All Property and Planning articles
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NewsUK AI tool promises real-time shopper footfall and spending insights
Yellow Sub AI has launched a software-based alternative to physical footfall sensors and cameras
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Comment & OpinionB&M can’t keep relying on new stores for sales growth
That challenge is not looking any easier after today’s update highlighted fmcg as the area of weakness
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NewsLidl steps up new stores push with five openings in a month
The discounter’s expansion is stepping up following a £70m sale and leaseback deal to fund new stores
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NewsBMPA slams ‘broken planning system’ after rejection of Cranswick ‘megafarm’
Controversial plans by the protein giant were rejected by Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council’s planning committee last week
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NewsAldi and Lidl ‘could challenge new competition restrictions on property deals’
The two discounters are currently exempt from a 2010 order that bans seven other major supermarkets from striking land deals that block rivals from opening nearby
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Comment & OpinionAllowing supermarkets to block Aldi and Lidl stores will not help consumers or growth
Traditional supermarkets are hoping the CMA will once again allow them to block rivals – including Aldi and Lidl – from opening nearby
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NewsCMA reviewing rules that stop supermarkets blocking rivals opening nearby
The CMA could remove the restrictions, which would enable traditional supermarkets to block new Aldi and Lidl stores opening nearby
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NewsThousands of supermarkets face higher business rates from 2026 as bill becomes law
The Non-Domestic Rates Bill has received Royal Assent
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NewsM&S investing £50m in stores in the north west, bringing 300 jobs to the region
The investment is part of M&S’s store renewal and rotation programme, credited with helping drive the retailer’s successful turnaround
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NewsLords vote for anchor high street stores to be excluded from planned business rates hike
Peers have voted for a series of amendments to the bill, including exempting anchor high street stores from the higher tax rate
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InterviewsRenée Elliott’s story of Planet Organic’s ‘miracle’ turnaround
Planet Organic founder Renée Elliott says her return to rescue the business is ‘the hardest I’ve ever worked’. So how has she got it back on track? And what’s needed to complete the ‘fairy tale’?
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NewsGrocery propping up high streets as supermarkets expand convenience footprint
Convenience stores were the fastest-growing type of outlet in 2024 based on net openings, fuelled by a ‘space race by large chains’, according to a report from PwC
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NewsButlers Farmhouse Cheeses wins permission for new, £10m ‘farmhouse campus’
The Blacksticks cheese owner suffered a devastating fire to its packing site in November 2023
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NewsTesco ‘keen to buy stores’ as it pays 7% over the odds to buy back site
Supermarket Income REIT said the £63.5m Tesco paid for its Newmarket store was 7.4% more than its valuation in June 2024
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NewsTesco fails in third attempt to block new Lidl store
Swale Council granted approval for a third time on Thursday evening, following Tesco’s latest objection
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NewsLidl vents frustration at Tesco and Aldi’s objections to new Isle of Sheppey store
The new Lidl store in Sheppey has been seeking planning approval since 2022 but has been held up by a string of objections
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NewsBusiness rates: group ‘representing 5,000 companies’ calls for rethink on plans
High Streets UK says the government’s plans would place a disproportionate burden on flagship stores
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NewsCo-op found to have 107 uncompetitive land deals
Co-op has been found have the greatest number of breaches to date in a long-running CMA enforcement programme targeting major supermarkets
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NewsLidl to open nine new stores within the next month
The nine openings include four brand new locations, in Canning Town, Preston, Walsall, and Wombourne
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NewsAldi planning to create more than 1,600 store jobs in 2025
The discounter – which now has more than 1,050 stores, up by about 10 since December – said the jobs would result from a previously announced plan to invest £650m in further expansion in 2025