All Property articles – Page 347
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Land Securities to split into three
Land Securities, the UK’s biggest property company, is to split into three, setting up a separate quoted company for its retail assets.
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Little Miss Matched eyes 50 UK stores in five years
Children’s clothing retailer Little Miss Matched intends to open up to 50 shops in the UK in the next three to five years, after opening its first store in the UK at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent this summer.
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St Pancras is a shopping haven
Last week, the Queen reopened St Pancras station and the new Channel Tunnel rail terminal for Eurostar and said she hoped that people would consider it as a destination and not just as a station.
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Athlone Towncentre scheme opens to 15,000 shoppers
Ireland’s Athlone Towncentre scheme opened last weekend with more than 15,000 shoppers converging on the 500 million ( 348.3 million) mixed-use development.
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Developers pick town centre jobs over out-of-town
Three quarters of developers would prefer to develop a town centre scheme rather than an out-of-town equivalent, according to research from Hartnell Taylor Cook.
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PMA launches shopping mall benchmark scheme
The Property Managers Association (PMA) has created an audit programme designed to help retailers see exactly what they’re paying for at shopping centres.
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The sky's the limit
Occupying a space the size of 50 football pitches and with high expectations to meet, Heathrow’s £4 billion Terminal 5 is pulling out all the stops. John Ryan checks out the nearly completed site
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Leases shorten as challenging market conditions take effect
Average lease lengths were cut this year as retailers struggled to maintain flexibility in a tough market.
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Sustainability is becoming more important
The BCSC Conference and Showcase kicked off this morning with a call to action on sustainability.
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Liverpool One lands fashion trio
Jigsaw, Radley and Fred Perry have signed deals to open stores at Grosvenor's 950 million Liverpool One development, Grosvenor announced at the BCSC Conference in Gateshead today.
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Green giants
Much is said about green stores, but what about green sheds? John Ryan discovers that not only do they reduce your carbon footprint, but they have long-term bottom-line benefits too
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Glasgow holds onto crown for top UK retail destination
Glasgow is still the UK’s top shopping location, according to the annual Venuescore retail rankings report.
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Leeds keeping pace with two of its own
Leeds, like Hull, is enjoying a retail regeneration, with two major schemes under way. In March, the Government Office for Yorkshire & Humberside approved plans for the £675 million, 1.3 million (120,000 sq m) Eastgate & Harewood Quarter development by the Leeds Partnership, a joint venture between Hammerson and Town ...
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SRG seeks units to expand Suits You chain
Menswear retailer Speciality Retail Group (SRG) is to expand its Suits You format by between five and 10 stores over the next year.
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To Hull and back again
It’s been tough for Hull playing second fiddle to rival retail hubs such as Leeds and Meadowhall, but two major developments are bringing shoppers flooding back to the city. Liz Morrell reports
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Russia tops Euro league for upcoming centre space
Russia has more than 49.5 million sq ft (4.6 million sq m) of shopping centre space opening in the next 18 months, topping the ranking for the whole of Europe.
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Mikey to break into Spain with El Corte
Fashion jewellery brand Mikey London has teamed up with Spanish department store chain El Corte Ingl s to expand throughout Spain.
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Silverburn shopping centre in Glasgow opens
Retail Property Holdings’ 350 million Silverburn shopping centre in Glasgow opened its doors last week.
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Online shopping malls put internet threat centre stage
This evening the UK’s first online shopping mall goes live, with more than 250 fashion retailers to choose from. Casobi.com has rounded up some of the best names in independent fashion such as Bench, Converse, Diesel, Guess, Gucci, Paul Smith and Puma and arranged them in the familiar form of ...
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Minister urges retail to work with authorities
Minister for Local Government John Healey this week called for the retail sector and local authorities to work more closely to bring investment to deprived areas.