis, has opened its first store in Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries.
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NewsBlue Inc takes on Officers Club stores
Fashion retailer Blue Inc intends to rebadge 20 of the 46 Officers Club stores it has bought out of administration to its own fascia within three months.