Tag: Shopping Centres



Parkgate Scheme finally opens in Solihull

Posted on 30 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Despite a rise in consumer confidence only four mixed-use retail and leisure schemes are currently under construction or recently opened in the country at present. One of these is the Parkgate scheme in Shirley, Solihull, which opened its doors this week... Read More

Whiteley Shopping Centre marks First Anniversary with Leisure Extension Announcement

Posted on 29 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Shopping centres have seen a resurgence in consumer footfall this year, after consistently losing business to online retailers during the recession. This has allowed developments such as Whiteley Shopping Centre in Hampshire to flourish in the past twelve... Read More

Berlin Shopping Centre aims to make a splash with Unique Leisure Offer

Posted on 23 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

In the UK, a growing number of developers and shopping centre owners have begun to recognise the benefits of offering a fully rounded consumer experience as a means of increasing footfall and dwell times. Yet while this generally involves adding aspects to an... Read More

Bogus Company Pair escape Jail after Shopping Centre Fraud

Posted on 22 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Community service sentences handed out to two shopping centre managers who masterminded a £200,000 property service scam have been condemned as “excessively lenient”. Juliet Coard and Michael Lawson were employed at the 200-store Galleries... Read More

Praxis acquires two North-West Assets as Shake-Up Continues

Posted on 19 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Praxis Holdings has added a seventh shopping mall to its retail portfolio by acquiring the St John’s Shopping Centre in Preston. It’s also snapped up a Cheshire office building, with both deals costing the London-based property investor just £7m. The... Read More

Shoe Retailer Clarks to open Portfolio of Stores in Turkey

Posted on 17 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Increasing numbers of British retailers are choosing to examine their options overseas, with emerging markets in Asia and the improving economic circumstances in the USA and the Eurozone contributing to this boom in international opportunities. Shoe retailer... Read More

Shopping Centre Investment hits Six Year High

Posted on 15 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets, Top Properties

Shopping centres have become key acquisitions for large investment portfolios, with a growing number of retailers seeking to expand reducing vacancy rates and raising returns throughout the country. This has seen demand for shopping centre assets in the UK... Read More

Ipswich Tower Ramparts Shopping Centre to be Refurbished

Posted on 13 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

As consumer confidence continues to rise, boosted by the lower inflation rate aiding real wage growth, increasing numbers of shopping centres around the country are benefiting from facelifts and extension projects designed to tap into this resurging market.... Read More

New Hope for Hereford Shopping Centre Tenants

Posted on 11 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Hereford’s trouble-hit Maylord shopping centre has a new owner with promises of “significant developments” over the next few months. Lunar Holdings Sarl — a joint venture between real estate investors Apollo Global Management and M&M Asset... Read More

Flurry of Irish Shopping Centre sales as the Market Improves

Posted on 9 May, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets

Three Irish shopping centres are about to go up for sale as the market heats-up. Lloyds is preparing to sell the Douglas Court shopping centre in Cork, the Bloomfield shopping centre in Dun Laoghaire, and part of the Eyre Square centre in... Read More