Retail news: mall and brand expansion

British Land has announced that an agreement has been signed with Plymouth City Council for the development of Drake Circus Leisure, a 9290m² leisure scheme which is placed next to its 52954m² Drake Circus Shopping Center in the city center region of Plymouth.

A new landing is being scheduled for the Jack Brooks Regional Airport, but this does not mean the landing of airplanes.

A revival of a dormant proposal to build the biggest ever retail complex in Sussex County has surfaced.

The newest shopping center in Tyler, "The Village at Cumberland Park" is making good progress, with some stores already open for trade.

Carrefour, the French international hypermarket chain, is due to open in Nairobi, Kenya.

Leeds has found a spot in the top three retail destinations in the UK. It has moved up one spot since last year by beating several other venues.

A new retail development being constructed in Wuhan, China will house the usual mall tenants, but will have an urban farm atop it, in a bid to become sustainable.

Victoria Beckham, the fashion designer, had people queuing for hours on Thursday morning to be the first to enter her new flagship store.

One of the premier omnichannel retailers in the US, Macy’s, has announced that it is due to implement the biggest beacon technology rollout in the retail industry thus far.

The French commercial property investor, developer and operator, Unibail-Rodamco SE, confirmed that it has signed an agreement with Carmila, an affiliate of French grocery retailer Carrefour Group, to sell a six shopping center portfolio worth €931m.

BAM Construction has been given the task of main contractor for intu’s Watford Shopping Center’s £100m redevelopment.

The addition of Glow & Co, Rock Up and Fussy Nation in Whiteley Shopping Centre is set to widen the offerings of high quality at the leisure and retail destination based in Hampshire.