All North East & Yorkshire articles – Page 8
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AnalysisLeeds: The holy Trinity?
Work is recommencing at Land Securities’ Trinity Leeds development, but does this bode well for the development pipeline or is it too soon to call an upturn in retail property?
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OpinionA sobering lesson for Ocado’s founders
Well, they got it away, but there won’t have been too many champagne corks being popped in Ocado’s Hatfield headquarters on Wednesday morning.
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NewsJoules eyes major city centres as profits soar
Lifestyle retailer Joules is targeting major city centre locations for store openings for the first time, after reporting net profit soared 200% to £3.6m in the year to May 1.
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NewsSuperGroup to expand in UK and abroad after good results
SuperGroup, the fashion retailer that owns the Superdry and Cult chains, is on the expansion trail following a strong set of annual results since becoming a quoted company.
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AnalysisResort trading: Sun, sea and selling on a summer holiday
Huge sales spikes in certain products are a boon, but life’s no beach for retailers trading in holiday resorts
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NewsSuperGroup posts £22.5m in pre-tax profit
SuperGroup, the young fashion business which owns brands Superdry and chain Cult, has posted £22.5m in profit before tax in its first set of annual results since it joined the stock exchange.
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NewsSpain’s Cortefiel picks sites for first UK shops
Spanish retailer Grupo Cortefiel is to open its first UK stores by the end of the summer in Leeds, Livingston and the yet-to-open One New Change development in the Cityof London.
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NewsKütchenhaus steps up expansion trail
German kitchen specialist Kütchenhaus is on the expansion trail with plans to open up to seven stores in the next 12 months.
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AnalysisThe local post
Social media works well for advertising store job opportunities, says Liz Morrell
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Analysis
The new North-South divide
With looming public sector cuts and job losses set to hit the North harder than the South, will regional disparities return?
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NewsGreen light for Leeds Trinity scheme
Land Securities plans to resume work on its 750,000 sq ft Leeds Trinity scheme this year as long as deals which are at an advanced stage are completed.
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AnalysisPark life: retail parks bouncing back
Retail parks have been on the back foot, but new names are now starting to freshen up their offers and draw footfall.
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NewsHMV presses play on fashion
Entertainment retailer HMV revealed its new-look store this week in Leeds, which features a large fashion-focused area called The Studio.
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NewsHMV’s strategy questioned as Q4 like-for-likes plummet
A worse-than-expected update from HMV last week prompted analysts to question the entertainment retailer’s strategy in the face of contracting markets.
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OpinionThe big questions for Andy Bond’s successor
Andy Bond will leave his successor with two big headaches: How Asda can arrest its underperformance and can a food retailer prosper on Everyday Low Prices alone?
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Analysis
Retail collaborations
As the new Boots and Waitrose tie-up shows, retailers see real potential in joining forces. But how can you make sure it works?
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AnalysisHMV: Music to investors’ ears?
HMV continues to diversify its offer but will its new ventures pay off?
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AnalysisCapital Shopping Centres opens Eldon Square extension
Capital Shopping Centres may not be a high profile developer but it owns more of the UK’s top 30 centres than any other landlord.
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GalleryHMV and Waterstone’s: Joined-up thinking
The HMV Group has just opened its first joint HMV and Waterstone’s store, near Newcastle. John Ryan visits to see if the new format works
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NewsMorrisons hopes England World Cup backing will drive footfall
Morrisons retail director Mark Gunter expects the grocer’s support of England’s FIFA World Cup 2018 bid to drive new shoppers to its stores.