All Shopping centres articles – Page 36
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Opinion
Blog: New money revitalises neglected shopping centres
New buyers are coming to the UK with money to slosh around doing up neglected schemes, reigniting the tenant mix and generally improving some very tired shopping centres.
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News
Cosmetics brand Bobbi Brown to open first UK store at Westfield London
Beauty brand Bobbi Brown is to open its first standalone UK store at Westfield London next month, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
Croydon Village Outlet: What do retailers need to know?
The designer outlet in the former Allders store was met with overwhelming demand when it opened its doors last week.
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Analysis
Shopping centre property pipeline: What do retailers need to know?
This year 1.5 million sq ft of leisure and retail space will open, prompting hopes of a thaw in the property pipeline.
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Opinion
Comment: Why a doner kebab is the best thing to buy on Ashford high street
Retail-wise, Ashford high street was never that good. The Kent town I grew up in was constricted by a one-way ring road system that made access difficult.
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Opinion
Comment: No time like the present for the retail property market
Bullring’s 10th birthday is a timely reminder of how far UK retail outside of the capital has come in the past decade.
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Analysis
Analysis: The pick of the best UK town centre redevelopments
Across the UK, property developers are getting the green light for major retail regeneration projects. Ben Cooper’s pick of the best town centre redevelopments reveals just how much the pipeline has improved.
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Analysis
Analysis: Breathing new life into secondary malls
While prime and super-regional shopping centres are grabbing the headlines, investors are starting to circle secondary malls again. Mark Faithfull looks at what new owners could mean for the market.
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Analysis
Analysis: Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre 10 years on
Bullring was hailed as Europe’s largest city centre, retail-led, urban renewal project when it opened in 2003. Laura Heywood finds out what changes have taken place over a turbulent decade.
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News
Victoria’s Secret extends UK presence with Bluewater store
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret is to open at Bluewater shopping centre along with sister brand Pink.
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News
Westfield London rents set to rise as sales grow
Westfield, the shopping centre owner, is set to increase rents at its Shepherd’s Bush scheme as it revealed sales at its two London centres were up 4.5% in the first half.
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News
John Lewis eyes opening in £1bn Westfield London extension
Department store John Lewis is poised to sign for a store at Westfield London as part of the shopping centre’s £1bn expansion.
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News
Canary Wharf’s Jubilee Place attracts a further six retailers
Six retailers including Michael Kors, Schuh and Asics have signed up to open stores at the extended Jubilee Place shopping centre in Canary Wharf.
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News
Heatwave drives July footfall surge as online sales wilt
Shoppers flocked to the high street in July as the heatwave drove footfall up 0.8% and hit online sales.
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Analysis
Retailers and restaurants: What do retailers need to know?
As John Lewis reveals plans to step up its food offering with a new restaurant brand, Retail Week takes a look at retailers’ forays into the restaurant trade.
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News
Jack Wills to open store at Bluewater
Fashion retailer Jack Wills is to open a shop at Bluewater in what will be its first store in an out of town shopping centre.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb’s Verdict: Shopping Centres - Can they adapt to an online shopping world?
Shopping centres have a tough job to compete with online retailing these days, but the big landlords seem surprisingly confident.
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News
Westfield plans to build indoor ski slope next to Olympic Park
Westfield plans to build Britain’s biggest indoor ski slope next to the Olympic Park, London Mayor Boris Johnson has revealed.
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Opinion
Comment: The Olympics retail legacy at Stratford
Stratford has come a long way since the Olympics were awarded to London in 2006, and this weekend close to 200,000 people will descend upon it to celebrate the anniversary of the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Opinion
Blog: Westfield's new personalised app
Shopping centre operator Westfield has launched its My Westfield app, which enables retailers to offer personalised offers to shoppers.