All Property articles – Page 38
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GalleryIn pictures: H&M Home at Westfield London
H&M has opened its first standalone home store in the UK at Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush.
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NewsGoogle and NearSt tie up to push local high street sales
Google and retail tech start-up NearSt have collaborated to allow shoppers to get information about specific product availability at shops nearby.
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NewsB&Q to sell stores for £125m to fund turnaround plan
B&Q plans to sell six of its UK stores in a bid to raise funds for boss Véronique Laury’s five-year transformation strategy.
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NewsEvans Cycles stores to be shuttered despite profitability
Evans Cycles’ new owner Mike Ashley has decided to close half of its shops despite administrators advising that “almost all” of its stores make money.
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AnalysisBlack Friday – what retailers should expect this year
Black Friday has transformed UK retail in the run-up to Christmas in recent years.
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GalleryIn pictures: Harrods unveils its new food hall
Harrods has renovated its historic food hall, which features a ‘vegetable butcher’ and puts its 150 chefs on the shop floor.
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AnalysisMove of the Week: Daunting task for Debenhams' new hire
It’s not often I write about a property director in this column but these are transformative times in retail and moves that might previously have flown under the radar begin to take on a new significance.
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NewsAmazon to create 50,000 jobs in split HQ plan
Amazon has ended months of speculation by revealing that its new second headquarters will be split between New York and Arlington, Virginia.
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NewsIntu extends bid deadline as talks make 'good progress'
The consortium bidding to buy property giant Intu has been granted a second extension to its ‘put up or shut up’ offer deadline.
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VideoWatch: Habitat opens first high street store in a decade
Habitat has unveiled its first high street shop in 10 years in Brighton.
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NewsDebenhams appoints new property director
Debenhams has hired a new property director from the hospitality sector, replacing Rob Hadfield who has exited the retailer.
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OpinionOpinion: Purple Tuesday should prompt new store thinking
Purple Tuesday, the UK’s first accessible shopping day, took place today and was embraced by many retailers and the wider industry.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The store's changing role in the multichannel age
As the retail landscape is convulsed by change, the role of the store has never been more hotly debated.
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NewsAshley prepares to close more House of Fraser stores
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley is planning to shut more House of Fraser stores, it is understood.
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NewsRetail footfall dips in October as town vacancies rise
Footfall in October fell by 2% year on year in the 11th consecutive month of decline.
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-op win £300m ATM rates case
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and The Co-op have won their appeal against a ruling that meant retailers had to pay business rates for cash machines situated outside their shops.
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NewsStore closures soar to record levels in first half
Britain’s high street is weathering the most testing climate in five years as the gap between store closures and openings widens to record level.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail’s winners have never feared disruption
Two words are pretty much guaranteed to pop up in any retail conversation today – ‘transformation’ and ‘disruption’.
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AnalysisDeath of the town centre? Walmart plans to build its own
Walmart has unveiled plans to build ‘town centres’ in the car parks of its existing big-box stores in the US.
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OpinionOpinion: Are pop-up stores the secret to making your mark?
Picture this: you’re a ‘legacy’ retailer and, perhaps contrary to your better instincts, you’re about to open a new store (the lease was signed a few years ago, so you have little choice) and you want to let shoppers know about it.