All Operators articles – Page 162
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C&R expects positive results in 2014
Capital & Regional (C&R) said this morning that improved sentiment and asset management initiatives will deliver positive results for its shopping centres in 2014
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NewsWetherspoons and Spirit lead the leisure charge
The leisure sector strongly outperformed the wider equities market by three percentage points this week as the M&C20 Index rose 2.2% to 1,175
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NewsM&C20 underperforms against FTSE
The M&C20 suffered a decline this week, down 1.2% to 1,149.95 - a fall that wiped £127m off the value of the 20 companies represented in the index
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M&S to ramp up Simply Food expansion
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced plans to open another 150 Simply Food stores in the UK over the next three years, double the present rate of openings
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Wage growth outstrips inflation
Wage growth in the hospitality sector has outstripped inflation in each of the last three months on record, according to the latest research from the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR)
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Lucky Voice MD: technology transforming business
Lucky Voice managing director Nick Thistleton urged MA300 delegates to put technology at the heart of their operations aftersharing the story of how tech transformed the karaoke bar business
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NewsSubway to grow Midlands presence
Subway, the global sandwich chain, is set to grow its Midlands presence by increasing the number of stores in Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hereford & Worcester and Warwickshire from 65 to 124 over the next three years
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Land Sec plans £100m Ealing redevelopment
Land Securities has exchanged contracts with Ealing Council and submitted a planning application for the £100m redevelopment of the London borough’s Film Quarter site
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East India Company doubles up
The East India Company, the fine food retailer, is to open its second site in the UK and first outside London, at Bluewater
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Analysis & Insight
Retail & leisure space development set to open up
Around 1.5m sq ft of new retail and leisure space is set top come on line this year as the development pipeline opens up, but the UK will not see a return to the levels of store openings until 2016
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Intu submits £100m Lakeside plans
Intu has submitted an outline planning application to create a £100m leisure development at intu Lakeside in Thurrock
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SRA unveils new accreditation for dining destinations
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has developed the first ever sustainability accreditation for food destinations
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Chill Box eyes UK roll out
Chill Box, the Greek frozen yoghurt concept backed by David Page, the former chief executive of Pizza Express, is planning a rollout across the UK
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Analysis & InsightAn alternative future for the high street
High street policy is still very much in its infancy. Governments of all stripes have failed to get to grips with the big issues facing our high streets for years. And now in a period of deep decline there is an arms race for new ideas, says Bill Grimsey, author of the Grimsey Review into UK High Streets
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Nana Fanny's to open first concession site
Nana Fanny’s Salt Beef bars is to open its first concession unit in the newly created food hall within the Croydon Village Outlet, later this month
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Boxpark returns to expansion plans
Roger Wade, the man behind Boxpark, the world’s first and only pop-up mall in London’s Shoreditch, has returned to plans to expand the concept
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Hotcha eyes No.1 takeaway chain status
Hotcha has announced ambitious plans to be the UK’s number one takeaway chain, after opening its eighth site in total
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SSP UK sees improvement in retention levels
SSP UK has said that it has recruited 800 apprentices onto its apprenticeship programme this year and seen its retention levels for new employees improve by 6%
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Analysis & Insight
Spending on dates increases
A study has found that dating contributes about £3.6bn every year to the UK economy and that this has increased by £200m so far this year, compared with 2011
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NewsM&C20 outperforms market by 16%
A pound invested in the companies that comprise the M&C20 at the beginning of May would now be worth nearly £1.16, as the index ticked up a percentage point this week to reach its highest level - 1,159