All Property articles – Page 31
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GalleryFirst look: Inside Primark's new Birmingham flagship
Five floors, beauty parlours for men and women, Harry Potter and Disney shop-in-shops, as well as a Disney café on the top floor, are just a few of the elements that distinguish Primark’s new Birmingham branch.
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NewsNew Look to abandon in-store menswear offer
New Look is to stop selling menswear in its stores and will only offer the category online from this autumn.
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NewsArcadia plans to halve pension contributions
Arcadia wants to halve the amount it pays into its pension pot every year as it seeks to restructure amid torrid high street trading conditions.
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NewsData: The 50 most vibrant retail locations in the UK
For the second year in a row, Cambridge has beat a host of central London locations to be named the best-quality retail destination in the UK.
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NewsData: The 50 worst retail locations in the UK
Shopping destinations in Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Liverpool have been named among the worst-quality retail locations in Britain.
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OpinionOpinion: Philip Day has given Bonmarché a lifeline
Philip Day has secured the survival of previously written-off brands such as Jane Norman, Peacocks and Jaeger despite stronger competition and downbeat consumer sentiment.
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NewsOffice Outlet axes stores and jobs as sale hopes fade
Office Outlet is to shutter 16 stores and axe 160 jobs after administrators conceded that hopes of selling the business were fading.
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NewsRetailers implore MPs to tackle business rates 'madness'
Retailers have called on the government to tackle the “madness” of the business rates system to stop it from “strangling our high streets”.
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NewsArcadia mulls 'shares for rent cuts' deal to sweeten CVA
Sir Philip Green is considering offering landlords shares in his struggling Arcadia group as he bids to win their backing for a restructure.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Surviving and thriving in the new retail
“If you’re selling stuff, you’re knackered, frankly.” Not so long ago, those words might have got backs up at Retail Week Live. But not anymore.
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NewsArcadia draws up planned store closure list
Arcadia has drawn up a list of almost 70 stores it wants to offload as it continues to consider launching a company voluntary arrangement.
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NewsThe Range’s new HQ to create 450 jobs
Value home retailer The Range has announced its new headquarters will open in the summer and will create 450 new jobs in its home town of Plymouth.
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NewsMajestic Wine name to disappear in business shake-up
Majestic Wine is to close retail stores and sell off assets as part of a radical transformation plan designed to focus on its Naked Wines business.
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NewsSir Philip Green facing Arcadia pension blackhole
Sir Philip Green is facing the prospect of increasing his contributions to Arcadia’s pension schemes, as he mulls a potential company voluntary arrangement.
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AnalysisData: The top five retailers shoppers want on their high streets
Consumers have revealed which brands they most want to see on their local high streets as part of a wide-ranging new report.
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda offer to sell 150 supermarkets
Sainsbury’s and Asda have offered to sell up to 150 supermarkets in a bid to convince competition authorities to agree to their £13bn mega-merger.
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NewsArcadia appoints GCW as it mulls CVA
Arcadia has appointed property agency GCW to oversee its proposed restructuring process, Retail Week understands.
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VideoWatch: How many shops does Next need?
This week, the team delve into retail bellwether Next’s full-year results and chief executive Lord Wolfson’s thoughts on how the sector is set to change over the next 15 years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next's Lord Wolfson on how retail could look in 15 years
As Next reported a continued shift in sales from stores to online, Lord Wolfson set out potential future scenarios for the business that have implications for retail more widely.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What could an Arcadia restructure look like?
Arcadia is the latest retail giant trying to re-engineer its flagging fortunes, exploring restructuring options in a bid to recapture some of its former prowess.