Retail
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Hines tees up £220m Livingston buy
Hines is on the cusp of completing the biggest investment deal in Scotland this year with a £220m play for Livingston town centre
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Sewer sinks £250m Fulham plans
Plans for the £250m Fulham Riverside West development have been sunk by Thames Water
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Crown sells Hemel Hempstead retail park
The Crown Estate has agreed its first directly owned regional retail asset disposal, selling Apsley Mills retail park.
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Scotland unveils 12% property tax
Scotland has introduced a land and buildings tax to replace stamp duty, its first new tax since the Act of Union in 1707.
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Crown Estate sells retail park
The Crown Estate has agreed to sell the Apsley Mills retail park near Hemel Hempstead to Royal London for £37m.
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Amazon to open first real shop
Amazon is to open its first physical, bricks and mortar store in Manhattan in time for Christmas, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Food boss Melanie Leech to lead BPF
A former civil servant who began her working life as a police officer has been appointed as the new chief executive of the British Property Federation.
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Tesco shares pick up
Shares in crisis-hit retailer Tesco rose yesterday after a leading City analyst said a rights issue would be a positive move. Daily Telegraph Business 7
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Jessops makes return in Sainsbury’s
High street camera retailer Jessops is fighting back from administration by opening outlets in Sainsbury’s stores. Helped by Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones, Jessops is to open three shops within…
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Gap chief to step down
The chief executive of fashion retailer Gap, Glenn Murphy, is to step down next year after reversing a sales decline. He will be replaced by the company’s digital division head…
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Dixons Carphone strips £80m costs
Newly merged company Dixons Carphone is expected to achieve a reduction in annual costs of £80m. The firm said there was a “huge opportunity” for growth after the collapse of…
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High street hit by fall in new shops
The number of new shops opening on UK high streets has dropped in the first six months of the year. There has been a net loss of 406 shops after…