Retail news
Mott MacDonald snaps up Brazilian engineer
UK engineer buys 80-strong environmental engineering consultant based in Rio
Hammerson unveils £70m Southampton scheme
Developer plans two phase leisure-led development next to its WestQuay shopping centre
Marks & Spencer unveils ‘green lease’ strategy
Retail giant will launch strategy at next week’s Ecobuild conference
Vinci and St Modwen sign £2bn Nine Elms agreement
Vinci and St Modwen ratify £2bn New Covent Garden deal
John Lewis opens first 'flexible format' store
Retailer unveils new format outlet in Exeter, designed by architect Glenn Howells
Hammerson secures anchor for £550m Leeds scheme
John Lewis deal to kickstart Eastgate Quarters retail development
Supermarket Morrisons details expansion plan
Chain could open 60 new stores in southern England in next three years
Selfridges confirms Shard architect role on revamp
Renzo Piano’s appointment to store extension will set the luxury retailer’s agenda for the ‘next century’
Green light for Derwent and Crossrail's West End theatre
Council grants planning permission for first new theatre in West End for over 30 years
Towns allocated first tranche of Portas cash
Government accepts ‘virtually all’ High Street Review recommendations
United House appointed for £28m Southwark scheme
Contractor chosen by Notting Hill Housing to build PCKO’s Grange Walk project
Portas calls for curbs on out-of-town developments
Retail guru suggests secretary of state for communities should get sign-off powers
Morgan Sindall wins £145m Stockport regeneration scheme
Appointment raises prospect of long-awaited Grand Central Station revamp
CSC submits plans for £180m Lakeside expansion
Development will increase the centre’s size by almost a third and create 1,000 construction jobs
BDP unveils shopping and leisure project in Turkey's third largest city
175,000m2 scheme will also feature a fun park
Vinci bags £46m Tesco contract in West Bromwich
Work includes demolition of existing buildings and 43 retail and leisure units including a cinema
Balfour Beatty scoops £70m Land Secs Glasgow scheme
Firm wins lead contractor role on Buchanan Street retail and residential scheme
GlaxoSmithKline to build first new factory for 30 years
Four sites are being considered, with decision expected next March
Skanska wins £50m City development
Fletcher Priest-designed building scheduled to complete in autumn 2013 with work to begin immediately
M&S fined £1m for asbestos failings
Willmott Dixon and Styles and Wood also fined after public ‘put at risk’
Terrace Hill Group win superstore planning recommendation
Minded to grant recommendation received for two stores in Sunderland and East Cleveland.
Shopping centre construction falls to early 90s levels
Westfield Stratford acounts for more than half of construction as activity slows
Land Securities plans retail developments worth £275m
Several retail projects in pipeline for London area
Tesco wins approval for £50m Wisbech scheme
Retail Park at former Wisbech greyhound stadium will feature an eight-screen cinema and restaurant complex
Westfield wins planning to triple size of retail centre
Broadmarsh shopping centre in Nottingham will undergo £500m expansion
ISG boss says London fit-out will not recover till 2012/13
?Warning comes despite contractor’s profit rising 73% on £150m sales increase
Tesco unveils huge Midland’s hospital redevelopment
Retail giant proposes 139,800 sq ft mixed-use scheme for Wolverhampton’s Royal Hospital
Land Secs to start on Glasgow shopping centre
Strong pre-lettings at Trinity Leeds shopping centre prompts Land Secs to start on Glasgow scheme
Travis Perkins posts strong turnover
Evidence of buying ahead of VAT increase as performance at retail arm Wickes also improves
CSC plots £78m of retail development
Shopping centre developer reports strong demand for retail space
Councils approve Tescos despite planners recommending refusal
Planning officers’ recommendations are ignored by councillors in Hull and Consett
£77m B&Q centre gets go-ahead
A huge new B&Q distribution centre has been told ’you can do it’ by planning officers at Swindon council.
Land Secs to start work on £350m Trinity Leeds shopping centre
The real estate group announces that it has secured enough pre-let agreements to start work on the Leeds project
Tesco plans £150m Gateshead scheme
Supermarket giant’s regeneration arm submits application for a new town square designed by 3DReid
Brent Cross ticked
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has given the go-ahead to a £4.5bn regeneration of Brent Cross in north London, masterplanned by Allies and Morrison
Westfield and Hammerson launch Croydon joint venture
Clients launch Croydon Partnership and confirm design team
British Land pushes Docklands developments
Developer progresses 1.8m sq ft Harmondsworth Quay scheme and £38m shopping centre
Glasgow £200m mall scheme seeks planning
Developer CSC pushes ahead with major extension to Braehead shopping centre
Lend Lease confirms £170m Land Secs contract
Contractor will build two major new buildings in Victoria as revealed in Building
Optimism returns to UK commercial sector
Savills report finds developers expect rise in development activity
Sweett Group unveils luxury Hong Kong store
Consultant unveils images of Shanghai Tang Mansion store
John Lewis to cut 30% from spending on consultants
Retail’s Mr Nice Guy embarks on rationalisation drive but moots £600m work pipeline
Exclusive: Shard architect primed for flagship Selfridges scheme
Renzo Piano set to embark on third high profile London project with major Oxford Street store extension
Tesco slashes store expansion by over a third
Supermarket chain will embark on refurb programme for existing stores
Capita Symonds checks out with Mulberry
Consultant will programme manage 90 store global roll-out, working with Gensler and UDS
Dev Secs agrees deal to unlock stalled London scheme
Sheppard Robson to downsize project on Edgware Rd following deal with supermarket Morrisons
Retail gloom leaves ISG facing £100m shortfall
Firm blames disappointing Christmas retail market for shortfall in projected revenue
Commercial development falls sharply in November
Savills data says confidence now at lowest ebb for more than two years
Developer LXB Properties granted planning on £34m Gloucester scheme
Mixed-use site covers 18 acres, and work is scheduled to start in the spring
BDP wins multimillion-pound Leeds shopping centre scheme
7,500m2 redevelopment will commence early in 2012
Willmott Dixon and retailer Morrisons win £65m scheme
Joint venture will build a 1.5 ha mixed-use scheme in Walthamstow
Boris: “Help me make Croydon great again”
London mayor calls for investors as City Hall injects £23m cash into the riot-hit area
Westfield eyes third London mega mall
Developer enters exclusive talks to redevelop Croydon shopping centre
Patton Construction wins £45m Salford Tesco superstore
Environmental store will be built opposite Salford City Shopping Centre
Waitrose reveals ambitious £1bn growth plans in the North
The construction of a £35m regional distribution centre in Lancashire is first phase of a 100-store expansion plan
Styles + Wood posts £0.9m loss
Property consultant hit by ailing retail sector
Russia gets a new shopping centre
Mott McDonald has been appointed as design engineer for a 127,000m² shopping centre in St. Petersburg, Russia
Vinci wins £80m Tesco Streatham contract
South London mixed-use scheme features 250 apartments, swimming pool and ice rink
Spenhill's Highams Park development
The Tesco subsidiary has begun work on the £105m project in London
£40m Sainsburys store given go ahead
Carlisle council has approved a £40m Sainsburys superstore for the city
British Land outlines £1.9bn development programme
Developer set to start major London re-furb job and Glasgow retail centre
ISG wins £5.4m Bond Street fit-out job
Specialist contractor will deliver high specification retail and commercial space
£700m Tithebarn scheme suffers legal challenge
Lend Lease and Grosvenor’s Preston joint venture disputed by Blackburn
Tesco completes first church conversion
Church in Bournemouth is first place of worship to be turned into a Tesco Express
Waitrose to open five convenience stores
Food retailer says the first store will open in central Manchester this November
Ocado planning huge Tamworth warehouse
Shopping retailer is reported to have submitted planning for a 35,000m2 warehouse in the Midlands
McLaren parks showroom in One Hyde Park
Supercars will be sold on the ground floor of the Rogers Stirk Harbour development
Tony Jacob calls on contractors to 'think like a retailer'
John Lewis’ head of constructon urges industry to reduce variable costs and bring projects in on budget
Tony Jacob to speak at Building Supermarkets conference
Join John Lewis’ head of construction in July to hear him talk about the future of retail property
