Retail news: mall and brand expansion

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

The executive president of Sonae Sierra, the mall design, construction and management company, has stated that the recession is not only over, but "more positive times" look promising.

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.

To ensure a future in the UK market, the new chief executive of Mothercare, Mark Newton-Jones, is due to invest £400000 of his own cash into the planned £100m rights issue of the company.

Building permission has been granted to Multi Corporation for Forum Radunia, a new project to be built in downtown Gdansk.

IKEA, the Swedish retailer, is looking to expand its presence across the regions of Russia.

L.L. Bean, the company best-known for its Bean Boot made in Maine, as well as other outdoor products, is due to expand with its first Minnesota store in the Mall of America.

Construction for a new retail mall has commenced in the parking lot of the Meijer store, located at Gratiot Avenue and 23 Mile Road, in Chesterfield Township.

The Sunshine State is gearing up to receive a retail revolution, which will save males from boredom while the female in their lives is shopping.

Alibaba, the massive Chinese e-commerce company, priced its shares at $68 on Thursday for the impending IPO offering, making it the largest ever for a US-listed company.

Dubai is set to open around 20 new shopping centers over the next five years.

The listed property magnate responsible for London’s Canary Wharf Group, Songbird Estates, has revealed that its shopping centers have reached a record £1bn during the first half of this year.