All MAPIC articles – Page 7
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OnlineMAPIC 2011 BLOG: Giant iPads, hangovers and tennis
‘With only a mild hangover (as promised) from last night and a bright, fresh early morning walk along the Croisette to the Palais des Festivals to completely shake it off, I am looking forward to a series of planned meetings today, as well as the usual chance encounters with past ...
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OnlineMAPIC 2011: Westfield confident on Croydon plans despite stake holder challenges
Westfield is confident that its plans to redevelop the Whitgift Centre in Croydon will progress after stakeholders challenged its involvement last week.
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OnlineMAPIC 2011 BLOG: Why Phil goes to MAPIC
In my view, it is one of the few opportunities for property investors, retailers and property professionals to meet and discuss the retail market from an international perspective. It is also one of the few conferences that not only acknowledges the outlet sector it positively embraces it. From an outlet ...
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OnlineMAPIC BLOG: Jonathan dee Mello prepares for a hectic week in Cannes
Sitting at the gate at Heathrow Terminal 1 waiting to board the plane to Mapic, I am looking forward to another productive but no doubt hectic conference of deal making during the day, and more of the same over dinner and drinks in the evening.
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OnlinePWTV: Peter de Soissons gives you your MAPIC preview
The MAPIC conference in Cannes this year will have 8% more attendees than last year, meaning around 8,000 retail property professionals will be descending on the French resort.
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MAPIC 2010: Hammerson retail leasing head on MAPIC and competing in Leeds
Sheila King, head of retail leasing at Hammerson, talks to Property Week’s Aditi Shah about her time at the MAPIC conference in Cannes this year.
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MAPIC 2010: Economic woes will help McArthurGlen's first Greek outlet centre, says CEO
Greece’s economic woes will not damage McArthurglen’s first outlet centre, opening in the country next year, European Development chief executive Gary Bond told Property Week at MAPIC.
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MAPIC 2010: Irish occupier market still strong, says Savills Ireland chairman
Despite Ireland’s economic troubles the retail occupier market is still strong, Larry Brennan, chariman of Savills’ Irish business, told Property Week.
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OnlineMORNING AFTER: MAPIC's second day
Primark’s Thomas Meager outlined plans for the future expansion of the brand on the second day of the retail conference in Cannes.
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OnlineMORNING AFTER: MAPIC first day
The first day of the MAPIC retail conference in Cannes saw a keynote address from Debenhams’ International Head of Business John Scott, and talks on the UK stand from the Crown Estate Head of Regent Street portfolio David Shaw and the New West End Company’s Richard Dickenson.
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MAPIC 2010: Retailers want to open an average of 28 stores next year
Retailers across Europe are looking to expand by an average 28 stores next year - a sign of renewed confidence in the market - Peter Gold, CB Richard Ellis’s head of EMEA cross border retail told Property Week yesterday.
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PWTV: Asics to open more than 100 stores across Europe over the next five years
Sports and fashion chain Asics is planning to open more than 100 stores in every major European capital city over the next five years, the retailer’s retail operations manager Fernando Pina told Property Week today.
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MAPIC 2010: Retailers too focussed on trophy destinations
There is an obsession with European trophy destinations, such as London’s Oxford Street, which is damaging to the retail market, Stephen Springham, head of retail research, told Property Week at MAPIC.
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MAPIC 2010: Henderson Herald chases £160m deals.
Henderson’s Herald retail find is closing in on £160m of European deals, it’s new head of asset management told Property Week at the MAPIC conference in Cannes yesterday.
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MAPIC 2010: Why Debenhams is opening in Iraq and other international expansion questions
Debenhams is planning to move into a host of new countries as burgeoning middle classes create more retail demand, John Scott, head of international business development told Property Week at MAPIC yesterday.
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OnlineGuy Grainger's MAPIC Blog: China is coming!
China is coming! Unfortunately I cannot tell you who and when, but established domestic Chinese retailers are now seriously considering international expansion. It further emphasises how the international retailers are likely to shape our retail landscape over the next ten years.
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PWTV: Jessops plans major refurbishment programme and ten new stores next year
Jessops will “cautiously” open new stores next year whilst revamping its stores under its new “black Jessops” format, chairman David Adams told Property Week today.
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MAPIC 2010: Cushman releases 'retail drivers' report
Vacancy rates and supply – particularly shopping centre development - will be the most important drivers of retail property markets and performance in 2011, according to a new report ‘European Retail - 10 Key Drivers for 2011‘ released today by Cushman Wakefield.
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OnlineGuy Grainger Mapic Blog: Austerity not the reality
Flying out to MAPIC this morning, I will be joining a much larger UK contingent this year.
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OnlineMAPIC 2010: Online retailing will not damage the retail property market, Carrefour chief executive says
Online retailing will have no effect on retail real estate market, Pascal Duhamel, chief executive of French retailer Carrefour, said today.
