All Property articles – Page 281
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NewsKate Spade to make UK retail debut
US womenswear label Kate Spade will open a pop-up shop in London’s Covent Garden this month.
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NewsBest Buy reveals further store openings
US electricals giant has revealed it will open three further stores next year.
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NewsGIVe closes Regent Street store
George Davies’ GIVe brand has exited its Regent Street store a year after it first opened.
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OpinionRealism required on retail rents
Out-of-town shopping parks have changed the face of British retailing and helped it become one of the most vibrant of industries. Right now, though, landlords need to show a greater degree of flexibility to reflect the realities of the economic climate.
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AnalysisDesigner outlets
As London’s first designer outlet hoves into view we assess their popularity, the retailers that use them and how they’ve fared during the recession
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NewsDual-branded phone stores may lead to closures
Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone retailer created by the merger of T-Mobile and Orange, will trial dual-branded stores next month in a move that could result in store closures.
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NewsGrocers and discounters prepare for bidding war over Netto shops
Grocers Tesco and Morrisons are thought to be among the interested parties for the 47 Netto shops that Asda has to dispose of as part of its £778m acquisition.
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NewsWhite Stuff aims to double in size
Lifestyle retailer White Stuff has laid out plans to almost double its portfolio within five years.
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NewsAlexon shuffles the pack as it adds to portfolio
Alexon is aiming to expand its store portfolio from 63 to 100 over the next three to five years.
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NewsRange owner Dawson lays out 200-store plan
Furniture, homewares and DIY chain The Range has laid out plans for 200 stores as it reaches for national coverage.
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NewsForever 21 to make UK debut in November
US fashion giant Forever 21 is to open its first UK store in Birmingham’s Bull Ring on November 12.
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NewsSainsbury’s eyes China expansion
Sainsbury’s has sent a team to China to explore the possibility of opening the group’s first overseas shops in almost a decade.
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NewsMayhew urges Government to get on with fostering growth
British Retail Consortium (BRC)chairman Luke Mayhew has urged the Government to set out a vision of better times and shift public debate away from spending cuts.
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NewsLakeland doubles profits as it cuts costs and drives product innovation
Homewares retailer Lakeland, darling of the middle classes, has more than doubled its full-year profits after cutting costs and focusing on product innovation.
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NewsLondon’s first designer outlet casts it net
London’s first designer outlet centre started marketing its units to the retail sector this week.
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NewsKingfisher aims for overseas growth in emerging markets
DIY giant Kingfisher aims to grow by expanding internationally over the next five to 10 years.
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NewsNew Bond Street Europe’s most expensive retail address
London’s New Bond Street has overtaken the Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris as the most expensive retail address in Europe as luxury fashion stores jostle to open new stores in the area.
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OpinionTime for a gesture of goodwill
The way business rate increases are calculated makes no sense and is unfair on retailers
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NewsRetailers warn over business rate rises
Looming increases in business rates could threaten the ability of retailers to create jobs, the BRC warned today.
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NewsHouse of Fraser considers out-of-town stores
House of Fraser, the department store chain, is understood to be drawing up plans to open out-of-town stores.