All Property and Planning articles – Page 3
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NewsM&S investing £38m in new stores in Bristol and Bath
The planned Bristol and Bath stores were announced today by CEO Stuart Machin in response to a shareholder question at the retailer’s AGM
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NewsSuperdrug opens its largest UK store
The store has doubled in size following an extension, creating 25 new permanent roles
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NewsAldi publishes new list of priority store locations after call to the public
The list is the result of a call to the public by the discounter last month to nominate locations where a new Aldi is wanted most
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NewsLidl wooing contactors to help it build stores
The discounter is inviting contractors to attend a series of events
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NewsAldi planning to upgrade 100 stores in 2024
The £90m-plus investment will include 30 refurbishments this summer
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NewsReplacing apprenticeship levy and a ‘genuine living wage’ among key Labour manifesto pledges
On pay, Labour will ‘make sure the minimum wage is a genuine living wage’, says the manifesto, by changing the remit of the Low Pay Commission to account for the cost of living
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NewsJLP to lodge appeal over delay to Waitrose buy to let property plans
The partnership will lodge a non-determination over delays to a planning application to build homes above a Waitrose in west Ealing
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NewsLib Dems pledge to scrap business rates and establish recommended genuine living wage
The plans are among a raft of promises in the party’s general election manifesto, published today
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NewsLabour reiterates pledge to replace business rates
The party has not specified what it would replace the current system with, leading to demands for clarity
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs to build frozen factory and create 600 jobs
Greggs has announced it will build a purpose-built frozen production and logistics factory in Derby to boost capacity for up to 3,500 shops in the UK
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NewsPret a Manger cancels plan to open shops in Israel
The food-to-go chain said significant travel restrictions are preventing the deal from going ahead
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere does food fit into the town of the future?
The ‘UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ is being built in East Sussex, with food at its heart and retailers encouraged to embrace the concept
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NewsM&S to invest £30m in new and existing London stores
New fresh-market style Foodhalls are set to open in Sidcup and Friern Barnet, while branches in Chancery Lane, Teddington, Blackheath and Islington are among those in line for modernisation
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NewsSuperdrug to open 25 stores and refit 60 in 2024
The estate expansion, which comes as Superdrug celebrates its 60th year on the British high street, is expected to create 500 jobs nationwide
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NewsSt Pancras International undergoes major food and beverage revamp
The plan has been dubbed ‘the most significant’ food & beverage revamp the building has ever experienced
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NewsAsda to redevelop London store site into ‘new town centre’ with 1,500 homes
The supermarket has partnered with property developer Barratt London in a project to transform a 10-acre brownfield site which is currently home to its existing Park Royal superstore
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets must prepare for terror attack legislation
‘Martyn’s Law’ will have ramifications for a huge range of businesses and public premises, says Paul Tarne, partner at national law firm Weightmans
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Comment & OpinionCo-op’s expansion programme is a sign of market recovery
Co-op is embarking on a genuine acquisition and expansion programme and it comes off the back of a clever strategy, says Richard Curry, partner and head of retail at Rapleys
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NewsTesco objects to new Aldi or Lidl stores near one of its own over several months
Complex objections on numerous grounds are usually received by the local authority less than 48 hours before plans are due to be considered, making it difficult for council officers to respond in time
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NewsAldi gathering public support for new store openings
The discounter is urging members of the public to put forward their town by email