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Colliers studies Stratford Stratford-on-Avon District Council has instructed Colliers International to conduct a study of comparison goods shopping. The purpose of the study


is to provide robust evidence and advice on the retail provision in the town during the period to 2028, and to assess whether additional retail floorspace will be needed.


Sticky Churchill Square A Post-it note promotion for GCSE German caught the eye of shoppers at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton. A giant Post-it note


displaying the German translation of ‘shopping centre’ - das Einkaufszentrum - was placed above the centre entrance and was one of four notes posted on iconic buildings around the city.


Three sign at St David’s St David’s in Cardiff has kept up the pace of lettings with three new deals. St David’s, owned by


Capital Shopping Centres and Land Securities, has upgraded its catering and convenience offers with three new deals. Red Hot World Buffet &


Bar will open a 10,274-sq ft restaurant unit comprising 8,498 sq ft at street level and 1,776 sq ft at upper level. Retail giant Tesco is


to open its Tesco Express format in a 4,083-sq ft store at the centre in an external unit on Tredegar Street. And premium doughnut


retailer Krispy Kreme is to open its first store in Wales after a Facebook campaign by locals called for the brand to open in the city.


Casino win for Westfield


The London Borough of Newham has announced that it has chosen Aspers as the winner of the competition to operate a new casino at Stratford City. The 65,000-sq ft casino will


be located in the Central Arcade at the new Westfield Stratford City at the heart of Newham


M&S opens UK’s largest outlet at Cheshire Oaks


Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, the UK’s largest designer outlet, has opened the largest Marks & Spencer outlet store in the UK. The Marks & Spencer


Outlet at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, near Chester, is being relocated from its current location to a larger, 14,000-sq ft store, formerly the site of the centre’s food court. With the closure of the


food court, the designer outlet will continue with its strategy of interspersing a wide selection of cafes and restaurants across the centre.


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and will be the first of its kind to open in the UK, creating up to 440 new jobs. It will have internal and external access as part of the round-the-clock leisure and entertainment offer at Westfield Stratford City. “The Aspers Casino will be


the icing on the cake for our leisure and entertainment offer


at Westfield Stratford City” said Michael Gutman, managing director for Westfield in the UK/ Europe and New Markets. “We believe the entertainment and retail offer we have created for Westfield Stratford City will prove to be a real game-changer for consumers on the Eastern side of the capital.”


DECs to be rolled out


Display Energy Certificates (DECs) are to become compulsory for all commercial buildings under the government’s new carbon plan. The coalition has unveiled


its 2050 Low Carbon Roadmap with a key element for the property industry being the roll-out of DECs, which document actual energy use, to all commercial buildings from October 2012. The British Property


Federation has been calling for the widespread use of DECs for a number of years. Patrick Brown, BPF assistant


director for sustainability and construction, said DECs can “accommodate the split


responsibilities and incentives of landlords and tenants in rented buildings”. He added: “They will provide


a robust set of benchmarks for buildings in use, which could be transformational in our understanding of the existing commercial stock and how to reduce emissions arising from it.”


Jon Lovell, head of


sustainability at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, said the property industry has been crying out for better co-ordination across Whitehall departments on climate change and Carbon policy and described the announcement as “very positive“.


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