All Property and Planning articles – Page 28
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NewsSupreme Court rules in favour of supermarkets over cash machine business rates
The ruling means ATMs both inside and outside stores should not be assessed for additional business rates on top of normal store rates
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NewsM&S set to gravitate away from high streets more after coronavirus
Struggling travel franchise sites and some city centre locations have contributed to sluggish food sales during the crisis
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NewsKirsty’s to expand ready meal offering with allergen-free factory
The brand is ploughing an initial £2m into the facility in Harrogate
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NewsRetail rents likely to factor in turnover after crisis, say landlords
Four out of five landlords said the pandemic would change the terms on which retail property was occupied
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NewsRetailers and landlords warn of business collapse without rent support
The British Retail Consortium and British Property Federation have renewed their appeal for the government to pay some of the rent due in lockdown
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NewsJames Convenience readies ‘major project’ of store re-openings
James told The Grocer he had closed 12 of the 54-strong store estate due to a dramatic reduction in footfall
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NewsGovernment agrees to postpone ‘disastrous’ business rates revaluation
The bill would have seen rates set until at least 2024 based on a pre-coronavirus basis
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NewsLidl opens central London store as part of £500m expansion
Lidl is planning over 40 new London stores by 2025, taking the total inside the M25 to around 130
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NewsLandlords urge government to tackle retailers ‘exploiting’ rent holidays
The government yesterday banned landlords from issuing statutory demands or winding-up orders against retailers unable to …
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NewsPolicy U-turn in Wales hits supermarkets with £80m business rates bills
The Welsh government changed its mind on replicating Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans
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NewsPoundland to temporarily close 100 stores
Staff are to be furloughed in the government’s job retention scheme or transfered to another store where possible
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NewsSainsbury’s to close 12 convenience stores in ‘ghost towns’
Supermarket leaders have vowed to work together to keep enough stores open to meet demand
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NewsClosed retailers pressure shopping centres to shut too, threatening supermarket stores
Shops ordered to close by Boris Johnson are refusing to pay shopping centre service charges
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NewsSainsbury’s grants tenants one-month rent holiday
The supermarket announced yesterday it was offering tenants the option to pay rent monthly instead of quarterly
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NewsAmazon’s first UK store on site of former bookshop
The location of the store was revealed in an Instagram post by property developer Enstar Capital
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NewsTesco seeking new sites for Jack’s discount stores
The supermarket is seeking new locations that minimise cannibalisation of its existing estate, The Grocer understands…
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NewsNew frozen food retailer Oops seeking sites for first six stores
Oops is to be the retail operation of KPFF, a frozen food suppler with an ‘established frozen food production factory’ in Liverpool
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NewsBusiness rates system means poor regions are subsidising London, claims BRC
In its latest call for radical reform in tomorrow’s Budget, the BRC said the government’s own figures showed the scale of …
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NewsChancellor urged to introduce business rates relief for coronavirus-impacted retailers
Property firm Colliers wants ‘discretionary rate relief’ to be funded by the government centrally
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NewsSouthern Co-op targets new franchisees for Welcome fascia
The regional co-operative now has 34 franchise stores operating under the Welcome fascia