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NewsVideo: Retailers herald Trinity Leeds opening
Retail Week talks to store groups that have opened shops today at Trinity Leeds including Superdry, New Look and Mamas & Papas.
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NewsVideo: Trinity Leeds is already a success, says owner Land Securities
As Trinity Leeds, the only major shopping centre to open this year, opens its doors, Retail Week speaks to owner Land Securities’ executive director Richard Akers about the scheme.
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NewsVideo: Trinity Leeds opening shows retail is 'alive and kicking', says Sir Stuart Rose
Former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has said the opening of Trinity Leeds shopping centre today shows “retail is alive and kicking”.
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NewsHilco sole bidder for collapsed HMV as deal nears
Restructuring firm Hilco remains the only bidder in the frame for collapsed entertainment retailer HMV as its future looks to be determined in the next few days.
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OpinionComment: Complacency breeds high street failures
Andy Grove, one of the men behind Intel, once said: “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.”
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OpinionComment: Trinity Leeds opening is a welcome boost for retail
The opening of Trinity Leeds today is welcome news for the UK retail property market. Despite the economic gloom, retailer demand for space in the 1 million sq ft shopping centre has been impressive.
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GalleryIn pictures: Trinity Leeds shopping centre opens for business
Trinity Leeds, the only major UK shopping centre to launch this year, has opened for business this morning in Leeds city centre.
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BIM reveals details of imminent entry into Egypt
Turkish hard discounter BIM has revealed details of its imminent entry into Egypt.Speaking to the Financial Times, BIM chief financial officer Haluk Dortluoglu said the retailer intends to source 80% of its range from local small and medium-sized businesses.“We’ll use a similar concept and layout [to Turkey], carrying 500 to ...
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AnalysisTesco’s acquisition of Giraffe: What do retailers need to know?
Last week Tesco snapped up restaurant chain Giraffe. So what are its plans for the group, and are more acquisitions on the cards?
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NewsBluewater strikes O2 deal to enhance customer experience
Bluewater has struck a deal with mobile phone operator O2 aimed at digitally enhancing consumers’ physical shopping experience in Kent shopping centre.
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AnalysisBudget 2013: Reaction from the retail sector
Chancellor George Osborne has shunned retailers calls for a freeze on business rate increases. Retail Week rounds up the reaction to the Budget in the retail sector.
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NewsUrban Outfitters signs up for first East Midlands store
US fashion retailer Urban Outfitters has signed for a new 14,500 sq ft store at the Victoria Centre in Nottingham.
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NewsHigh street personality toolkit launches to boost struggling centres
A new Government-funded toolkit designed to boost high streets based on their ‘personalities’ launches tomorrow (Wednesday).
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InterviewQ&A: Mary Portas at Retail Week Live
Retail Week editor-in-chief Chris Brook-Carter speaks to government retail advisor Mary Portas about rescuing high streets, the Portas Pilots and the future of retailing.
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OpinionComment: Shoppers still need bricks-and-mortar stores
There are numerous ways to effect a purchase these days, but ultimately, the bricks-and-mortar shop will not disappear.
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Gross sales rise at grocer Mercadona
Mercadona’s gross sales rose 7% to E17.8bn (£15.55bn) in 2012. Net income also increased 7% to E508m (£443.7m).The grocer invested E650m (£567.7m) to open 60 stores and hired 4,000 employees during the year, giving it a total staff count of 74,000.Mercadona is reportedly postponing global expansion.
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NewsSports Direct offers turnover deal on Republic stores’ rent
Republic’s owner, Sports Direct, has offered landlords 15% of stores’ turnover as part of a new lease proposal.
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Target opens first three Canadian stores
Target has opened its first three Canadian stores in Guelph, Milton and Fergus in the state of Ontario.The openings are intended as a pilot to prepare systems, train team members and determine operational readiness as the retailer prepares for the soft opening of 24 stores in Ontario later this month.Target ...
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: How John Lewis led the way and outperformed its rivals
John Lewis won both Oracle Retailer of the Year and Brandbank Multichannel Retailer of the Year. Managing director Andy Street talks about its success.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Hull’s St Stephen’s beats the recession
St Stephen’s shopping centre in Hull has battled the economic conditions to increase footfall and let all of its units.