Posted by: FSPRetail , 19 August 2008
FSP Managing Director Geoff Nicholson graced the airwaves yet again with another appearance on BBC Radio 4 yesterday morning. read more…
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Posted by: FSPRetail , 04 August 2008
I’m not impressed with the latest offering from Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary. “Proposed Revisions to PPS6” makes me wonder if the Government has any care for the state of our town centres. The proposed revisions are hardly decisive action to stop the free-fall of the wellbeing of these centres and retail developments out of town will just hasten their demise. read more…
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Posted by: FSPRetail , 04 August 2008
Westfield is driving a coach and horses through talk of recession. The White City development in London is on course to open in October and is already 90% let. This development has a few advantages over others. Out of town retailing is apparently sliding, but this development is slap bang in the middle of London – indeed at 1.6m ft2 it will be the biggest city centre retail destination in Europe. And London retail sales seem to be immune to the slump in the rest of the country, with the BRC recording like-for-likes in London at 8.7% up for the year to June. Finally, the Westfield centre at White City is very definitely targeted upmarket – the crunch feels more like a mere nibble when you’re comfortably cosseted in luxury! read more…
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Posted by: FSPRetail , 04 August 2008
I understand FOCUS – the service provided by CoStar - has reverted to providing the Requirements List in Word format. Although I’m sure everyone appreciates their chivalry in doing so, I’m still rather surprised that people other than short-cutting letting agents have a use for it – Word format or not! It is the retail and catering mix of the centre that sets it apart from its competitors. The mix should therefore be under the control of its managers, not the whims of retailers. read more…
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