All Property and Planning articles
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NewsFood inflation warning over Burnham’s business rates plan
Andy Burnham has said the tax hike for large developments could pay for a 100% business rates discount for small, single-site high street shops and restaurants
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NewsJollyes sales grow after ‘ambitious’ store and range investment
Jollyes is in the midst of an ambitious expansion plan to double its store estate over the next five years
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NewsAsda appoints new George CEO to replace Liz Evans
Helen Connolly will rejoin Asda from New Look, where she is currently CEO
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NewsSupermarket Income REIT completes £445m refinancing
The new facilities will refinance all of the investment firm’s unsecured loan facilities due to mature over the next two years
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NewsPoundstretcher closing major store in Powys as landlord serves notice
Landlords of more than 100 stores were given the option to exit leases when Poundstretcher’s restructure plan was approved by High Court earlier this month
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NewsBurnham vows to make high streets ‘symbol of Britain’s renaissance’
Speaking in Manchester, the Makerfield MP said that if he became PM he would deliver ‘growth in every postcode’
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NewsGrape Tree hands staff £100k bonus after 10% sales rise
The payment is the first handed out by founder Nick Shutts after he sold the business to an Employee Ownership Trust in December 2025
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op consults staff over redundancies amid rising costs
Lincolnshire Co-op said it was making changes to the way the business operates as it navigated rising costs
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NewsUK retail parks ‘effectively full’ after Aldi and Lidl expansion
The vacancy rate stands at just 1.8% once obsolete units and those empty for more than three years are excluded, according to Savills
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NewsAldi reveals locations of next 16 new stores
Areas in line to get a new Aldi over the coming months include Watford and Hoxton in London, Hattersley in Greater Manchester, and Balsall Common in the West Midlands
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NewsCo-op and Filco unite against Lidl’s Llantwit Major store plans
The retailers’ concerns were heard at a public inquiry at the Civic Offices in Barry last week
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NewsWhole Foods Market losses narrow after new store openings
Sales have improved after new store openings, but the latest loss takes Amazon-owned Whole Foods’ total UK losses to well beyond £200m since 2004
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Comment & OpinionWhy Booths’ new look is much more than simply a rebrand
Booths has had a glow-up. The 180-year-old supermarket this week unveiled a new, “contemporary and confident” brand refresh
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Comment & OpinionWhy Waitrose, not Asda, is flourishing in tough times
As consumers are hammered by the high cost of living, why is Waitrose flourishing while Asda finds trading tough?
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NewsPlanning reform urgently needed to meet chicken demand, sector warns
The warning comes as more than 100 poultry-related planning applications have been left in limbo, ’with absolutely nothing coming through’, according to British Poultry Council CEO Richard Griffiths
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NewsAldi calls on public to nominate new store locations
The discounter wants members of the public to submit suggestions for its property team to review as it makes a previously announced £370m investment in opening new stores this year
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NewsTG Jones could shut up to 150 stores under restructuring plan
Parent company Modella Capital, which purchased WH Smith last year then rebranded stores to TG Jones, said the decision was due to ‘highly challenging trading conditions’
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NewsCo-op sets sights on 100 franchise sites as expansion accelerates
The convenience retailer said franchise stores enabled it to ‘bring the benefits of membership to new and diverse communities’
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Comment & OpinionHow significant is John Lewis’s battle over online sales in rent?
And how are landlords and retailers dealing with the sticky issue of online sales in more recent turnover-linked leases?
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NewsSales dip at East of England Co-op as turnaround drives profit growth
The drop in turnover was party driven by a decision ‘to rationalise the trading estate to focus on driving higher profitability’