Retail news: mall and brand expansion

According to Next, sales have declined due to the warmest September on record in Britain and stated that if the warm weather continues through October, it may have to consider reducing its annual profit guidance.

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.

Zara UK has experienced a decline in excess of one third during the last year, hence the cut in dividend payout to its Spanish parent company.

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.