Tag: restaurants



Costa and Premier Inn continue to drive Whitbread Sales

Posted on 18 June, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

300 new coffee shops and 43 hotels coming soon As the economic recovery intensifies going in to summer, many within the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors are experiencing the benefits of an upturn in consumer confidence first hand. One of the... Read More

London Fast Food Retailer Leon hopes T2 Branch will lead to International Take-Off

Posted on 6 June, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

The fast food sector has become one of the most competitive areas of British retailing, with the convenience angle and low cost appealing to modern consumers. However, the growing issue of the obesity crisis in Europe and the United States has led many to cut... Read More

Strong Sales in Subsidiary Chains boost Whitbread Profits

Posted on 29 April, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Consumer confidence is expected to rise sharply this summer, with the steady improvement in both price inflation of goods and wage growth putting more money in household budget pots. Yet these factors have already begun to play an instrumental role in the... Read More

KFC to Invest £21 Million in Five Year Expansion Plan

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Now that real wage growth has finally taken steps to combat low household disposable income, retail chains are increasingly deciding to invest in growth so as not to miss the predicted boom in consumer spending. This has been especially true of high street... Read More

Second Cash Injection for Sheffield Steelworks Regeneration Scheme

Posted on 12 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Dransfield Properties has secured a loan for almost a quarter of the £42m it needs to redevelop a former South Yorkshire steelworks site. The developer has already been awarded an £8m European grant for the scheme. Ground work started last month on... Read More

Work starts on Aberdeen’s new look Marischal Square

Posted on 9 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Despite a planning application yet to be submitted, the demolition of Aberdeen’s former city council headquarters has already started with its new £107m office block replacement slated for completion by the summer of 2017. Fully funded by Aviva... Read More

Plans approved for Oxford Westgate Shopping Centre

Posted on 14 March, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

For almost three decades now, the future of Oxford’s West End has been up in the air with controversy surrounding a number of different plans aiming to redevelop the retail district. However, this week plans to rebuild the Westgate Shopping Centre and... Read More

Bolton Shopping Centre to upgrade Leisure Offer

Posted on 7 March, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Since the advent of online shopping, retail destinations have had to evaluate their place in the retail industry and take steps to make themselves more appealing to consumers. The majority of shoppers now seek a lot more from their local shopping centre, and... Read More

Southbank Centre Redevelopment in Jeopardy as Planning Application is put on hold

Posted on 5 February, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

Board face ‘massive challenge’ without commercial element concedes chairman The long-running Southbank Centre redevelopment saga took another – possibly final – twist today, when the arts venue announced it was putting its planning application on... Read More

Landmark Washington Hotel Sold

Posted on 2 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

One of Washington’s landmark hotels has been sold and moth balled prior to a multi-million dollar redevelopment. Details surrounding the sale by Stanford Hotels Corporation of its L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in downtown Washington D.C. are still sketchy with new... Read More