All Property articles – Page 32
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OpinionOpinion: If Bezos sees bricks and mortar opportunity, so should other retailers
Well-known retail names are shrinking their store estates as fast as you can say CVA.
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NewsTopshop’s Green offers flagship as pension security
Topshop boss Sir Philip Green has proposed offering the flagship store on London’s Oxford Street as security to his Arcadia group’s pension funds as he seeks to restructure his fashion empire.
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NewsDebenhams sale process lambasted by Sports Direct’s Ashley
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has complained that the administrators of Debenhams are not conducting a “genuine” sale process.
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Retail VoiceHow to reboot dying high streets
It is pretty clear that UK high streets in their current traditional form are dying.
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Climate change protests cost West End retailers £12m
The ongoing Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London have cost the city’s retailers £12m over the last two days, according to the New West End Group.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The secrets behind JD Sports' success
JD Sports has posted a stellar set of full-year results as EBITDA rocketed more than £100m and sales sprinted ahead.
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NewsSports Direct to axe 300 jobs as it shutters Wigan warehouse
Sports Direct is set to close its warehouse in Wigan, Greater Manchester in June, with up to 300 roles to be cut as a result.
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NewsMonsoon becomes latest retailer to mull potential CVA
Monsoon has said it is looking to “accelerate” the process of its store closures as it mulls a potential CVA in order to restructure its estate.
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NewsLord Rose criticises Mike Ashley for high street ‘oligopoly’ plans
Former Marks & Spencer boss Lord Stuart Rose has lambasted Mike Ashley over his plans to create a UK retail high street “oligopoly”, and said the sector is still too focused on bricks and mortar.
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NewsRetail footfall data shows shoppers reluctant to splash out
Footfall rose in March but the retail industry remains “in the midst of a no splurge culture”, the latest data indicates.
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NewsIntu hires digital strategy expert as non-exec
Intu has appointed the former chief digital officer at Travis Perkins to its non-executive board of directors.
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NewsArcadia revamps board as Green mulls restructure
Sir Philip Green has recruited two restructuring specialists to the board of Arcadia, as he mulls a potential CVA for his struggling fashion empire.
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VideoData: High street will not survive in current form, say consumers
Two-thirds of consumers believe the high street cannot survive in its current form, new data shows.
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NewsDobbies snaps up 31 garden centres from rival Wyevale
Dobbies has acquired 31 stores from Wyevale, making it the largest garden centre operator in the UK.
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GalleryFirst look: Inside Primark's new Birmingham flagship
Five floors, beauty parlours for men and women, Harry Potter and Disney shop-in-shops, as well as a Disney café on the top floor, are just a few of the elements that distinguish Primark’s new Birmingham branch.
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NewsNew Look to abandon in-store menswear offer
New Look is to stop selling menswear in its stores and will only offer the category online from this autumn.
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NewsArcadia plans to halve pension contributions
Arcadia wants to halve the amount it pays into its pension pot every year as it seeks to restructure amid torrid high street trading conditions.
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NewsData: The 50 most vibrant retail locations in the UK
For the second year in a row, Cambridge has beat a host of central London locations to be named the best-quality retail destination in the UK.
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NewsData: The 50 worst retail locations in the UK
Shopping destinations in Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Liverpool have been named among the worst-quality retail locations in Britain.
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OpinionOpinion: Philip Day has given Bonmarché a lifeline
Philip Day has secured the survival of previously written-off brands such as Jane Norman, Peacocks and Jaeger despite stronger competition and downbeat consumer sentiment.