As many as 1,000 new jobs would be created if Amazon is given the go-ahead for a million square foot Merseyside distribution centre. The application, formally lodged by Gallan Stoford on behalf of the internet shopping giant, is for a 22-hectare... Read More
Seventy jobs will be created when SIG opens its new distribution “supercentre” on Tyneside next month. SIG Distribution — a division of the FTSE-listed construction supplies firm SIG plc — has almost completed work on a £2m depot on the former... Read More
According to forecasters, the US recovery will continue into next year and investors will look beyond the traditional markets into secondary ones to get higher yields. The report was co-published by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). San... Read More
At the recent World Retail Congress in Paris, a panel of international retail executives discussed emerging trends in the industry. Their wide-ranging discussion included a number of topics, including co-operatives, emerging markets, and online... Read More
Internet shopping has, in recent years, become one of the toughest challenges facing small commercial property based retailers, with low prices and huge ranges of stock drawing consumers away from the high street and onto their computers. In response,... Read More
Amazon has announced it is recruiting more than 15,000 seasonal staff across the UK to meet customer demand in the run-up to Christmas. The US internet retailer, which is expanding its UK operations, said it expected hundreds of the temporary staff... Read More
With the economic worries of the country no longer an immediate threat to businesses, pre-recession aims such as cutting carbon emissions and improving the energy efficiency of commercial properties are once more coming into the spotlight. New technologies... Read More
The Miami-Dade market is shifting into high gear as the supply of well-located industrial property continues to decline. The recent sale of a 73,500 sq ft warehouse in the Sunshine State Industrial Park is an example of area activity. The vendor sold... Read More
Logistics is emerging as a distinct and attractive commercial property asset class according to the Investment Property Databank (IPD). The IPD Pan-European Logistics Performance Report published last week shows that logistics property ranks second only to... Read More
Commercial tenants actively searching for property in the Bournemouth, Poole, and Yeovil area are finding it difficult to find quality properties available... Read More
