All Property and Planning articles – Page 20
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NewsOne Stop converts 54 stores to Tesco Express
The Grocer first reported in January that One Stop, which is owned by Tesco, had converted 26 stores to its parent brand
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NewsAldi opens 900th UK store as it pursues target of 1,200 by 2025
The Sandhurst store is Aldi’s 75th in the south east
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NewsStore closure rates have nearly doubled in the pandemic, data shows
’Devastating impact’ likely to continue under latest lockdown restrictions, analysts warn
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NewsOcado Islington depot plan suffers setback as council revokes development certificate
An Ocado spokeswoman said the company was disappointed by the decision
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NewsCommercial tenants and landlords ‘co-operating more’ over unpaid rent
Figures from Remit Consulting suggest retail had paid 54.7% of its bill by seven days into the latest quarter, which started at the end of September
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NewsFoodservice wholesaler Hunt’s expands retail operation
The expansion comes as the family-owned business continues to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsVape juice supplier Zeus makes first foray into bricks & mortar retail
The brand’s new store in Birmingham will sell a full range of Zeus products
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NewsExtra 100 million sq ft on online warehouse space needed by 2024, analysis suggests
Growth of online grocery alone could create demand for an extra 7.1 million sq ft of warehouse space in four years, according to real estate advisor Knight Frank
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NewsOnline retail helps drive warehouse space rental to record level
Take-up in quarter three was more than double that in the same period last year, reaching 13.3m sq ft, according to real estate advisor CBRE
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NewsA third of retail’s rent bill unpaid for June quarter
Figures from Remit Consulting suggest that overall commercial tenants had underpaid by £1.5bn for the second consecutive quarter
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NewsLandlords ‘exploiting loophole’ to recover rent arrears from retailers
Landlords have been using county court judgements to ’undermine the will of parliament’, the BRC’s CEO has claimed
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NewsSainsbury’s installs ‘Argos hub’ at second store
The hub – effectively a full Argos branch within a supermarket – is a relocation of a high street branch
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NewsSainsbury’s Hendon store development to feature 1,309 homes and a park
The supermarket has partnered with property developer St George to build a 43,000 sq ft store along with homes and local amenities
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NewsBooths makes southern move with Essex electric forecourt store plan
Booths has teamed up with Gridserve, the company behind the UK’s first electric forecourt, in Braintree
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NewsGovernment confirms extension of protection against eviction for businesses
The protection, which has been in place since March, was due to expire on 1 October but will now last until the end of the year
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NewsWaitrose to sell Wolverhampton store to Tesco as four branches close
The 140 partners at the Waitrose Wolverhampton branch will move to Tesco under TUPE provisions
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NewsGovernment rules out paying businesses’ rent shortfall
Protections against eviction are expected to be extended for three months but a grant scheme is said to be off the table
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NewsHigh-end and health-focused Boutique Grocer to open in Islington
The 4,700 sq ft high-end grocer will also have a flexible layout to test different consumer trends
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News125,000 retail jobs lost so far in 2020, according to report
Retail jobs have been shed at a rate of 15,700 a month, according to figures from the Centre for Retail Research
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NewsCo-op sets new store opening targets in rapid expansion plan
The convenience retailer is also conducting major refurbishments as part of a multi-million pound store investment programme