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International food court to open at Beorma Quarter
Digbeth
New plans have been brought forward for five-storey complex where 'East meets West' to capitalise on forthcoming regeneration in Digbeth
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Poundland chief executive to retire after ten years in role
Retail
Former B&Q chief O'Byrne will take over from Jim McCarthy who has led budget retailer through massive period of expansion
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Success tastes good for Miss Macaroon
Education
Food entrepreneur Rosie Ginday targeting 100 jobs after producing her millionth macaroon
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Rescue deal for Brantano stores but not all are safe
Pricewaterhousecoopers
Administrators save more than 1,300 jobs after buyout agreed with Alteri Investors but trio of West Midlands shops are not included in the rescue deal
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Lidl pushes on with Fitness First demolition plan
Stirchley
Budget supermarket chain resubmits application for Stirchley gym and neighbouring bowling alley as it seeks to expand its foothold in Birmingham further
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Victorian Society hits out at 'unacceptable' plans for Louisa Ryland House
Birmingham City Council
Conservation group says it will object to the 'negative impact' caused by redevelopment of historic Grade II building and the planned roof extension
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Sutton Coldfield 'could rival Solihull as premier shopping destination'
Retail
High hopes for regeneration of town centre after city council buys Red Rose shopping centre and looks to a new future akin to Solihull's Touchwood centre
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Return to 'core roots' boosts Lee Longlands
Retail
Turnover and profit boosted at renowned Birmingham retailer as it undergoes rebrand and revamps Broad Street store
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Jobs axed with giant Furniture Barn store to close
Sutton Coldfield
Furniture Barn, in Sutton Coldfield, will close in February after its parent firm called in administrators
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Aldi launches recruitment drive for 350 West Midlands jobs
Supermarkets
Budget supermarket chain says filling the roles will support its continued expansion in the region throughout 2016
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Public inquiry launched over Touchwood extension
Retail
A public inquiry is to be held following objections over plans to extend the Touchwood shopping centre in Solihull
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New Primark store in Pavilions wins green light
Birmingham City Council
Unanimous support for major revamp of beleaguered shopping centre which has suffered a decline in trade over recent years
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Dorothy Perkins to close Birmingham city centre store
Retail
Major name to leave High Street as clothing chain to shut store early next month as it continues to assess its property portfolio
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Crockett & Jones returns to The Grand
Colmore Row
Restored hotel and office building secures first retail tenant as historic shoemaker commits to the home of its first store outside of the capital
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Green light for new Sainsbury's in Selly Oak
Birmingham City Council
Narrow vote by city councillors means work can start next year on 70,000 sq ft superstore and 18-storey student accommodation block near Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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£85m Parkgate retail development to go on sale
Shirley
Shirley regeneration project which completed last year will be placed on the market after owners secure final tenants
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Beorma Quarter building work to start early next year
Digbeth
City planners hail 'major development' as green light awarded to regeneration project which includes Birmingham's tallest office building
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London & Cambridge Properties acquires retail portfolio
Retail
Black Country group spends £36.6m on 19 separate sites including All Saints Shopping Centre in Birmingham
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Expansion for Rex Johnson and Sons - months after owner considered shutting down
Birmingham city centre
Rex Johnson and Sons, which has been run by the Johnson company since 1973, has invested £100,000 to double the size of its Corporation Street store
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Green light for designer shopping village
Retail
First phase of Staffordshire's answer to Bicester Village complex could be open in 2018 and eventually welcome more than 120 brands, creating hundreds of jobs
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Soul Food Project plans new bakery in Harborne
Harborne
Company behind The Church and Peel & Stoke bakery is eyeing run-down former shop for latest project
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Friarsgate plans to transform Lichfield city centre unveiled
Lichfield
Proposals have been submitted for the Friarsgate scheme, the largest regeneration in a generation in the city centre, which will bring 900 jobs with it
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Powergen plans to spell the end for Madin's office block
Shirley
Long-awaited application is finally lodged to knock down and regenerate vacant building in Shirley town centre which has been empty for more than two decades
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Spar group AF Blakemore boosts sales by £120m
Retail
Black Country retailer which runs franchises under Spar, Greggs and Subway brands, says convenience store sector is flourishing as supermarkets struggle
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