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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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