All Property articles – Page 330

  • News

    Westfield London 96 per cent let as luxury brands sign

    2008-08-27T12:36:12Z

    Westfield London has revealed its White City development is 96 per cent let, 10 weeks before it is due to open on October 30.

  • News

    BPF president warns of rent reform dangers

    2008-08-26T13:02:56Z

    Small retailers could face greater demands for rental deposits if there was a widespread move to monthly rent payments, one of the most powerful figures in retail property warned this week.

  • News

    Bristol's Cabot Circus adds fashion tenants

    2008-08-26T13:01:20Z

    Bristol's 500 million Cabot Circus development has secured a raft of new lettings a month ahead of its long-awaited opening.

  • News

    Mountain Warehouse in Scottish expansion drive

    2008-08-26T12:59:12Z

    Outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse has embarked on a Scottish expansion spree.

  • News

    Victorinox to unveil Bond Street flagship

    2008-08-26T12:57:28Z

    Luxury Swiss brand Victorinox is to open its European flagship store on London's Bond Street.

  • Opinion

    Investment market lives on

    2008-08-26T11:32:42Z

    There aren't many retailers in the nice position of being able to sell a £605 million property portfolio but still own the bulk of their freeholds.

  • News

    Aldi becomes latest BRC member

    2008-08-26T08:36:39Z

    German discount giant Aldi is the latest retailer to become a member of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

  • News

    BRC urges Chancellor to ease retail pressure

    2008-08-21T13:52:16Z

    The British Retail Consortium has today written to Chancellor Alistair Darling urging him to reduce retailers’ price pressures to restore consumer confidence.

  • Analysis

    Back on the map

    2008-08-21T11:20:02Z

    Dublin is starting out on a transformation that will give the city centre the prominence it deserves. Ben Cooper profiles the two big schemes set to light up the Irish capital.

  • News

    Charles Tyrwhitt takes four shops

    2008-08-19T13:42:24Z

    Menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt has continued its aggressive expansion in the UK by signing four more stores.

  • News

    Tesco lines up property deals worth £500m

    2008-08-19T13:38:36Z

    Tesco is seeking to continue its sale-and-leaseback programme with a wave of deals that could be worth 500 million to the retailer.

  • News

    Kurt Geiger snaps up space at Bluewater

    2008-08-19T13:32:09Z

    Luxury footwear retailer Kurt Geiger has signed for a store at Bluewater.

  • Opinion

    Retailers are landlords too

    2008-08-19T12:02:12Z

    Whether it be monthly rents or upward-only rent reviews, there are always tensions between landlords and retailers. What tends to be forgotten is that retailers are often landlords too.

  • Analysis

    Grand ambition

    2008-08-14T11:45:18Z

    Size and architectural constraints made Cambridge’s Grand Arcade a difficult project and, five months after opening, it is still only 85 per cent let. Ben Cooper weighs up the centre’s success.

  • News

    Tough times for British Land

    2008-08-14T11:36:26Z

    British Land today reported a fall in underlying first quarter profits but that rents on its retail portfolio are still rising.

  • News

    Hammerson suffers £421m loss

    2008-08-14T09:34:00Z

    Property giant Hammerson has reported a loss of 421 million in the six months to June.

  • Analysis

    Olympic hopefuls

    2008-08-14T09:20:49Z

    As the London 2012 Olympics nears, British retailers need to prepare themselves for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Lisa Berwin reports.

  • Perfect 10: Holliste
    News

    Hollister close to signing for its next three units

    2008-08-12T14:30:00Z

    US fashion brand Hollister is understood to be closing in on its next three stores in the UK as part of a first-phase roll-out.

  • News

    Bitter blow for Oxford as Westgate scheme delayed

    2008-08-12T14:21:00Z

    Liberty International’s decision to reconsider its Westgate development will hold Oxford back from climbing up the rankings of the UK’s best shopping destinations, according to research organisation CACI.

  • Opinion

    Westgate – a taste of things to come?

    2008-08-12T13:00:36Z

    Buried in Liberty International’s interim results last week was a phrase that nobody wanted to hear. The innocuous-looking statement “on hold”, next to the property giant’s Westgate scheme in Oxford, should not be underestimated.