Far from being only about big draughty sheds in out-of-the-way locations, the logistics industry is crucial to the region and the country, keeping goods and services moving in uncertain times, a Place North West event heard.
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The TV and broadband provider is to open a 1,800 sq ft store on South John Street on Monday, its first bricks and mortar store in the UK, becoming the latest tenant to sign at the retail complex.
The local authority has acquired the 450,000 sq ft Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre for an undisclosed sum to “kick-start” the town's £306m regeneration, said council leader Sean Fielding.
Real estate private equity firm Henley Investments has bought the 116,000 sq ft retail park from property investment company M&G Real Estate.
Welcome to our conference plan for next year, blending familiar favourites with new topics reflecting the changing world.
Peter Tooher and Richard Shepherd from Nexus Planning, and Danny Crump from Broadway Malyan, are among the first of 150 experts appointed to a Government task force to help transform town centres.
One sector with a presence in every town and city in Britain appears to be feeling the impact of the pandemic the most - traditional retail, write Leena Gillespie of Public Sector Plc and Andrew Knowles of Duff & Phelps.
The Japanese-inspired lifestyle retailer has opened a 1,500 sq ft store on South John Street, in a unit previously occupied by The Artisanal Spirits & Beer Emporium, becoming the latest Liverpool One tenant since lockdown.
Liverpool City Region’s Combined Authority has approved a further £650,000 to support Sefton Council’s plans to redevelop the Strand mall and Bootle town centre.
The challenging retail environment was a hot topic even before the pandemic, and varying degrees of lockdown have done nothing to ease the problems the sector faces, delegates at a Place North West event heard.
