Aaron Richardson

Dec 19, 2012 11:00 GMT Fashion retailer JACK & JONES will open a new store at the Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre, opening 21st March 2013. The new store follows recent lettings at Exeter, Carlisle, Swansea and Cwmbran and continues the Danish-owned retailer’s expansion across the UK.

Dec 13, 2012 10:13 GMT Frequent trips to the supermarket by shoppers each week and demand for more choice is driving an increase in convenience store development, according to the latest research from CBRE.

Nov 21, 2012 12:11 GMT Phones 4u continues its rapid UK expansion with the opening of four new stores in London, the company’s 38th new store this year.

Nov 09, 2012 10:00 GMT The number of shops operated by multiple operators in Great Britain grew by 919 in the third quarter of 2012 (Q3 2012) despite recent administrations, according to the latest joint research by global property advisor CBRE and Retail Locations.

Oct 29, 2012 10:00 GMT Hewlett Packard will debut its HP Total Care Centre in the UK after acquiring its flagship UK store as part of an international expansion drive.

Oct 26, 2012 12:00 BST Ermenegildo Zegna is the latest brand to sign up to a new flagship store on 201-206 Sloane Street, completing the tenant line-up of the luxury development and cementing the street’s reputation as one of London’s top luxury retail destinations.

Oct 26, 2012 09:00 BST CBRE has acquired a new store for LK Bennett, the international fashion brand, on Marylebone High Street, London.

Oct 19, 2012 10:00 BST CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, has appointed Adrian Hanley to further strengthen its Supermarket Agency & Development team.

Oct 09, 2012 15:34 BST CBRE has appointed Richard Alsop to its Retail Investment team to further strengthen its retail investment capability in the Central London market.

Sep 07, 2012 13:10 BST The number of shops operated by chain retailers has decreased marginally but the net amount of space occupied continues to increase as the industry adapts to consumer demand for a more modern shopping experience, according to the latest research by global property advisor CBRE.

Sep 07, 2012 11:00 BST CBRE, acting on behalf of North Yorkshire-based developer Oakgate (Monks Cross Ltd), has advised on the successful letting to John Lewis Partnership for a 100,000 sq ft department store. It will be John Lewis’s first out of town department store of this type.

Aug 30, 2012 10:30 BST Danish-owned fashion retailer Jack & Jones continues its expansion drive across the UK with the opening of four new stores in both high street and shopping centre locations at Exeter, Carlisle, Swansea and Cwmbran.

Aug 13, 2012 10:00 BST Ownership of West End retail property by Irish investors has declined dramatically over the last year, with an increasing number of investors selling, according to the latest research by CBRE.

Jul 30, 2012 10:00 BST New shopping centre development has stalled in the UK, limiting opportunities for store group retailers to expand and resulting in loss of non-food market share to supermarkets, according to the latest research from leading global property advisor CBRE.

Jul 16, 2012 15:00 BST The surge in supermarket development activity shows no sign of abating - growing by more than half since the credit crunch - despite the increasing economic uncertainties, according to the latest research from CBRE.

Jul 02, 2012 15:00 BST Cath Kidston has continued its expansion across the UK with the opening of three new stores in Chester, Nottingham and Meadowhall. The new stores follow openings for Cath Kidston in Jersey, Aberdeen, Belfast and Bournemouth as part of a store expansion drive throughout the UK.

Jun 26, 2012 11:16 BST The number of shop branches held by chain stores in Great Britain has continued to rise in 2012 despite the recent spate of administrations, with restaurants, coffee shops and other catering outlets among the key drivers of growth, according to the latest research by global property advisor CBRE.

Jun 25, 2012 11:13 BST SEGRO plc, Europe’s leading owner-manager and developer of industrial property, has appointed CBRE as valuers to its wholly owned portfolio.

May 28, 2012 12:00 BST Contrary to popular perception, the total number of retail chain branches continues to grow in Great Britain despite the impact of online shopping, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE.

May 23, 2012 16:56 BST Jon Gershinson and Louisa Brooks joint fixed charge receivers for Allsop have appointed global property advisor CBRE as selling agent in respect of 431-451 Oxford Street.

Apr 18, 2012 09:39 BST More than 200 Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street retail businesses gathered today for the West End 2012 Retail Conference to hear consumer views on the area’s shopping offer and, most significantly, what one of the UK’s largest Business Improvement District – New West End Company – plans to do about it.

Apr 13, 2012 10:30 BST Browns, the leading independent fashion boutique, is the latest big name to open on the southern end of Sloane Street as part of Cadogan Estates ongoing development of the area’s retail offering.

Feb 21, 2012 10:15 GMT CBRE, on behalf of (SWIP) Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, has completed the £11.05 million sale of a retail warehouse unit inNorth Londonto Aviva Investors. The price represents a net initial yield of 5.98%.

Feb 20, 2012 10:40 GMT Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and cash-positive pension funds from Asia and the Middle East are an emerging force behind the high level of global capital currently flowing into the Central London commercial real estate market, according to the latest research from global property adviser CBRE.

Jan 12, 2012 17:40 GMT CBRE has been appointed by Alshaya, a leading international retail franchise operator, to manage the 60-store La Senza UK portfolio acquired from administrators this week.

Nov 15, 2011 08:15 GMT New York City remains the world’s most expensive shopping destination as retailers focus on the major fashion capitals, but as the eurozone crisis continues to impact consumer confidence, rents have leveled off in all global regions in the third quarter of 2011, according to new research from global property adviser CBRE.

Oct 28, 2011 13:34 BST The number of commercial investment properties being brought to the market in Europe has increased since the end of the summer, according to the latest report from global property adviser CBRE.

Oct 26, 2011 13:32 BST CBRE has completed the £26 million acquisition of a prime retail parade at Reading’s Broad Street on behalf of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP).

Oct 24, 2011 13:30 BST The average spend by shoppers per trip is on the rise, but the number of trips made is falling as UK consumers increasingly travel beyond local destinations to larger cities or out-of-town retail parks, according to new survey results released by CBRE.

Oct 21, 2011 11:00 BST CBRE, on behalf of Helical Bar plc, has completed the freehold acquisition of Corby Town Centre from Land Securities for approximately £70 million. The price reflects a net yield of circa 8.00%.

Oct 13, 2011 12:46 BST Clothing and footwear shopping is taking-off as the next most popular online retail sector, as consumers become more confident using the internet to make purchases. This follows on from the established success of online sales for books, music and computer games, according to a ground-breaking new study by CBRE.

Oct 04, 2011 16:19 BST The widening of the yield gap between government bonds and prime real estate in Europe is significantly enhancing the attractiveness of property for yield-driven investors seeking secure medium- to long-term income, according to a report from CBRE.

Oct 03, 2011 16:20 BST The institutional capital leaving German Open-Ended Funds (GOEFs) as a result of changes to the German Investment Act is mainly being reallocated to other forms of unlisted real estate, rather than into different asset classes, according to the latest research by CBRE.

Aug 18, 2011 15:55 BST Commercial real estate investors from Germany remain significant players in the European property market, but are increasingly focusing on their home market, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Aug 15, 2011 15:58 BST Despite a fall in property investment activity in Europe in the first half of 2011, investors from the USA increased their level of trading in European commercial real estate, with both buying and selling activity higher than in recent years, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Aug 09, 2011 15:47 BST Retail property investment activity is increasingly following Europe’s stronger and faster growing economies such as the Nordics, Germany, Poland, and Russia, according to the latest data from leading global real estate adviser CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Jul 19, 2011 15:49 BST European property investment activity slowed to €25bn in the second quarter (Q2) of 2011, reflecting growing uncertainty in Europe as a result of the continuing sovereign debt crisis, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc (CBRE).

Jul 15, 2011 15:27 BST New office completions in major European markets could fall by over 30% in 2011 compared with 2010 and could decline further in 2012 as the low level of construction starts during the economic crisis feeds through into reduced levels of new office space, according to a new report by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Jun 29, 2011 15:20 BST A shift to Asia in the global economy meant that office markets in the world’s three top financial centres – London, Hong Kong and New York - recovered at varying speeds from the impact of the global financial crisis, according to a new report from leading global real estate adviser CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Jun 14, 2011 14:56 BST The global real estate investment market continues its path to recovery with both values and sales activity increasing in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest research by leading global property adviser CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Jun 01, 2011 15:14 BST New York City remains the world’s most expensive retail destination as retailers focus on the major fashion capitals pushing global rents in prime locations even higher, according to the latest CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Global Retail MarketView.

May 12, 2011 15:01 BST The European commercial real estate investment market continues to recover, driven by an increase in demand for prime retail property assets, according to the latest CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) European Capital Markets report.

Apr 11, 2011 14:51 BST The first quarter (Q1) of 2011 saw European commercial real estate transactions hit €26.7 billion as the investment market builds further momentum, according to the latest data by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).