‘Scarcity of high-quality space’ drives activity for West End London landlord GPE April 11, 2024 One of central London’s biggest listed landlords said a “scarcity of high quality space” helped drive leasing activity in the year to the end of March.
The Body Shop prepares to slash jobs and close stores as administration confirmed February 13, 2024 Hundreds of jobs are expected to be lost and stores closed as The Body Shop officially entered administration.
HomeServe founder pours £110m in crusade to revive flailing British high street August 20, 2023 HomeServe founder Richard Harpin is injecting £110m of his own cash into medium-sized businesses, aiming to breathe life back into the UK’s beleaguered high streets. After cashing in on the sale of insurance company HomeServe to Brookfield last year for a cool £4.1bn, the home repairs mogul Harpin said he is trying to “help others [...]
London PR firm Powerscourt snapped up amid flurry of comms M&A activity October 11, 2023 US advisory business Morrow Sodali has bought London communications agency Powerscourt for an undisclosed sum, the companies confirmed today.
Retail: 40 per cent of high street shops will have to be repurposed or they will ‘wither on the vine’, local leaders warn March 23, 2023 Some 40 per cent of high street shops will have to be repurposed or they will “wither on the vine” as the demand for physical retail dwindles, local leaders have warned. According to a survey by trade body Revo and consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton, as first reported by The Guardian, the need to reinvent retail [...]
In The Style owners mull sale as founder returns to head fast fashion retailer December 8, 2022 A sale of fashion firm In The Style is being considered while the retailer’s founder will return to head the firm next year. Investment bankers at Lincoln International have been hired to assist with a strategic review of the firm, which may result in a sale of the firm or some of its assets. The [...]
Asos under pressure as Gen Z shoppers switch to Shein April 9, 2024 Clive Black, analyst at Shore Capital, told City A.M. Asos has come off the back of three “really hard years” and is facing increased competition from Far East rivals Shein and Temu.
Aquis Exchange boss says UK poised for ‘tidal wave’ of foreign investment under Labour August 12, 2024 The chief executive of challenger stock exchange Aquis has said the UK is in store for a "tidal wave of international investment" following Labour's election victory.
FTSE 100 close: London index muted amid Wall Street shut down for 4th July as Wizz Air soars July 4, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was muted on a quiet trading day globally due to Wall Street being shut for US Independence Day. The capital’s premier index edged 0.10 per cent lower to 7,519.73 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, added 0.14 per cent [...]
Shaftesbury Capital abandons Fitzrovia portfolio sale due to low bids November 21, 2023 West-End landlord Shaftesbury Capital has abandoned plans to sell a portfolio of properties in London’s Fitzrovia district after bids reportedly fell short of expectations. Now the real estate giant is plotting a move to sell the units individually or in smaller groups, a report in Bloomberg said, in the hopes that this will help generate [...]