All Property articles – Page 322
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News
Relief for Mosaic as it wins monthly rents concession
Deal will bring cash flow benefits for fashion giant Mosaic over the crucial Christmas trading period.
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New rates bill could increase retailers' costs further
Retailers could be facing new tax costs from local authorities who use powers they are set to gain under the Business Rates Supplements Bill which was announced after the Queen’s Speech today.
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Tach hits West End
Luxury Russian jewellery brand Tach is preparing to open its first worldwide standalone store in London’s West End.
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BCSC heralds retail planning process reform
The British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) has welcomed the findings of a Government report, which it says will help speed up the planning process in retail.
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Opinion
A step in the right direction
Magnanimity isn't a characteristic regularly associated with major retailers, but the deal which New Look's Phil Wrigley and Sir Philip Green brokered with landlords to help small retailers will be a huge boon to beleaguered independents.
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Card Factory snaps up Celebrations stores
Card Factory has bought 76 stores from greetings card retailer Celebrations, which fell into administration in October.
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Smaller retailers toast rent triumph
Smaller retailers are celebrating an agreement with landlords that allows them to pay rents monthly without incurring a financial penalty.
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NewsWoolworths circled by potential buyers
Potential buyers have come flooding in for both Woolworths’ stores and for the business as a whole.
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Analysis
BCSC and MAPIC: The best of a bad situation
The atmosphere at this year’s BCSC and Mapic conferences was unsurprisingly subdued, but there are still some rays of hope for cautious optimists. Ben Cooper reports from the events.
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Analysis
Leasing IT systems: Up for rent?
Leasing IT systems can free up cash for retailers while still allowing them to invest and upgrade. But with banks increasingly wary of lending to the retail sector is it still an option, asks Liz Morrell.
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Macclesfield renewal plans submitted
Plans have been submitted to transform the centre of Macclesfield, Cheshire, with a major mixed-use scheme.
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More American Apparel stores to open in UK
American Apparel has taken two further stores to open before Christmas as part of its plans to open eight additional stores in the UK over the next year.
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Oxford Street site gets go ahead
Developer Salmon Harvester is to make a speculative start on a 35 million retail scheme on Oxford Street after planning permission was secured for the redevelopment of numbers 175 to 195.
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Opinion
RMUs: Barrowloads of bother
You know times are hard when landlords start packing in tacky stalls into the public areas of their malls, or RMUs to use the rather ugly technical term.
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Westfield London passes 2 million visitors
Westfield London, the capital's newest shopping centre, has had more than two million visits in just over three weeks, greatly exceeeding expectations of its Australian owners.
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Analysis
UK property debuts: Safe trip
Making the first bold steps into the UK can be daunting for overseas retailers but getting in on the excitement of a new shopping centre can ensure a soft landing. Ben Cooper reports.
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Analysis
Rate rage: £300m in 2009, £1bn from 2010: Why soaring business rates matter to retail
Retailers already pay £6 billion a year in business rates. As things stand, that will increase by about £300 million in 2009 and by as much as £1 billion in 2010.
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Analysis
Sir Terry Leahy: Retailers' vital role in regeneration
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy believes retailers have a vital role to play in regenerating areas – even in the downturn. He shows Jennifer Creevy how his native Liverpool has benefited.
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Opinion
Conference season is not quite the party it was
Conference season is the perfect litmus test for the state of the property industry. So if last week’s British Council of Shopping Centres Conference is anything to go by, the next year will be one of the utmost caution.
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News
Jane Norman to land in Bury St Edmunds' Arc scheme
Fashion retailer Jane Norman will open a store at Arc in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.