All Property articles – Page 189
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NewsJune footfall edges up 0.1% as promotions and warm weather boosts shopper visits
June footfall edged up 0.1% year-on-year, an increase on a 0.7% decline in May as retailers cut prices and the warmer weather helped drive shoppers into stores.
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NewsInternaçionale bought in prepack administration by owners
Value fashion retailer Internaçionale has been bought in a prepack administration deal by the existing owners.
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OpinionComment: The grocery sector - How to keep pace with the market
The grocery market is rarely out of the spotlight, and this year the glare upon the grocers has not lessened since the horse meat scandal that began in January.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail space - Where are the big grocers investing?
As Tesco grounds its mission to dominate store space, Alex Lawson finds the multiples’ focus has shifted to convenience and online.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Carpetright's new format is propelling growth
Carpetright’s sales rebound is being driven by new store formats as well as a broader product range, which has attracted new customers to the floorings giant, according to boss Darren Shapland.
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NewsMorrisons invests £300m in overhauling '20th century systems'
Morrisons will have invested £310m by the end of this year in dramatically overhauling its systems, which chief executive Dalton Philips described as being “firmly stuck in the 20th century”.
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NewsSainsbury's convenience stores will overtake supermarkets for first time
Sainsbury’s convenience stores will overtake its number of supermarkets this year demonstrating the shift in focus in the sector.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online tax debate – who should pay more?
The idea of an etail-only tax has divided the industry. Could it work or is more tax a bad thing for everyone?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Bonmarché's focus on older fashion pays dividends
Bonmarché revealed pre-tax profit of £10.5m a year after it was acquired through a pre-pack administration deal. Retail Week takes a look at how it delivered the performance.
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NewsBusiness rates top the agenda at BRC summit as online tax is dismissed
Tackling unfair business rates was top of the agenda at the BRC retail summit for finance directors as an online retail tax was dismissed.
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GalleryStore gallery: Barker & Stonehouse opens store in London's Battersea
The homewares retailer has opened its first store in the South and has made the most of the new building’s heritage.
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NewsHMV relocates head office to London's Blackfriars
HMV has relocated its headquarters from London’s West End to the Blackfriars area of the capital.
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OpinionComment: Tesco continues to innovate with new projects
With news out this week that Tesco is to launch a wine brand which will be created by consumers, the supermarket giant looks likely to set a new benchmark for customer engagement.
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AnalysisOutlet stores: What do retailers need to know?
Nike is poised to open a number of outlet stores and other premium brands are getting in on the act.
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NewsAnalysis: Maplin plots store growth as part of renewal strategy
Maplin’s, the electricals retailer, is on a mission to open more stores, entice female shoppers and invest in in-store technology.
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NewsWestfield to start work on stalled Bradford development later this year, MPs told
Work on the stalled Bradford shopping centre development site is set to restart later this year, MPs have been told.
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NewsJohn Lewis says airport shop will help transform it into international brand
John Lewis operations director Sean Allam said the department store group’s plans to open its first airport store will help it transform into a successful international brand.
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OpinionComment: John Lewis to grab greater share of overseas spend with airport shop
John Lewis’s move into airport retailing provides it with a huge opportunity to raise its brand profile among international shoppers, making it as much a destination as Selfridges or Harrods.
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NewsTesco sublets store space to gym operator Xercise4Less
Tesco has signed a deal to sublet space in its Stockton-on-Tees supermarket to gym operator Xercise4Less as part of its plans to downsize its larger stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Breathing new life into a retailer after administration
The future of three high street names, Internaçionale, ModelZone and Dwell, were left hanging in the balance this week after they collapsed into administration.