All Shopping centres articles – Page 18
-
DataData: Cost of online returns hammering third of stores
One in three stores are being hammered by online returns by having refunds given to customers stripped out of their sales figures, new research has found.
-
NewsWestfield's London malls hail festive footfall increase
More than 14 million shoppers flocked to Westfield’s London malls over the crucial Christmas and Black Friday period.
-
NewsEtailers eye retail parks and malls in warehouse crisis
Developers could transform retail parks or parts of under-utilised shopping centres into warehouses as fast-growing etailers run out of suitable spaces for logistics sites.
-
NewsWestfield snapped up by Unibail-Rodamco for $25bn
French giant Unibail-Rodamco has agreed to buy Westfield for $24.7bn, marking the biggest takeover of an Australian company on record.
-
AnalysisHammerson's Intu deal – pain or gain for retailers?
This year started with one of the biggest corporate surprises in recent memory – Tesco’s £3.7bn acquisition of wholesale giant Booker.
-
OpinionThe best shopping centres continue to evolve and adapt
Christmas is fast approaching, and now is the time to reflect on the departing year and make resolutions for the year ahead.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from the 'death' of US shopping malls
Across the US, retail headlines are announcing the imminent ‘death’ of the American shopping mall.
-
GalleryIn pictures: Fenwick leads Bracknell's regeneration
Bracknell used to be a place shopped by some of its locals and almost nobody else. But now a regenerated town centre and a winsome Fenwick have put this one on the list.
-
DataData: Top four emerging technologies in retail
Virtual reality, haptics, location-based marketing and personalised promotions are the emerging technologies that will shape the future of retail, according to new research.
-
OpinionOpinion: Retail destinations can improve people’s lives
Our centres are vibrant, bustling destinations. But we’ll be dimming their lights and turning down the music for 60 minutes next week to create a better shopping experience for autistic people.
-
NewsBoxpark to launch third location at Wembley next year
Boxpark and property developer Quintain have partnered to open a ‘pop-up mall’ in Wembley in late 2018.
-
CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Bolt bolsters Westfield
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how the World Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Stratford, London, has upped footfall at nearby Westfield shopping centre.
-
GalleryIn pictures: The best and worst of Newcastle retail
Retail Week visits Intu Eldon Square in the heart of Newcastle and ranks the best and worse retail stores on offer.
-
GalleryStore gallery: Volkswagen pulls into Bullring
Volkswagen has launched a new store concept in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre, which boasts an immersive in-store experience.
-
NewsRetail diary: The Bezos bod and Vic Reeves joins retail
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos beefs up, comedian Vic Reeves turns shopkeeper and why it could be game over for husbands shopping in China.
-
NewsTourists set for £2.4bn ‘summer spending frenzy’ in UK
Overseas visitors could splash out as much as £2.4bn in the UK this summer as they take advantage of the slump in the value of the pound.
-
GalleryIn pictures: The car brands driving mall footfall
Increasingly, the biggest car brands are opting to open car shops in regional malls, but is this a trend that is here to stay?
-
NewsHigh street footfall boosted by June heatwave
Footfall received a summer boost last month as the warmer weather drove consumers to outdoor retail locations.
-
OpinionOpinion: Retail is in the UK's DNA, be proud of it
There has been a great deal of focus in recent months on the travails of the retail sector.
-
VideoWatch: Westfield London’s new experiential expansion
Westfield London has already transformed the capital’s retail landscape since opening in 2008, but is about to turn up the heat on destination rivals.