Tag: Oxford Street



London Retail Space Set to Grow by 8 Million Sq Ft in Five Years

London Retail Space Set to Grow by 8 Million Sq Ft in Five Years
Posted on 21 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

A report from commercial property adviser, CBRE, has stated that the amount of retail space in London will expand by almost 8 million sq ft over the next five years. It revealed that the planning permission, which has been granted for retail space in... Read More

Selfridges swoops on Wigmore Street Property

Posted on 10 July, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

Selfridges has reportedly snapped up a £90 million property just a stone’s throw from its Oxford Street flagship store. According to the Evening Standard, businessman Galen Weston and his family, who are highly active within the Selfridges Group,... Read More

Great Portland Estates secures New Look for Oxford Street scheme

Posted on 5 March, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Great Portland Estates (GPE) has confirmed that high street favourite New Look has pre-let the flagship unit in the firm’s ongoing 73/89 Oxford Street development. New Look will occupy a 31,800 sq ft unit split across the basement, ground, first and second... Read More

Oxford Street gears up for £500m London Fashion Week Bonanza

Posted on 10 September, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Fashion Week is one of the biggest events in the London calendar, with designers from all over the world converging in the nation’s capital to showcase their latest pieces. Attracting numerous prominent celebrities and fashion-forward visitors each year,... Read More

Joint Venture awarded Selfridges Flagship Oxford Street Upgrade

Posted on 2 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Selfridges, the department store group owned by Canadian billionaire Galen Weston, has awarded the prestigious first phase of the redevelopment of its flagship Oxford Street store to a joint venture between start-up Blue Sky Building and veteran contractor... Read More

West End Retailers slow to adopt New Technologies

Posted on 24 October, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Internet shopping has become hugely popular and most retailers are attempting to incorporate modern technology into their commercial property based operations in a bid to blur the boundaries between retailing and e-tailing. As well as attracting a younger... Read More

West End Strategists Discuss Future of Oxford Street

Posted on 13 June, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

West End strategists have been discussing the future of Oxford Street at a London property conference, the Evening Standard reports. Their discussions focused on the east end of the street which will be transformed by the addition or redevelopment of 220,000... Read More

Selfridges to Expand Oxford Street Store

Posted on 22 December, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Sales and Lets

Selfridges have reportedly spent £130 million on an office block situated next to its famous Oxford Street store. The building, Nations House, has over 100,000 sq. ft. of office space which is currently rented out to a number of large and small... Read More

Commercial Property Retailers Back in Business after Oxford Street Flood

Posted on 28 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

London’s flagship shopping street has fully reopened after a huge flood, causing millions of pounds of damage to commercial property retailers.... Read More

Tills Jingle as Christmas Shopping Begins Early on the Struggling British High Street

Posted on 5 October, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Major commercial property retailers have decided that Christmas needs to come early as Britain’s high streets struggles to cope with the diminishing economy and collapsing demand from shoppers.... Read More