All Property and Planning articles – Page 34
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NewsTheresa May gives thumbs-up to shop-to-home conversions
The Portas Review of 2011 called on the government to address the restrictive aspects of the ‘Use Class’ system
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NewsTesco Oldham site sold for more than £50m
The 149,000 sq ft Extra store in Oldham has been bought and leased back by Rosette Merchant Bank
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NewsWaitrose the second major retailer to cut back its property team
A restructure will see the merger of the previously separate property functions of Waitrose and its parent company John Lewis
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NewsLidl set to hit 700 UK stores mark with five openings
Lidl will already have launched 19 new stores in 2018 by the end of this month
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NewsCo-op to spend over £28m on store investment programme in London
The retailer said it would open a record number of new stores in the capital this year including 30 new food stores
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NewsCentral England Co-op announces new store and revamp plans
Society opened eight new food stores and relaunched more than 20 convenience stores last year at a cost of £15m
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Analysis & FeaturesPower list 2018: Who is pulling the property strings?
The rise of online, the discounters and multichannel have all rewritten the rules in supermarket property
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Comment & OpinionThe benefits of blending digital and in-store channels
A ‘new breed’ of retailer recognises the benefits of blending digital and in-store channels
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket expansion: from thin air
By selling ‘empty space’ above stores, grocers can unlock billions, boost sales, and help solve the UK housing shortage
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NewsUnited Wholesale eyes new Scottish territory with openings
Wholesaler has built vape rooms in each of its three depots
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NewsM&S to close stores and slow Simply Food opening programme
Retailer now only plans to open 36 owned and franchised branches over the next six months
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Comment & OpinionThe ailing high street needs rapid solutions, not a blame game
A raft of retailers including Debenhams, Mothercare, and Carpetright are among those to issue profit warnings after poor trading
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NewsPlanning applications for high street stores continue to fall
The number of planning applications for new shops and shopping centres in England fell 8% in 2017 to 6,090
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NewsSupermarket property investment returns to strong growth
Colliers International Supermarket Investment Review shows institutional investment rose from £216m in 2016 to £482m last
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NewsParfetts hikes new store target in wake of Tesco-Booker deal
Parfetts currently operates 350 Go Local stores and aims to take this figure up to 500 by the end of the year
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NewsSlough retail entrepreneurs to open superstore next to a Lidl
The 20,000 sq ft Checkout Superstore in Farnham Road is the brainchild of the Abdeali family
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NewsEat 17 plans new openings in Hammersmith and Leytonstone
Eat 17’s latest stoe opened in Bishop’s Stortford in November
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NewsAldi and Lidl outpacing big four in supermarket space race
However even the discounters have scaled back on applications
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NewsCo-op plans 100 store openings in 2018 after Christmas boost
The plans were unveiled as CEO Steve Murrells announced a 6.2% jump in like-for-like food sales
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NewsLidl decides smaller is better in the US
Six months after entering the US with plans to build 100 large-scale stores, the discounter has changed its mind