Retail

Real Estate

Portuguese Supermarket Portfolio Acquisition for Savills IM European Food Retail Strategy Fund

Savills Investment Management has acquired a portfolio of four urban supermarkets in Portugal on behalf of its European Food RetailRead More »

Facilities Management

Multi-Realm Extends FM Partnership with ABM at Wembley Park

Retail destinations operator Multi-Realm has extended an integrated facility and guest services contract it first awarded to ABM in 2016Read More »

Republic of Ireland

Industry Recognition for Bidvest Noonan

The Irish Contract Cleaning Association (ICCA) has recognised Bidvest Noonan’s team at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre with an ‘Overall SiteRead More »

Facilities Management

Bidvest Noonan Secures Buttercrane Shopping Centre Contract

Building on its momentum in Northern Ireland, Bidvest Noonan has secured a contract to deliver cleaning and security services toRead More »

United Kingdom

Comment: ASDA Response to Article from GMB Union on FMIndustry.com

UK retailer ASDA has issued an on the record response to an article by GMB Union published on FMIndustry.com atRead More »

Unions

ASDA Equal Pay: Demonstrations as Over 60,000 Retail Workers Begin Sex Discrimination Case – GMB Union

Asda workers will demonstrate in Manchester and Brighton as their landmark equal pay claim begins.  More than 60,000 Asda workersRead More »

Real Estate

Sale of Grocery Store Asset in Downtown Fort Collins

Cushman & Wakefield has advised on the sale of a single-tenant retail asset leased to Lucky’s Market in downtown FortRead More »

Retail

LCP Expands EV Charging Partnership with PoGo Charge 

Commercial property operator and M Core business LCP has entered into a Development Agreement with PoGo Charge for the installationRead More »

Facilities Management

Capital & Regional Awards Integrated Services Contract

The Capital & Regional real estate investment trust has selected Integral – JLL’s building services and engineering firm – toRead More »

Retail

Liverpool One Inaugurates Innovative Recycling Facility

Grosvenor Group retail and entertainment destination Liverpool ONE has launched a pioneering ‘sustainability facility’ utilising Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) technology. Read More »

UK & Ireland

Landsec Increases Ownership of Bluewater

Landsec has acquired an additional 17.5 per cent stake in Bluewater from GIC for £120 million which increases its ownershipRead More »

Retail

‘Digital Human’ Enhances Customer Experience at Liverpool One

Liverpool ONE, one of Europe’s leading retail and entertainment destinations, has introduced AI digital assistant ‘Liv’ to augment the customerRead More »

United States

Sales of Brakes Plus Auto Repair Branch Locations in Texas

Hanley Investment Group represented a Florida-based buyer in the purchase of two separate Brakes Plus-occupied properties in North Richland Hills andRead More »

United Kingdom

ASDA Workers Face Third Month of Wage Errors – GMB Union

Workers at UK retailer Asda are facing a third month of wage errors as a consequence of “mismanagement” by TDRRead More »

UK & Ireland

Halfords Awards Engineering Maintenance Contract

Mitie has been awarded a new £50 million contract with cycling and motoring retailer Halfords Group to provide engineering maintenanceRead More »

United Kingdom

Setting an EV Charging Trend for Retail Parks in the UK

Federated Hermes has brought rapid charging to the The Maybird Shopping Park in Stratford-Upon-Avon under a partnership with Mer. AsRead More »

United Kingdom

UK Retail Faces April Showers

The impact of this year’s Easter holidays moving into March was felt by UK retail destinations as footfall declined byRead More »

United States

Sale of Popular Retail Destination in Utah

SSG Realty Partners and Hanley Investment Group have brokered the sale of Canyon Center, a 48,537 square foot shopping centerRead More »

United Kingdom

Co-op Appoints Director of Property, Development and Estates

Rachel Hargreaves has joined Co-op from Lidl Great Britain as Director of Property, Development and Estates as the convenience retailerRead More »

United Kingdom

GMB Writes to Business Committee Chair Calling for Recall of Asda and Stonegate Owner

The potential collapse of Stonegate raises huge questions over the future of Asda supermarket, GMB has warned MPs.  The pubRead More »

Retail

UK Retail Footfall Stable

The United Kingdom experienced a modest monthly increase in retail footfall of around 1.7 per cent in March according toRead More »

United Kingdom

Heathway Shopping Centre Contract

Churchill Group is delivering cleaning with security services also being delivered by its Amulet brand under a three-year contract withRead More »

Catering

Renewal of Sodexo Hospital Contracts

The award of a new 10-year contract as part of a private finance initiative (PFI) has extended a partnership betweenRead More »

Latest Updates

Wisbech ASDA Workers to Go on Strike – GMB

More than 170 Asda workers in Wisbech are set to walk out during the second strike in an Asda storeRead More »

Latest Updates

Japanese Fashion Retailer Implements Twin Channel Sortation

United Arrows, one of Japan’s leading fashion retail brands, reports improved efficiency at its Tokyo distribution hub following the introduction of aRead More »

Latest Updates

Protecting Retail Workers

Amulet Security managing director Kieran Mackie comments on a reported increase in incidents of physical and verbal abuse against retailRead More »

Australia

Fashion Industry Committed to Abolishing Plastic

A majority of senior executives at fashion brands and retailers in the UK, US and Australia plan to stop usingRead More »

Latest Updates

Brighton ASDA Superstores Balloted for Strike Action – GMB

Members of the GMB union at the Brighton Marina and Brighton Hollingbury Asda stores are being balloted over a dossierRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Sale of Dollar General-anchored Shopping Center in Los Angeles County

Hanley Investment Group has completed the sale of a 12,750 square foot multi-tenant retail center anchored by Dollar General inRead More »

Germany

From Retail Planning to Personalisation

New AI capabilities from SAP are helping retailers optimise the customer experience and manage supply chains more efficiently. Built onRead More »

Latest Updates

Bosses from ASDA Parent ‘Misled’ Select Committee Over Resignations – GMB Union

The private equity owners of British retailer Asda gave MPs evidence without disclosing they had already left the company’s board,Read More »

Commercial Real Estate

Retail Property Sales at Antelope Valley Plaza

Hanley Investment Group has completed sales of a new construction Smart & Final Extra! outlet and single-tenant property occupied byRead More »

Catering

New Graduates from Compass Global Female Leader Programme

Claire Steele, Head of Operations for Chartwells and Regional Operations Manager at Compass Retail Leanne Smith, recently graduated from CompassRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Kimco Realty Completes RPT Acquisition

Kimco Realty, North America’s largest publicly traded owner and operator of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and a portfolio of mixed-useRead More »

Latest Updates

Glasgow M&S Renovation 

Wates has completed the fit-out of Marks & Spencer’s store in Bishopbriggs bringing its total portfolio on behalf of theRead More »

Latest Updates

CBRE Launches Retail Private Capital Team After 1,000th Retail Investment Transaction in Newport Beach

CBRE’s Newport Beach Retail (NRP) Investment Team has completed its 1,000th retail investment sale. Komar Desert Center in La Quinta,Read More »

Commercial Real Estate

Sale of Chipotle Drive-Thru Anchored Pad in Palm Desert 

Hanley Investment Group has arranged the sale of a fully occupied, multi-tenant retail pad property in Palm Desert, California anchoredRead More »

Appointments

Alvarez & Marsal Bolsters UK Tax Offering

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has strengthened its tax advisory team with the appointments of Andy Murray and PrasamRead More »

Catering

Levy Ventures into Sports Merchandising

Compass Group sports and hospitality catering business Levy UK + Ireland has launched ‘Levy Merchandising’ to signal its strategic expansionRead More »

Latest Updates

Gold, Frankincense and Eughhh!

Christmas shopping could be a bacterial obstacle course for Brits this year, with shoppers touching surfaces with potentially high levelsRead More »

Blog

Consolidate to Accumulate

Pooling inventory to serve fashion retail stores as well as ecommerce channels can create an engine for growth, with increasedRead More »

Latest Updates

Asda Faces Strike Vote at Gosport Superstore

Asda workers at the Gosport superstore are set to vote on strike action over a litany of grievances. Up toRead More »

Latest Updates

Savills Investment Management Outlook 2024

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has published its global forecast for real estate investment markets in 2024 highlighting key sectorsRead More »

Latest Updates

Presenting the Future of Connected Experiences

Sony is set to return to ISE in 2024 to share its vision of creating connected experiences through technology. WithRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Sale of Retail Pad at Monterey Crossing Shopping Center in Palm Desert

Hanley Investment Group has arranged the sale of a newly built multi-tenant retail pad at Monterey Crossing, a newly developedRead More »

Latest Updates

Wilko Bosses to Appear Before Parliamentary Committee – GMB to Give Evidence 

Wilko workers deserve answers from their bosses at the discount high street retailer which went bust earlier this year leavingRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

LCP Signs Partnership Deal with Startup EV ChargePoint Operator

M Core subsidiary LCP is boosting the number of EV charging points at 89 of its strategic retail developments inRead More »

Latest Updates

Re-thinking Disability

Fashion footwear retailer schuh and disability equality charity partner Shape Arts have launched a tote bag inspired by the themeRead More »

Latest Updates

Monitoring Energy Utilisation and Assets at ASDA

ASDA business International Procurement & Logistics (IPL) is using industrial IoT and energy analytics software from SolarEdge subsidiary, Hark, toRead More »

Latest Updates

Net-a-Porter Strike Cancelled After Eleventh Hour Pay Offer

GMB, the union for retail and distribution, can announce that strike action involving union members working for retailer Net-a-Porter which hadRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Sale of Smart & Final Extra! Shopping Center

Hanley Investment Group has completed the sale of Pacific Town Center, a 143,217 square foot shopping center anchored by aRead More »

Latest Updates

ASDA Equal Pay Day

More than 100,000 retail workers at UK supermarket Asda will work ‘for free’ says GMB Union which has compared theirRead More »

Latest Updates

GMB Union Urges Select Committee Chair to Hold Wilko Chiefs to Account 

Wilko bosses must be hauled before Parliament’s Business and Trade Select Committee to give evidence over the firm’s collapse saysRead More »

Latest Updates

UK Action Plan to Tackle Shoplifting

A new Retail Crime Action Plan introduced by the UK government to combat shoplifting sets out how police should respondRead More »

Latest Updates

YOOX Net-a-Porter Faces Christmas Strike as GMB Announces 22 Days of Action

GMB announces luxury fashion brand Yoox Net-a-Porter will be ‘rocked’ by twenty-two days of strike action at their Charlton depot.Read More »

Blog

Combatting Antisocial and Criminal Behaviour with Tech

With recorded crime in England and Wales now above pre-pandemic levels, Chris Potts looks at how communication technology is supporting theRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Prime Redevelopment Site on 25 Acres for Sale in LA

Cushman & Wakefield has been retained by The Charles Company to market the sale or long-term ground lease of theRead More »

Latest Updates

Boosting Airside Retail Recruitment in the UK

A new venture is aiming to reduce how long it takes to vet retail assistants recruited in airports as theRead More »

Latest Updates

South Coast Tech SME of the Year

Dotdigital business and online personalisation platform Fresh Relevance has been named ‘Tech SME of the Year’ at the South CoastRead More »

Catering

Eurest and Heathrow Win at Airport Food & Beverage + Hospitality Awards

Compass Group business Eurest and Heathrow Airport have won ‘Health & Wellbeing Initiative of the Year’ at the Airport FoodRead More »

Latest Updates

Bonmarche Selects Fresh Relevance for Onsite Personalisation

Clothing retailer Bonmarche has selected Fresh Relevance as the personalisation platform for visitors to its online store. Established in 1982, Bonmarche isRead More »

Latest Updates

Leeds Shopping Centre Contract

Churchill Services have been awarded a three-year cleaning contract at the Merrion Centre in Leeds. The centre in the city’s ArenaRead More »

COP

Paving the Way for a Sustainable Food Future

Leading retail giants across Europe are converging in Berlin on 24 October for ProVeg International’s inaugural Retailer Roundtable, a pivotalRead More »

Latest Updates

More than 420,000 ‘Brick-and-Mortar’ Jobs Lost in the UK Since 2010

The GMB Union has released new figures for retail job losses as the last Wilko stores close. More than 420,000Read More »

Commercial Real Estate

PineBridge Benson Elliot Awarded Planning Permission for ‘The Mark’

PineBridge Benson Elliot has achieved planning permission to develop ‘The Mark’, a new build sustainable modern office building in theRead More »

Catering

Multicultural Apprenticeship Award for Compass

Compass Group UK & Ireland has been named ‘Employer of the Year 2023’ in the the Retail, Hospitality and TourismRead More »

Latest Updates

Micro-Autonomous Stores Debut with First Retail Partners

Global tech startup JUXTA reports a rapid take up of its micro-convenience solution with businesses in the EV value chainRead More »

Appointments

Global Retail Visionary Joins Verge Motorcycles

George Blankenship, the retail guru behind Apple and Tesla’s first stores, has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer by electric superbikeRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Sale of Aurora’s Summer Valley Shopping Center

Cushman & Wakefield has advised on the sale of the 95,669 square foot Summer Valley Shopping Center in Aurora, ColoradoRead More »

Latest Updates

Manufacturer Selects Dublin Shopping Centre Robot for ‘Worldwide Best Performance Award’

Singapore-based robotics company Lionsbot International has named The Rex Cleaning Cobot, the latest large-scale cleaning solution in Bidvest Noonan’s portfolio,Read More »

Commercial Real Estate

Million Square Foot Mixed-use Development Rises in LA Arts District

Forge at Alloy, a new six-story midrise mixed creative office and retail space is under development on Mateo Street inRead More »

Catering

Creating New Pathways to Success for Justice-Impacted People

Aramark Correctional Services (ACS) is partnering its IN2WORK program with I.G.N.I.T.E., a program dedicated to providing comprehensive education, job training,Read More »

Latest Updates

Tesco and Veolia to Recycle Soft Plastic and Support Schools

A new partnership involving Tesco, Veolia, Groundwork and local councils in the UK will introduce greener areas in schools andRead More »

commercial

Sale of Two-Tenant Pad Building in Northern Los Angeles County 

Hanley Investment Group has brokered the sale of a two-tenant retail pad building occupied by AutoZone and Precision Eyebrow Threading salon atRead More »

Latest Updates

Enhancing the Parking Experience in Blackpool

APT SKIDATA has been selected by Blackpool Council to install the very latest digitally-based parking technology and management system atRead More »

Latest Updates

GMB Issues Wilko Update After Meeting Administrators

GMB Union has issued an update after meeting with the administrators of British high-street retail chain, Wilko. Andy Prendergast, GMBRead More »

Latest Updates

Elevating Digital Content at the Houston Astros Store

Datapath and LED display provider Watchfire are enhancing the immersive experience for visitors to Major League Baseball team, the HoustonRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Idaho Shopping Centers Complete Refinancing

Wood Investments Companies has secured US $39.1 million in permanent loans for two prominent shopping centers in the Boise metropolitanRead More »

Marketplace

Enhancing the Retail Experience

PPDS has partnered with Grassfish, a leading European In-store Experience Management (IXM) platform provider to introduce new features for retailersRead More »

Latest Updates

Wilko Administration Leaving 12,000 Jobs at Risk “Entirely Avoidable”

The 12,000 workers at Wilko who now face potential redundancy will take little solace from the fact that the situationRead More »

Latest Updates

Closing the Loop on Plastic Milk Bottles

UK convenience retailer One Stop has rolled out an initiative to recycle over 380,000 plastic milk bottles annually from itsRead More »

Commercial Real Estate

Modesto Retail Pad Attracts Private Buyer

Real estate advisory Hanley Investment Group has orchestrated the sale of a 6,402-square-foot multi-tenant retail pad building in Modesto, California.Read More »

Commercial Real Estate

Northumberland Estates Unveils Exciting Plans for Garden Centre

North East developer and investor Northumberland Estates has submitted plans for a new garden centre on land at Cawledge toRead More »

Catering

Catch the Game, Skip the Lines: San Francisco Giants Introduce AI-Powered Self-Checkout

In a bid to elevate the fan experience at Oracle Park, the San Francisco Giants have partnered with AI andRead More »

Latest Updates

Return to Profit

With consumer spending under pressure fashion retailers are facing a hit to margin that can undermine profitability. Darcy de Thierry,Read More »

commercial property

Acquisition of Spanish Supermarkets for European Food Retail Strategy Fund

Savills Investment Management has acquired two new Aldi supermarkets in Spain for its European Food Retail Strategy fund. The fundRead More »

Latest Updates

Comment: Rejection of M&S Oxford Street Plans

Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at the Building Cost Information Service, comments on British Culture Secretary, Michael Gove’s rejection ofRead More »

Latest Updates

GMB Responds to ASDA Select Committee Appearance

UK supermarket chain trying to cut the pay of 7,000 workers, says GMB Union.

Latest Updates

Mall of the Emirates Sets New Sustainability Standard

Mall of the Emirates has achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest level inRead More »

China

Alibaba Supports Cold Chain Logistics with Largest Food Distribution Centre to Date

Freshippo, Alibaba Group’s new retail venture, has inaugurated a supply chain center in Shanghai to support cold chain logistics distributionRead More »

Latest Updates

NPS Renews Delaware North Yellowstone Partnership

Delaware North has been awarded a new 15-year contract by the National Park Service (NPS) to offer retail, food andRead More »

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