Tag: retail



Will Black Friday Be Deemed “Black My-Day” Once Again?

Will Black Friday Be Deemed Black My-Day Once Again
Posted on 2 November, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy

After the monumental success that was Black Friday 2014, where, according to Hammerson's Shopper Tribes Report, 66 per cent of consumers used this as an opportunity to treat themselves rather than acquiring Christmas gifts (Black My-Day), retailers are... Read More

MINI and BMW’s Pop-up Shops at intu Milton Keynes

MINI and BMW's Pop-up Shops at intu Milton Keynes
Posted on 4 September, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Uncategorised

The Milton Keynes branch of intu plays host to the first ever dual branded shopping centre pop-up shop for renowned motoring brands Lancaster MINI and Lancaster BMW. Opened by Jardine Motors Group and installed by experiential agency TRO, the pop-up... Read More

Award Winning Butchers Acquires Ashburton Shop

Award Winning Butchers Acquires Ashburton Shop
Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

In a deal brokered by Bruton Knowles, Gribbles Butchers has acquired 9 North Street, a prime shop in the heart of Ashburton town centre. Advised by Ashleigh Phillips from the firm's Plymouth office in an “exceptionally smooth transaction”,... Read More

New Letting Activity completed at Princesshay Shopping Centre in Exeter

New Letting Activity completed at Princesshay Shopping Centre in Exeter
Posted on 3 September, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

In recent months The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate, working together under the moniker The Princesshay Partnership, have invested significant amounts into the regeneration and improvement of Exeter’s Princesshay Shopping Centre. As well as enhancing the... Read More

Retail and Automotive Deals Driving West Midlands Recovery

Retail and Automotive Deals Driving West Midlands Recovery
Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Economy

Eight years after the first symptoms of the global recession the West Midlands economy has at last returned to "rude health", according to Lambert Smith Hampton's (LSH). In the agency’s latest Industrial and Logistics Market Review it highlights at... Read More

Crown Estate reports Record Breaking Year

Posted on 24 June, 2015 by Neil Bird under Business News

The Crown Estate has today announced another record breaking year with the value of its portfolio hitting an all-time high. The business reports very strong results across the portfolio, with asset management and place-making underpinning the... Read More

The Crown Estate commissions Three Public Artworks for St James’s Market Refurbishment

Posted on 16 June, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments

The Crown Estate has  commissioned three pieces of public art  to lend an element of culture to the refurbished St James's Market retail district in the West End. The Estate, along with joint venture partner Oxford Properties, has enlisted renowned... Read More

Small Firms enjoy biggest Boost to Income in 14 Years during 2014

Posted on 6 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Entrepreneurship became one of the buzz words of 2014 in the second half of the year, with more people than ever before launching their own firms due to a combination of an improving economic climate and an increase in the number of incubators launched to... Read More

One Fifth of Suppliers face Bullying from Retailers

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Posted on 12 December, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

This time last year the retail industry was thrown into controversy when it emerged that some retailers, including department store chain Debenhams, had put pressure on suppliers to cut their prices as a means of “investing” in the bigger business. A year... Read More

Morrison’s Loyalty Card Controversy

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News

Supermarket giant, Morrisons, has caused fifteen complaints since it aired their new price matching campaign, Match & More. The scheme, launched in October 2014 by Morrisons chief executive Dallon Philips, claims that they can price match with rival stores,... Read More