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Nigel Bennett

@nigelmbennett

Retail Real Estate Consultant : Juggler : Shepherd : Bald .

 Liverpool
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Joined May 2011
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Extraordinary… telegraph.co.uk/gift/7b0f0b9…
Poundland bosses seek legal advice after owner withdraws funding

Poundland bosses seek legal advice after owner withdraws funding

Administration on the cards for struggling retailer following ‘wholly avoidable move’

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UK aims to establish if Poundland owners are trying to force its collapse

UK aims to establish if Poundland owners are trying to force its collapse

Business secretary wants to know whether Gordon Brothers is unnecessarily seeking to push discount group into administration

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Another one to Nationalise? …. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
Government on alert over potential Poundland crisis

Government on alert over potential Poundland crisis

Retailer’s future remains uncertain after it was unexpectedly put up for sale by owners

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Welcome back @waitrose retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202…
Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in £1bn expansion - Retail Gazette

Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in £1bn expansion - Retail Gazette

Waitrose has opened its first new supermarket in eight years in Cricklewood, north London, as part of its current £1bn investment programme. The 18,000 sq ft store, which opens today, marks a...

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The Sage Speaks. Hes not wrong. Control Spending . giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
Next boss warns on tax rises as retailer raises profit outlook

Next boss warns on tax rises as retailer raises profit outlook

Chief executive Simon Wolfson says next month’s Budget should aim to control spending and boost growth

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Mike Ashley is not wrong . Andy Burnham’s high street plan is ‘delusional’, says Mike Ashley giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
Andy Burnham’s high street plan is ‘delusional’, says Mike Ashley

Andy Burnham’s high street plan is ‘delusional’, says Mike Ashley

Billionaire behind Frasers Group slams prime minister’s business rates reform and crackdown on discounting

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Spot on … Public finances are in a mess. Wage growth is poor . Inflation has been muted to a degree by weak demand .The outlook for margin is not great. This, along with the rising cost of sales for retailers, margins are being squeezed. There will be no help in the Budget.
Richard Hyman (@rahrichardh) profile pictureRichard Hyman@rahrichardhAug 23
Retail trading outlook - what the latest stats tell us and how the wider economy impacts future demand economichttps://retailrealitycheck.substack.com/p/retail-trading-outlook?r=2ch894&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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What high streets can learn from the success of retail parks Its all common sense. Cost , efficiency , free parking, accessibility. , large efficient floor plates . giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
What high streets can learn from the success of retail parks

What high streets can learn from the success of retail parks

Once dominated by sellers of bulky goods, parks now attract high street staples

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Hardly a threat. Retailing has changed. Fact is there is now very little occupational demand for run of the mill high streets ( Vape Shops & Barbers are often the only option for landlords ) Retail parks are the real threat to the British high street giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
Retail parks are the real threat to the British high street

Retail parks are the real threat to the British high street

Outdoor commercial complexes are hot property, with supermarkets, stores and discount chains elbowing for room

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Who’d of thought. ….Frasers Group Acquisition of Harvey Nichols otp.tools.investis.com/clien…
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Totally Agree with @rahrichardh . Performative Politics ,Soundbites & Gaslighting by the Chancellor. Utter Twollocks Really Mr Healey? open.substack.com/pub/retail…
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Less time than a UK PM…Matalan CEO exits after less than a year at the helm drapersonline.com/companies/…

Matalan CEO exits after less than a year at the helm

Matalan CEO Henrik Nordvall has stepped down from his position "by mutual agreement with the board" following less than a year at the helm.

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Bonkers acquisition in the first place. Sainsbury’s strikes deal to sell Argos for £120mn to Swift Partners giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
Sainsbury’s strikes deal to sell Argos for £120mn to Swift Partners

Sainsbury’s strikes deal to sell Argos for £120mn to Swift Partners

Sale marks UK retailer’s second attempt to offload general merchandise chain as it focuses on its core food business

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Agreed. Labour taxes are killing off high street revival, warns Frasers boss telegraph.co.uk/gift/3acb868…
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B&M turnaround hits snag as UK sales decline faster | News | The Grocer thegrocer.co.uk/news/bandm-t…
B&M turnaround hits snag as UK sales decline faster

B&M turnaround hits snag as UK sales decline faster

While UK revenues nudged up by 0.3% year on year to £1.1bn, like-for-like sales in the group's home market declined by 2.3% in the 13 weeks to 27 June

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Mmmmm….Mike Ashley gatecrashes Harvey Nichols auction telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
Mike Ashley gatecrashes Harvey Nichols auction

Mike Ashley gatecrashes Harvey Nichols auction

Frasers Group to take part in department store sale despite backlash from suppliers

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Selling off the family silver. Morrisons plots £600m deal to fund fightback against Lidl telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

Morrisons plots £600m deal to fund fightback against Lidl

Supermarket chain in talks with US firm to unlock cash from portfolio of stores

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Clumsy . Retailers warn over potential scale of Andy Burnham’s proposed warehouse tax giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
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Uniqlo’s plan to dominate global fashion Some question whether a clothing brand born in Japan and anchored by a narrow range of simple and affordable T-shirts, knitwear, jackets and underwear can make the leap. giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
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More Misery … TG Jones wins court approval to close up to 150 stores giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
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