All Property articles – Page 302
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NewsGIVe debuts on Regent Street
Fashion entrepreneur George Davies opened his first GIVe store on London’s Regent Street on Wednesday.
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NewsRegent Street Festival draws large crowds
More than 600,000 shoppers converged on Regent Street last weekend for the annual Regent Street Festival.
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NewsBoots eyes more drive-throughs after trial success
Boots is to expand its drive-through pharmacy business on the back of soaring sales at its trial location.
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NewsRetailers get business rates revaluation
Retailers are able to discover how much they will be charged in business rates today after the Government revealed its revaluation rates.
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NewsBlacks to seek exits on store leases
Blacks Leisure is to contact landlords over the coming weeks to seek exits from the leases on the stores it intends to close, and could agree a company voluntary arrangement by November.
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NewsTesco retreats from Holmfirth superstore plan
Plans for a Tesco superstore in the West Yorkshire town of Holmfirth, home of the BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine, have been axed after a campaign by residents and local independent retailers.
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NewsHabitat takes store at Liverpool One
Furniture and homewares retailer Habitat has signed for a store in shopping centre Liverpool One.
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OpinionD-day for retailers
However much changes in the retail property market, the rent quarterday remains a key point in the calendar.
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NewsTesco ‘in talks to sell £400m property portfolio’
Tesco is reportedly in talks to sell a £400m portfolio of properties to a newly formed investment company seeking to take advantage of the opportunities of the recent falls in the value of UK commercial property.
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NewsRetailers to be hit by local car park tax
Retailers may be forced to pass on a new “shopping tax” to customers under new plans by local authorities to charge for parking spaces.
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop commits to 400-store expansion as sales rise
Value retailer Original Factory Shop has recorded a 27.1% rise in pre-tax profits to £9.7m in the year to March 29 as it lays out plans for 400 stores within five years.
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NewsWaterstone’s signs prime location on Oxford Street
Waterstone’s is to return to the east end of Oxford Street as it prepares to open a store next month, close to where shop rival Borders closed in July.
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NewsTopshop opens second largest store at Liverpool One
Topshop opened its second largest store in the UK last week at Liverpool One, attracting queues of shoppers.
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Conforama to test smaller format called Confo Deco
PPR-owned household goods retailer Conforama is to test a new smaller format called Confo Deco, the first of which is expected to open in France in the first half of next year.Confo Deco will cover about 5,380 to 8,610 sq ft and focus on home decoration. Stores will be located ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Liability for rent on assigned leases
I assigned my shop lease to a tenant over five years ago. The landlord has now demanded rent from me because that tenant is insolvent. Can it do this?
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NewsHome Bargains to double stores as it speeds to £1bn sales target
Value retailer Home Bargains plans to smash its £1bn revenue target two years earlier than expected, after reporting record sales and earnings in its full-year accounts.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils Cardiff store
John Lewis opened the biggest Department store in Wales this morning in Cardiff’s St David’s Centre.
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British Land head of retail Andrew Jones to leave
British Land’s head of retail Andrew Jones is set to leave the property firm.
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OpinionCompleting the West End jigsaw
Retailers and landlords have done their bit for the West End. The final pieces of the jigsaw lie with the transport authorities.
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NewsPrimark set to open in Bury scheme
Primark has signed for a 50,000 sq ft store at Thornfield’s The Rock scheme, in Bury, Greater Manchester.