All Property and Planning articles
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NewsGrape Tree grows sales by more than 22% as store expansion pays off
Profits grew 40% as the health and wellness retailer was able to capitalise on demand for organic food and the backlash against UPFs
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NewsMorrisons begins pharmacy sell-off as cost-cutting continues
Morrisons hopes to have sold dozens of pharmacies by early next year as part of its cost-cutting turnaround plan
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NewsCo-op pulls plug on standalone On The Go format
The society first launched the micro-store concept on 31 July last year in Solihull, showcasing a range of food and drink to-go options catering different parts of the day
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NewsCo-op to add fashion concessions in six more stores
The convenience retailer is set to open six new concessions in its stores for fashion retailers Peacocks and Bonmarché
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Analysis & FeaturesIceland’s new store: why the Falklands, and why now?
Argentinian media has called the move ‘a kind of provocation’
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NewsSupermarket Income REIT’s portfolio value up 24% to over £2bn
Its portfolio of more than 130 stores – including supermarkets operated by Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, M&S, Waitrose and Aldi – grew 24% in value to just over £2bn, according to its annual results
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News‘Exceptionally strong buyer demand’ outstripping supply of c-stores
Both convenience and forecourt sectors are seeing ‘exceptionally strong buyer demand’, according to property advisor Christie & Co’s 2026 Retail Market Review
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NewsSupermarket Income REIT snaps up six major grocery assets for £104m
The latest acquisitions include a 74,000 sq ft Sainsbury’s supermarket in Macclesfield, an 80,000 sq ft Morrisons in Leeds, and a 10,000 sq ft M&S in Glasgow
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NewsIceland Foods to open store in the Falkland Islands in UK retail first
The announcement has drawn notable headlines as the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands faces renewed threats from Argentina’s right-wing president Javier Milei
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NewsLidl drops electric vehicle charging rates for loyalty members
The discounter has reduced the charging rate from 62p/kWh to 59p/kWh for electric vehicle drivers with Lidl Plus.
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NewsCo-op grows university franchise estate by 50% with four new deals
The new partnerships are with Queen Mary University of London, the University of Leicester, the University of Sheffield and Durham University
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NewsTesco scuppers Lidl’s plans to provide town with 260 jobs
The store opened earlier this year, but because delay cost Lidl its development partner the 260 additional jobs have yet to be delivered
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NewsGrape Tree passes ‘important milestone’ with 200th store opening
It means Grape Tree has met the goal set by founder Nick Shutts to reach the milestone by 2026, as part of a major UK expansion plan
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NewsHeart of England Co-op to install EV chargers at nine stores
Nine of its 40 convenience stores have been selected for the initial rollout, with each location having between two and four charging points
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NewsPoundstretcher boasts of 15 store openings in three months
It comes after Poundstretcher was granted rent reductions to zero on a number of existing stores
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Analysis & FeaturesInside organised crime’s grip on UK high streets
Organised crime gangs are exploiting Britain’s high streets on an industrial scale - and legitimate retailers are paying the price
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NewsIceland Foods expands Channel Islands presence with first Alderney store
It is the latest Iceland store to open as part of its supply partnership with Alliance stores
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NewsM&S Food opens new, bigger airside store at Heathrow T5
The new airside store at Terminal 5 is in a more prime location, at the entrance to the departure lounge
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Analysis & FeaturesThe juiciest revelations in the CMA’s decision on Aldi and Lidl
Behind a front of ‘nothing to see here, we’re just the same old limited-range discounters’, it turns out Aldi and Lidl have changed rather fundamentally over the past 15 or so years, with potential regulatory consequence
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NewsAldi and Lidl understated range size by 40%, according to CMA
The revelation is in the CMA’s 80-page decision that Aldi and Lidl are no longer limited assortment discounters and should face the same competition rules as large grocery retailers such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s