Retail – Page 4
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International spotlight falls on Dutch residential
The Dutch residential sector is attracting overseas attention as market fundamentals improve following a shake-up in housing policy, writes Jaap van der Bijl
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Sector Focus: Funds shopping for retail
Overseas money is targeting the continent and investors are broadening their strategies, writes Mark Faithfull
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Omni-channel shakes up retail
The rise of ‘omni-channel’ is having massive repercussions for retail and logistics. But it is a complicated picture that varies across Europe, writes Christine Senior
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City Focus, Toronto: Cranes on the skyline
The city is undergoing a glut of new development, but do the cranes on Toronto’s skyline reflect an opportunity or portend the start of a bubble? Stephanie Schwartz-Driver and Chris O’Dea report.
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Is the future multi-channel?
What impact are online sales going to have on the retail market? Fund managers are beginning to reposition themselves in anticipation, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Is small really beautiful?
Developers of Polish shopping centres are looking beyond the largest cities. Agnieszka Winkler looks at the fundamentals of a maturing sector
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Heading for the food aisles
The ability to provide long-term, secure income has caused supermarkets to behave differently to the rest of the UK retail sector, says Greg Mansell
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Shop for the common ground
Sellers and buyers are increasingly meeting in the middle in the European shopping centre market. Shayla Walmsley reports
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Exception to the rule: German retail
Research shows that the retail sector in Germany is bucking a wider European trend. Martin Lemke explains
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Global shopping spree
The global shopping centre sector is experiencing unprecedented levels of construction and new openings, especially in emerging markets. Nelville Moss explores the trends
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Bigger is better: shopping centre consolidation
Consolidation in the European shopping mall market reflects an ongoing flight to quality. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Keep your eye on the mall
Germany’s retail sector has become a focal point in the search for income security. But investors should be careful to avoid oversights when targeting the sector, says Carsten Loll
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Time to check-in?
For many institutional investors, hotels are seen as a volatile, non-core asset class. But is this a fair assessment? Christine Senior investigates
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The entry point
High-end retail has weathered the storm well but it must widen its appeal if it is to stay competitive, as Beatrice Guedj and Richard Barkham report
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Europe’s retail therapy
For every retail rule, there is an exception. That’s the message from the eclectic mix that is the European retail market. Shayla Walmsley reports
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Open for business
The big sell-off has not happened, yet good opportunities are emerging for a more focused group of investors, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Viewpoint: On the upswing
So far, 2010 has been positive for the global hotel real estate market. Hotel operating fundamentals have posted generally favourable results since the start of the year*, with hotel demand increasing and average daily rates showing signs of stabilisatiing in most gateway cities. Having completed extensive cost containment measures, major ...
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Shoppers choose to touch and feel
For the best part of a decade doomsters have been predicting the end of shopping as we know it. Someone forgot to tell shoppers, says Shayla Walmsley
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Getting defensive
Investment activity in the European retail sector, while down, is holding up well relative to the commercial property market as a whole. Lynn Strongin Dodds investigates retail’s potential to ride the current storm