Essex
This coverage examines retail developments across Essex, focusing on store openings and closures, shopping centre activity, redevelopment projects, and shifts in consumer behaviour. Reporting includes updates from key locations such as Lakeside, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, and Brentwood, analysing how economic pressures, online competition, and local regeneration efforts are shaping the region’s retail landscape. The content is tailored for retail managers, property professionals, and executives overseeing operations in regional markets.
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Oct- 2018 -23 OctoberShopping Centres
Intu sees property value drop amid ‘challenging’ period for UK retailers
Shopping centre owner Intu, has revealed its property value has dropped by 3% since the 1 July amid a “period that has been particularly challenging for UK retailers”. The company, which is currently considering a £2.8bn takeover from a consortium led by investment firm owner John Whittaker, announced it…
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5 OctoberShopping Centres
Intu deputy chairman considers takeover bid
John Whittaker, the deputy chairman of Intu, is believed to be considering a £2bn deal to take over the shopping centre developer that owns venues such as Lakeside in Essex and the Trafford Centre in Manchester. Whittaker currently owns 27% of the company and has formed a consortium via his…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustAnalysis
How accessible are shopping centres in the UK?
In 2016, the UK’s population peaked at 65.6 million. Reportedly, 18% of the population were aged 65 and over. With an ageing population, are businesses accommodating for elderly people and their differing needs? Similarly, are they making themselves accessible to those with disabilities? Despite Britain’s disabled population having a spending…
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Apr- 2018 -11 AprilSupermarkets
Waitrose becomes first retailer to ban disposable coffee cups
Waitrose has announced plans to phase out all disposable coffee cups in its stores by autumn, in a bid to reduce packaging and plastic waste. The removal of the cups will begin on 30 April at nine stores, before being rolled out at its outlets nationwide. The retailer has said…
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