Retail

All the latest news from the retail property market covering high street, out of town, retail parks, supermarkets and shopping centres.
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Latest Retail property news

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Greenridge sells Waitrose and John Lewis warehouse in Ipswich for £28.6m

The property was originally purchased in May 2024 for £21.9m as the third acquisition for Greenridge’s GO Fund.

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Abercrombie & Fitch to make Northern Irish debut at Victoria Square

The US fashion brand joins other recent retail signings, including LEGO and Sephora, at the Belfast shopping centre.

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Retail assets help Acuitus raise £18.79m at March auction

The star lot was the freehold Arcade Shopping Centre in Bedford, which went under the hammer for £2.605m.

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Retail top choice for Scottish commercial property investors, Knight Frank reports

The sector accounted for £216m of the £387m total investment in the first quarter of the year.

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Metrocentre partners with council for 4,500-home Metro Riverside

The new 'city within a city' will regenerate under-used brownfield land surrounding the Gateshead shopping centre.

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Landsec slaps £450m price tag on flagship Piccadilly Circus island site

Landsec placed the famous island site at London's Piccadilly Circus up for…

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Landsec lodges plans for next phase of Portsmouth Gunwharf Quay regeneration

The plans include creating an al-fresco dining destination with waterfront views, in the latest phase of a £45m regeneration.

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Redical seals deal to acquire Merry Hill shopping centre

It is the ninth-largest UK mall by spending potential and is now more than 96% let, following a £125m transformation over the past few years.

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Regional shopping centres look to appeal to smaller retailers

Ben Cox, director of asset manager Sovereign Centros from CBRE, tells Property Week's Lewis Berrill why retail centres are adding independents into their mix.

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Supermarket Income REIT increases loan for Blue Owl JV to £437m

The interest-only facility matures in June 2028, and benefits from two one-year extension options.

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Lothian Pension Fund snaps up Edinburgh Premier Inn-anchored asset

It acquired Hanover Buildings from Oval Real Estate for £23.4m.

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Sheet Anchor Evolve acquires Warrington’s Cockhedge Shopping Park

Altered Space, which sold the asset, had undertaken a multi-year programme of asset repositioning, increasing occupancy at the centre to 98% by floor area and 94% by unit count.

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Landsec brings in partner to roll out retail portfolio EV charging network

The 20-year partnership with RAW Charging will include the development of the UK's largest destination EV charging hub at Kent's Bluewater shopping centre.

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Whole Foods ramps up UK expansion with six new London stores

The natural and organic food retailer, owned by Amazon, will double its UK store portfolio to 12.

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URW launches fresh round of consultation on Croydon development plans

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield's ‘Croydon Project’ aims to transform the Whitgift and Centrale shopping centres in south London into a mixed-use neighbourhood.

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Matt Morris of Nexus Planning on the new vision for town centre revivals

Proposed planning policy changes could give developers a bigger role in reinventing ailing urban centres.

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Paving the way for a revival of Oxford Street

London’s mayor, retailers and landlords hope pedestrianisation plans will boost the famous but faded retail pitch.

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Supermarket Income REIT closes in on £1bn value target for Blue Owl JV

H2 2025 results show deals including the £196m purchase of 10 Asda stores have more than doubled the value of the seed portfolio since the JV's launch almost a year ago.

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Gagné is a tough act to follow as Wilkinson aims to grow Hammerson

As the retail giant’s portfolio repositioning starts to bear fruit, the new chief executive faces the challenge of taking the company to the next level.

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NewRiver sells Cuckoo Bridge Retail Park for £26.5m

The REIT has now completed £110m of disposals this financial year.