International News

Five shopping centres sold
16 February 2010

Holland - Unibail-Rodamco has sold five Dutch shopping centres to Wereldhave for €235m as part of its strategy to focus on large shopping centres.

M&S to roll out in India
29 January 2010

Marks & Spencer is to roll out a number of its new Reliance stores in India over the next three years.

MGPA buys Polish centres
11 January 2010

Warsaw - Private equity group MGPA, has bought two shopping centres in Poland for its Europe Fund III.

Euro zone sales fall
8 January 2010

Retail sales in the 16 countries that use the euro unexpectedly fell in November, official figures today.

ADCOOPS looks for Euro partners
8 January 2010

Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Co-operative Society (ADCOOPS) has announced it is exploring possible strategic agreements with European retailers and manufacturers.

Collers to sell hotel chain
10 December 2009

olliers Robert Barry has been appointed to sell 11 hotels and three investment properties, formerly owned by Elizabeth Hotels which were placed in administration.

Chinese to build Disneyland
2 November 2009

The Chinese government is ready to give the go-ahead for a multi-billion pound Disney theme park in Shanghai.

Mcdonald's to close in Iceland
27 October 2009

McDonald's is to close its business in Iceland because it is too expensive for the franchise to operate after the country's financial crisis.

Mothercare accelerates China expansion
15 October 2009

Mothercare is stepping up its expansion in China and plans to open five or six stores there in the second half of its financial year, its chief executive said.

Holland's Pies unveils new export strategy
17 September 2009

Holland's Pies - the iconic Lancashire pie maker - has unveiled an ambitious new export strategy.