All Property and Planning articles – Page 28
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NewsSainsbury’s announces store closures as it targets £20m net operating profit boost
The closures are to include supermarkets, convenience stores and Argos outlets, as part of a store estate review
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s stems sales slowdown amid store estate shake-up
Sainsbury’s has posted a small 0.2% drop in second quarter like-for-like sales (ex fuel), while announcing it plans to axe as many as 125 stores across its supermarkets, convenience stores and Argos outlets amid 200 openings.
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NewsAldi may open more than 50 Local stores in London, says Giles Hurley
Hurley said Aldi’s London estate could grow from the current 45 to 250, more than 50 of which could be Aldi Locals
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NewsAsda Altrincham site sold for £22m in ‘signal of confidence in supermarket property’
Avison Young, who advised on the deal for buyer Greater Manchester Pension Fund, described the site as a “defence stock”
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NewsWing Yip opens refurbished Birmingham Business Centre
The Nechells Park Road building comprises 22 multi-purpose units available for local businesses to rent
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NewsCosta Coffee opens first commuter-focused railway station store
Eight mini-format stores are set to open at railway stations accross London over the next six months
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Labour’s plan save UK high streets from ‘retail Armageddon’?
Labour’s proposals include a plan to force landlords to hand empty properties to councils
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NewsAmazon-backed startups finding high street life tough going
Some of the Amazon-backed retailers have failed to even make it through two weeks
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NewsMorrisons to close four stores, risking hundreds of jobs
The supermarket said the decision had been taken after a review of the performance of its existing estate
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NewsAF Blakemore secures multi-temp warehouse in Bedford
The company will occupy the new distribution depot in 2021, subject to planning permission
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NewsSugarSin plans second London store and international expansion
The business is aiming for three franchise stores in major international cities by 2023
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Tesco reimagine Metro for its new convenience purpose?
Job cuts and store overhauls are due for Tesco’s 153 Metro stores
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NewsCo-op to open sixth franchised store at Newcastle University
The Newcastle store will see the existing students’ union unit extended and transformed
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NewsAmazon opens first Clicks and Mortar store in Scotland
Two other Amazon pop-ups, in Manchester and Cardiff, have already opened, with seven more to come in a year-long trial
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NewsValuation Office Agency slammed over positive business rates assessment
Cooliers said retail and hospitality were suffering from the “unfair” business rates system
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NewsSainsbury’s and Morrisons among mults using stability to negotiate cheaper rents
Lower rents have been negotiated during periods of instability for other retail sub-sectors
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NewsMcDonald’s opens Grab & Go takeaway-only store in Fleet Street
The Grab & Go store will have extended open hours from 6am-midnight seven days a week
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NewsCo-op kicks off ‘biggest-ever transformation programme’
A technology overhaul that’s been three years in planning would better equip the retailer for its “ambitious growth strate”
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NewsOcado to create new customer contact centre to support M&S deal
Recruiting for a range of roles will begin this year in a scaling-up of customer service capacity ahead of September 2020
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NewsSimplyFresh opens first food hall store in Manchester’s Stretford Mall
The new concept store has a strong focus on plastic reduction, with a wall of 40 refill dispensers