All Shopping centres articles – Page 64
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NewsModus Ventures collapses into administration
Manchester-based property company Modus Ventures has fallen into administration.
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NewsRetailers to claim as Bullring scare ‘decimates’ trade
Retailers angry at facing estimated losses of at least £2m after a suspected chemical leak closed Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre are tabling claims against the scheme’s landlord.
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GalleryStore of the week: Louis Vuitton Westfield London
This is Louis Vuitton in Westfield, London, last week the scene of an opening event that featured an urban garden, created by artist Jeremy Deller. Quite what the collection of plants – contained within black plastic bin bags and resting on a straw-strewn floor – had to do with the ...
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NewsPuma to axe all but one UK store as it cuts costs after punishing Q1
German sportswear retailer Puma is exiting all but one of its UK stores as part of a major international disposal programme.
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OpinionLouis Vuitton vs the Post Office
Visiting the new Louis Vuitton store in Westfield London last week was an impressive, but ultimately unsatisfying experience. Yes, it’s a fine example of the brand’s current shop-fit, but were you to travel to Munich and to wander into local luxury department store Oberpollinger, you’d find more or less the ...
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AnalysisAt Mahon Point in Ireland retailers are fighting the recession
Times may be tough but Cork’s Mahon Point scheme isn’t taking the recession lying down. John Ryan goes to see how it’s wooing shoppers
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NewsBirmingham Bullring closed after suspected chemical leak
Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre was closed down for part of Thursday after several people fell ill following a suspected chemical leak.
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NewsModus’s Wigan Grand Arcade in administration
The company which owns Wigan Grand Arcade shopping centre, which was developed by Modus, has been placed into administration.
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OpinionBanks’ failure to lend is the biggest block to development
The BCSC is right to call on the public and private sectors to take a more collaborative approach to planning.
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NewsBCSC calls for collaboration to unblock property pipeline
Retailers are facing a serious threat from a breakdown in the property pipeline unless the private and public sectors take a more collaborative approach to planning, the British Council of Shopping Centres has told a group of MPs.
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NewsSaints & Sinners opens in Liverpool One
Just opened in Liverpool One, Saints & Sinners is a men’s fashion shop that is dubbed a lifestyle store and which is intended to combine elements of Tokyo retail design with the look and feel of a boutique hotel.Designed by Manchester-based consultancy Rawfish, the 4,500 ...
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AnalysisSt David’s in Cardiff: right scheme, wrong time
Launching a shopping centre extension in the present climate is a tough task, but as Ben Cooper reports, St David’s in Cardiff should stand up to the challenge and raise the city’s retail profile
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NewsEmpty shops soar at Land Securities’ centres
One of Britain’s biggest shopping centre and retail park owners today admitted that void levels are higher than during the downturn in the 1990s.
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NewsWestfield service charge dispute progressing slower than hoped
A dispute between Westfield and a group of retailers including Debenhams, Marks & Spencer and Boots over service charge levels is ongoing despite indications from the Australian developer that a reduction was imminent.
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NewsWestfield London backs down over service charges
Westfield has backed down over a dispute with tenants over service charges after months of wrangling with retailers at its London shopping centre.The Australian landlord had been battling with retailers including House of Fraser and Debenhams over charges at the centre. Westfield London had charged £14 per sq ft, about ...
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AnalysisSocial Trends: How Britain behaves
Modern Britain is changing, and if retailers are to survive the downturn understanding these evolving social trends could make all the difference.
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NewsThree retailers set to open in Cambridge’s Grand Arcade
Calvin Klein, Kurt Geiger and Jack & Jones are set to open stores in Cambridge for the first time.All three have taken stores at the Grand Arcade shopping centre, which is owned by Grand Arcade Partnership, a joint venture between Grosvenor and Universities Superannuation Scheme.They join brands already trading in ...
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OpinionShopping centre security is a balancing act retailers must get right
The news that the averted Easter bomb plot was targeting shopping centres will have come as a sobering reminder to retailers and landlords about how vulnerable a position they are in.
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AnalysisService charges: Lip service to retailers or a plan of action?
The 10-point plan to reduce service charges announced last week promised action on an issue that has long infuriated retailers. Ben Cooper investigates how it is going to work in practice
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Shopping centre plans for Europe slow down
More than 75 million sq ft of planned shopping centre development space in Europe has been axed or put on hold as a result of the global downturn.According to a report from property agency Cushman & Wakefield, about 107.6 million sq ft of new shopping centre space will open across ...