All Property articles – Page 342
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Analysis
Disposal tactics
As retailing gets tougher, you would expect to see more portfolios of stores being dumped onto the market by retailers. Is a flood of space about to be offloaded? Ben Cooper investigates
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News
Bite to double store portfolio and head South
Scottish active sports fashion retailer Bite wants to double its store portfolio within two years and push south of the border.
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News
Bristol’s Cabot Circus boosted by signing of 10 upmarket retailers
Bristol’s 1 million sq ft (92,900 sq m) city centre development Cabot Circus has signed 10 high-end retailers.
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News
The White Company to launch expansion drive
Homewares and accessories retailer The White Company is to embark on ambitious expansion after reporting bumper full-year profits for the second year running.
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Opinion
Agency conflict rears its head
Many property agencies have had to juggle conflict between retailers and landlords for some time.
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News
Ahold mulls selling Schuitema stake to CVC
Dutch retailer Ahold is in talks to sell its majority stake in 443-store supermarket business Schuitema to private equity firm CVC.
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News
Tchibo to axe 33 UK stores to focus on larger format
German general merchandise caf -cum-retailer Tchibo is understood to have put nearly half of its UK stores on the market, as it seeks to scale back its portfolio of smaller shops.
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Analysis
Sales Derby
It’s Sale time and the race is on to clear old stock. John Ryan takes a walk around the Westfield Derby centre with Karl McKeever to see how persuasive retailers’ strategies are
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Analysis
Liverpool: city of retail culture?
Liverpool has long been neglected as a retail destination, but it is finally on its way up. As Ben Cooper discovers, Liverpool One is set to redefine the retail landscape
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News
Dove sister brand seeks space to expand its spa and store format
Dove Spa, sister business to beauty brand Dove, is to accelerate its store openings in the UK, with the aim of having 75 stores by 2012.
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News
La Senza to broaden range as growth plans take shape
Lingerie retailer La Senza is to launch a raft of ranges in its stores this spring as it steps up its UK growth plans.
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News
Paperchase ramps up store growth as sales stay strong
Stationery retailer Paperchase will forge ahead with expansion in the UK, after reporting strong like-for-like sales over the Christmas period.
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News
Abel & Cole sets out roadmap for stores
Organic online grocer Abel & Cole plans to open its first stores this year, following Phoenix Equity Partners taking a stake in the business late last year.
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News
Reiss to open stores in Singapore and Malaysia
Reiss has signed a multimillion-pound franchising deal to open stores in Singapore and Malaysia.
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News
Sainsbury's buys Curley’s in Northern Ireland
Sainsbury’s has bought two supermarkets from independent, Northern Ireland family retail business Curley’s in a multimillion-pound deal.
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News
M&S fills second anchor spot at Leeds scheme
Marks & Spencer has signed as the second anchor at Hammerson and Town Centre Securities’ Eastgate Quarters scheme in Leeds.
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News
Wilson Bowden gets green light for Macclesfield makeover
Wilson Bowden has agreed a deal to develop the centre of Macclesfield with a 400,000 sq ft scheme.
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Opinion
London could fuel the UK
Last week, Sir Stuart Rose sent shivers through the City when Marks & Spencer reported downbeat sales for the Christmas period.
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News
Wal-Mart to take on Fresh & Easy with small format
Wal-Mart is to pilot a small-format store in Arizona to challenge Tesco's Fresh & Easy chain, which is being rolled out across the US.
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Analysis
On shaky ground
The opening of several major city centre developments will transform cities across the country, while the end of empty property rate relief is likely to send rents soaring. Ben Cooper examines some of the key property issues facing retailers in 2008