All Property articles – Page 338

  • News

    Land Securities hires DSGi director as non-exec

    2008-04-01T09:14:05Z

    Land Securities has appointed DSGi group finance director Kevin O’Byrne as non-executive director.

  • News

    Sleep Depot falls into administration

    2008-04-01T08:34:30Z

    Bed specialist Sleep Depot, which operates through more than 100 stores and concessions nationwide, has gone into administration.

  • News

    Inditex unveils details of new accessories format

    2008-03-31T16:00:27Z

    Inditex has unveiled the details of its new accessories chain, set to roll out this year.

  • News

    Tesco halts roll-out of Fresh & Easy

    2008-03-31T09:25:40Z

    Tesco has halted the roll-out of its US convenience store chain Fresh & Easy, fuelling renewed speculation about its performance on the West Coast, according to The Sunday Telegraph .

  • News

    Asda appoints head of estates team

    2008-03-28T09:05:50Z

    Asda has hired Janet Bishopp as head of estates to develop and expand the grocer’s portfolio of 352 stores.

  • Analysis

    Altered images

    2008-03-27T17:15:39Z

    The retail park landscape is changing as tenants put their faith in smaller unit sizes and operators fight the online threat to their businesses. Ben Cooper assesses the state of the market

  • Analysis

    Tough talking

    2008-03-27T17:08:57Z

    It’s no secret that life on the high street is tough at the moment and it’s the same story at out-of-town retail parks, with traditional tenants from a wide range of sectors all feeling the pinch.

  • Analysis

    Retail’s stealth tax

    2008-03-27T12:51:16Z

    Changes to empty property rate relief laws that come into effect next week have infuriated retailers and landlords alike. Ben Cooper looks at how this could change the face of the retail property market

  • News

    Trafford Centre extension launches

    2008-03-27T12:02:27Z

    Trafford Centre’s latest offering, Barton Square, opened last week. The 70 million extension, linked to the main centre by a footbridge, specialises in homewares shopping.

  • News

    H&M unveils its flagship store in Oldham centre

    2008-03-27T11:56:52Z

    H&M has opened a flagship store at the Spindles Town Square shopping centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

  • News

    Just for Pets searches for stores to take count to 40

    2008-03-27T11:43:27Z

    Wynnstay Group plans to ramp up its Just for Pets retail brand and has instructed agent Salway Bradbury to search for suitable sites for new stores.

  • News

    Grand Arcade opens with a last-minute rush of recruits

    2008-03-27T11:35:56Z

    Grosvenor’s Grand Arcade centre in Cambridge opened its doors yesterday, with a string of tenants joining at the last minute including Swedish children’s clothing retailer Polarn O Pyret, Laura Ashley and art retailer Castle Galleries.

  • News

    Sainsbury’s reveals £1.2bn property deal as sales rise again

    2008-03-26T07:57:28Z

    Sainsbury’s has posted its 13th consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth and created a 1.2 billion joint venture to develop and improve stores.

  • News

    Gant to make standalone debut in Ireland

    2008-03-25T10:50:10Z

    Fashion retailer Gant has signed for its first standalone store in Ireland at south Dublin’s Dundrum shopping centre.

  • Opinion

    Do centres have it covered?

    2008-03-25T10:33:25Z

    While those who booked Easter weekends by the sea were cursing the British weather, UK shopping centres – with their covered roofs – hit the jackpot.

  • News

    Morrisons to open new Southeast distribution centre

    2008-03-20T12:40:36Z

    Supermarket giant Morrisons is to open a new distribution centre at Sittingbourne in Kent, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.

  • News

    H&M to launch new-format store in Camden

    2008-03-19T15:35:46Z

    Swedish fashion giant H&M is to launch a new-format store in Camden, north London.

  • Analysis

    Test the water

    2008-03-19T15:05:19Z

    With a wave of overseas retailers homing in on the UK as a base for international expansion, Ben Cooper asks whether they will sink or swim in the volatile retail property market

  • News

    Dundrum Town Centre signs a raft of retailers

    2008-03-19T12:54:30Z

    Dundrum Town Centre has let 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) of space in deals with retailers including Snow+Rock, Elverys Sports and bookseller Hughes & Hughes.

  • Zavvi, Belfast
    News

    First new Zavvi starts fresh expansion plans

    2008-03-19T12:47:00Z

    Entertainment retailer Zavvi is to ramp up its expansion programme after opening its first two stores since the management buy-out from Virgin Megastores last year.