All Property articles – Page 45
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OpinionJohn Lewis ‘pilot’ stores symptomatic of digital shift
The fact that John Lewis will use 15 stores to pilot new ideas is symbolic of coming to terms with digital and the new terrestrial.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers – throw old traditions out the window
Online and mobile commerce is turning traditional notions of retailing upside down.
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NewsPoundworld closes further 40 stores
Poundworld has unveiled its third round of store closures in a week as the beleaguered value retailer continues to seek a buyer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to axe 350 store management roles
Marks & Spencer is planning a fresh wave of more than 350 job cuts in a drive to simplify its store management teams.
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NewsFootfall stuck in worst rut for three years
Footfall slipped for the seventh consecutive month as the warm weather sparked a sharp decline in shopping centre visits in June.
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NewsPoundworld: 80 more stores and 1,000 jobs to go
Poundworld administrators will close another 80 stores next week, on top of the 25 already set to close this weekend.
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OpinionOpinion: Click and collect can be an ‘experience’
Whichever way you cut it, clicking and collecting has to be the ultimate non-experience that can take place in a store.
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NewsPoundworld to close 25 stores, axing 242 jobs
Poundworld is closing 25 of its 355 branches this week including stores in Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham.
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NewsTOFS CVA is approved, 290 jobs are at risk
The Original Factory Shop has been given the green light by creditors to axe over a tenth of its store estate, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMothercare places Children’s World into administration
Mothercare has insisted it is making “good progress” with its refinancing and restructuring plans – but has placed its Children’s World business into administration.
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NewsProperty giant British Land voted against HoF CVA
Landlord giants including British Land, Derwent and Reuben Brothers tried to block House of Fraser’s controversial CVA last month, according to documents seen by City AM.
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NewsRetail industry associations demand business rates reform
Retail industry trade bodies the BRC and Revo have called for urgent reform of the business rates system as Bill Grimsey’s second high street review was published.
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OpinionForget Westminster, save the high street at local level
In Wood Green, my local shopping centre, what was the BHS is now a Poundworld – and like BHS, it’s also destined for closure after collapsing into administration.
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NewsSecond Grimsey review calls for action to avoid ghost towns
Local authorities need more power and stronger leadership to reinvigorate town centres in England and Wales, the latest report on the state of the high street by veteran retailer Bill Grimsey has warned.
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OpinionOpinion: How to survive the crisis on the high street
Three years ago, I gave a talk called ‘Is There Life After The High Street?’ about what I thought the future of retail would look like and why I withdrew my company Argenteus from physical retail in favour of online.
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OpinionWhat Tesco’s new HQ says about the grocer’s future
“This is a bit different to the old Tesco House” were the understated words of Tesco boss Dave Lewis as he unveiled the grocer’s newest head office building.
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OpinionOpinion: John Lewis update is a warning to all in retail
2018, and the many retailer collapses that it has brought, is not the end of the revolution engulfing retail. It may only be the start.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five ways Carpetright aims to get back on track
Floorcovering specialist Carpetright has capped a torrid year with £70.5m of pre-tax losses.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Seven start-ups retailers should know about
The opportunities created by digital technology have created a flourishing start-up scene as young entrepreneurs aim to shift the business landscape.