The UK has been ranked as the world’s most developed online retail market and landlords and developers must adapt to this new world, says Cushman & Wakefield (C&W). The warning follows a comprehensive analysis of online retailing carried out... Read More
Recovery in the retail industry is beginning to gather momentum; although five high street chains entered into administration last week, results are showing that on the whole consumers are once more beginning to spend in earnest. However, retail is still... Read More
Businesses which trade online, thus avoiding the costs associated with a bricks and mortar commercial property, have been warned that they may be liable for a new tax. The government is currently considering a plan to target online retailers to level... Read More
But it’s bad news for insolvency practice There is good news for the high street this week as new figures from Deloitte show that the number of retailers entering administration fell by a third in the first six months of the year. But while the news will... Read More
A sharp fall in retail rents has been recorded in all regions except London over the past five years according to Colliers International. However the commercial property advisers’ Midsummer Retail Report also contains the encouraging forecast that the... Read More
In order to take advantage of the recent lift in consumer confidence, retailers are pulling a number of tricks out of the bag to maximise profits and make up for several years of poor results. Promotions, offers and BOGOF deals have become seemingly permanent... Read More
Starbucks has handed over £5m to HMRC, its first corporation tax payment since 2008. However the money has only gone some way towards assuaging critics. The coffee shop chain said on it had made the contribution to please its customers and would be... Read More
It is no secret that high street shopping has become something of a hark-back to days gone by. The idyllic market scene, with butchers, greengrocers and DIY stores on every corner, is no more and instead consumers rely on supermarkets and chain stores to... Read More
With the economy finally showing signs of improvement shoppers are once more hitting the high street in earnest once more. Despite the fact that inflation remains a little high, the wealth of offers and promotions being rolled out by both commercial... Read More
We’ve all had a voucher given to us as a present at some point in our lives. You know the ones that you can spend in a variety of shops, including Boots, Debenhams, Argos, etc. But these vouchers only cover large retailers, so what about small independent... Read More
