CBRE Global Investors has today announced the recent appointment of Adam Cummins, as the new Centre Manager at leading London leisure and retail destination, Angel Central. He joins the team at Lambert Smith Hampton, appointed by CBRE Global Investors as the managing agents for the destination.
Adam has over 18 years’ experience in standalone, multi-site, and area manager roles and...
Is HMV at risk of going into administration again?
Last week, music and entertainment retailer HMV announced a controversial new plan to expand its store estate, with the opening of 10 new stores. The plans include a search for a new London flagship site, following the closure of HMV’s Oxford Street store back in 2018 when the company fell into...
Sigma Group, provider of outsourced solutions to blue chip retailers, leisure, office and hospitality businesses, is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced business leader David Dignam as Group CEO.
In the newly created position, Mr Dignam will lead the Sigma Group executive team, ensuring the continued and sustainable growth of the business through the implementation of a framework of...
Everyone has something to say about Amazon. Yet one thing always rises above the critiques: They've been ruthlessly customer focused. If it doesn't benefit the consumer, they won't do it. Their latest example is "Just Walk Out," a suite of technologies that enable shoppers to simply enter a store, gather their items, and simply leave. The idea eliminates checkout...
Liberty is delighted to announce the appointment of Sophie Beresiner as the Global Head of Content. In this new role for Liberty, Sophie will oversee Creative Production, Editorial and Social Media teams and will report to Madeleine Macey, Liberty’s Chief Marketing Officer.
Sophie’s core remit will be to leverage all of Liberty’s incredible content across all channels with a strategic...
More than one third of online shoppers in the UK will only associate with ‘responsible’ brands – including those that treat staff fairly, source goods ethically, and do not misuse consumer data. This is according to new research into online shopping behaviour and ethics from Empathy.co, the global commerce search and discovery platform.
The data, which was obtained via a...
Data from Tradeshift reveals that B2B trade activity across US supply chains accelerated past China in Q2, with the world’s largest economy now setting the pace for global trade recovery heading into the second half of the year.
According to Tradeshift’s latest Index of Global Trade Health, which analyzes transaction data between buyers and suppliers, activity levels across US supply...
Ted Baker, the global lifestyle brand, announces it has secured its new global HQ, at 101 on Cleveland in the heart of Fitzrovia, London. The new HQ, which will be called the Gorgeous Brown Building (GBB), is a fitting home for the brand with its distinctive flatiron shape and epic ceiling heights. This will inspire Ted's creativity in a flexible...
Private investment manager Signal Capital, in partnership with retail investment experts Edinburgh House Estates, has completed the acquisition of a further three UK shopping centres; the Quadrant Centre Dunstable, Aberafan Centre Port Talbot and Regent Walk Redcar. Collectively the schemes provide an income of circa £3.4m and comprise a total of 500,000 square feet.
The schemes will be managed by...
A North East furniture store has not sat still, after seeing a huge boost in sales of sofas and suites over the past year.
Harrison and Brown, which occupies a five floor building at Holmeside, Sunderland, was hit like many retail outlets by the many periods of closure during the pandemic.
But thanks to the introduction of some innovative ways of...