Industry News


In the Industry News category you can expect to find articles relating to all aspects of the UK commercial property market. These can be humorous as well as serious giving readers a wide variety of material to choose from.


Commercial Property Shoe Retailer calls in administrators

Posted on 18 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Commercial property footwear group Barratts has collapsed into administration for the second time in two years, leaving nearly 4,000 jobs at risk just in time for Christmas.... Read More

Bleak Future For Commercial Property Airport in Durham

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy, Industry News

The future of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) looks bleak, as its major shareholder; Peel Airports decides to sell up. Peel Airports owns 75 per cent of the commercial property, whilst six local authorities own the remaining 25 per cent of the airport.... Read More

Derby’s £100 Million Redevelopment Moves A Step Closer

Posted on 17 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

The £100 million redevelopment of ground between Derby city centre and the railway station has moved a step closer to commencing. Although the redevelopment of the area will take roughly ten years to complete, commercial property consultants have now been... Read More

Thomas Cook To Close 167 Per Cent More Commercial Properties Than Anticipated

Posted on 16 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Thomas Cook had previously announced earlier this year, its plans to close 75 UK commercial properties after slow sales, which caused shares to plummet. The firm, however, has since revised this figure to 200 stores, and plans to close them over a two year... Read More

Mary Portas Calls for Action to Inject Dynamism into High Street Commercial Property

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The first thing Mary Portas discovered when she was asked to conduct an independent review of the decline of the UK high street was that several had already been published.... Read More

UK Commercial Property Loans Are Now Worth More Than Their Original Investment

Posted on 15 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Research recently conducted by De Montfort University in Leicester has revealed some astonishing statistics regarding commercial property loans.... Read More

Commercial Properties Wait for Christmas Sales Upturn but Low-Income Families Find Little Cheer

Posted on 13 December, 2011 by Neil Bird under Economy, Industry News

According to the latest sales figures there has been a slow start to Christmas shopping this year forcing many commercial properties to offer early discounts.... Read More

Has TV Advert for Commercial Property John Lewis Saved Christmas?

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Having reportedly spent between £5 and £6 million on its Christmas TV advertising campaign John Lewis must be delighted with the attention it has received. To date it has attracted over 3 million YouTube views and had acres of column inches devoted to it in... Read More

£64 Million Whiteley Retail Development

Posted on 12 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

A new commercial property shopping centre complex is set to be constructed by British Land in Whiteley Village, near to Fareham.... Read More

Commercial Property Loyalty Cards: Are they Spying on Our Spending?

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News, Industry News

Loyalty cards issued by retail commercial properties have been a familiar feature in the UK for many years. Today over 85% of households have at least one loyalty card but there are differences of opinion as to whether they offer genuine savings?... Read More

Learn more about our Industry News category

In this section we carry articles covering a diversity of topics. You will find news about supermarket commercial property expansions alongside the results of customer service surveys.

We also take a look at how businesses can benefit from sporting events, public holidays and spells of good weather. On the other hand we ask how they might cope with transport problems or industrial action.

Together with these stories you will find articles on dogs in the workplace, the stress reducing qualities of office plants and the reasons for our expanding waistlines. So if you want your commercial property news to contain a little variety, this is the page for you.