All Grocery Retail articles – Page 9
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InsightSupermarket merger puts spotlight on future of convenience shopping
The recent announcement on the proposed combination of J Sainsbury and Asda is big news for the world of convenience shopping and seems an opportune moment to examine what the future has in store for the UK’s retail parks, as historically car-led convenience was this retail sector’s USP.
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InsightSainsbury’s-Asda merger: when two become one
Property Week assesses the likelihood of the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger being approved by the CMA and the impact it could have on the store estates of the two supermarkets.
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InsightWhat does Sainsbury’s-Asda merger mean for property?
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe dismisses suggestions proposed £13bn merger would lead to store disposals.
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OnlineSainsbury's vows to cut prices but not stores after Asda merger
The owners of Sainsbury’s and Asda have vowed to continue to operate their full estate of 2,800 stores across the UK having agreed terms for a merger deal.
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OnlineLidl signs as anchor tenant for Northallerton Prison redevelopment
Budget supermarket Lidl has signed as the retail anchor for the £16m redevelopment of a former prison in North Yorkshire.
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OnlineIceland signs at Edison's Rhyl retail park
Iceland has signed a 10 year lease with Edison Property to let an 8,000 sq ft unit in Clwyd Retail Park, Rhyl.
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OnlineTesco to roll-out proptech software across global estate
Tesco has agreed a deal to incorporate iSite, the proptech software developed by Styles Wood, as a key feature in its new global property operating model.
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NewsInvesco buys £43m north London supermarket
Clients of Invesco Real Estate have acquired a Morrisons supermarket in north-west London from Aberdeen Standard Investments for £43m.
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OnlineNorth Somerset Council buys retail park for £38m
North Somerset Council has become the latest local authority to invest in property with the £38m acquisition of the North Worle District Centre in Weston-super-Mare.
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OnlineFTSE 100 makes gains boosted by housebuilders
The FTSE 100 continued to bounce back on Monday, as it closed 46 points higher at 7,115 on the back of gains for housebuilders.
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InsightTesco completes £4bn Booker buy
Tesco has completed its £4bn takeover of wholesale giant Booker through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
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NewsRosette bags Oldham Tesco Extra for £50m
Rosette Merchant Bank has snapped up a Tesco Extra store in Oldham, Greater Manchester, for more than £50m.
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InsightOne nil to grocers – but well-run retailers will always thrive
Talking shops: The second Thursday in January is a tsunami of retail reporting that makes it near impossible to see the wood for the trees.
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OnlineCo-op launches £160m expansion plan
Co-op Group has announced plans to open 100 new food stores in 2018 as part of a £160m expansion plan in the UK.
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InsightChristmas 2017 is less about the hard numbers and more about the bigger picture
Surprisingly strong retail sales figures for November played second fiddle to inflation figures at the end of 2017. Plenty of ‘shock horror’ sentiment that inflation hit a six year high of 3.1% in November, precious little of the fact that retail sales grew by 4.6% despite a very demanding year-on-year ...
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OnlineSupermarket REIT secures £50m Scottish Tesco Extra
Supermarket Income REIT has acquired a Tesco Extra supermarket in North Lanarkshire from Legal General for £50m.
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InsightGrocery retailing no longer the 'ugly duckling' of property
I read with interest Simon Creasey’s report on the implications Amazon’s recent move into bricks mortar . It is just one example of how the past few weeks have shown the grocery market’s reputation as a fast-moving, fiercely competitive sector is well and truly deserved
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InsightAmazon is less slayer and more saviour of food retail property
When Amazon announced its intention to acquire top-end American grocery chain Whole Food Markets (WFM) for just $14bn (£10.7bn) last month, the facial expressions of a lot of real estate magnates with a presence in the retail space would have been interesting to see.
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MarketsAmazon’s move into bricks and mortar spooks supermarkets
When online retail behemoth Amazon announced that it had bought organic food chain Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn (£10.6bn) last month, it sent shock waves through the financial markets.
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InformationBoom in retail parks anchored by grocery discounters
The number of out-of-town (OOT) retail schemes anchored by discount grocery retailers has rocketed in recent years, Savills research reveals.
