��Ƶ

Economic Development

BDO hosts annual trading update

BDO, Lambert Smith Hampton and Shoosmiths held its annual Retail Trading Update specifically tailored to the real estate sector

Bookmark
Share
Comments

Economic Development

By

07:00, 5 MAR 2016

BDO hosts annual Retail Trading Update

Gary Rouse, BDO; Richard Jones, Lambert Smith Hampton; David Pardoe, The Mailbox; Sophie Michael, BDO.

, and held its annual Retail Trading Update specifically tailored to the real estate sector, hosted at BDO’s .

The event heard from BDO’s head of retail, Sophie Michael, who gave an overview of the Christmas trading figures, key trends and future developments.

Richard Jones, director of retail agency, gave a brief overview of the West Midlands retail sector footfall and vacancy rates and David Pardoe, retail manager , gave an interesting insight into The Mailbox developments and his views on Birmingham’s vibrant retail sector.

Story Saved

You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.

Economic Development Wales experiences big rise in foreign direct investment projects In the 2024/25 financial year the projects created and safeguarded more than 4,100 jobs

Manchester's city centre population could surge by 150,000 in a decade, predicts Spinningfields developer

Allied London chair Mike Ingall spoke at opening of Campfield to say 'in 10 years time there could be 250,000' living in the city centre

'Significant local objection' to 133-home development

Protect Lindow is calling on Cheshire East to reassess housing site plans to prevent loss of land with significant peat stores

Thousands of new homes to be built in the green belt as part of expansion of Bristol

North Somerset Council has said it has "no choice" but to allocate green belt land for housing developments after the government increased the number of homes it says the district must build by 2040

Climate Agenda Council backs £1.9m solar project with £20,000 grant Hyndburn Council has already given a grant of £25,000 to the Prospects Community Energy Limited project

Manchester's city centre population could surge by 150,000 in a decade, predicts Spinningfields developer

Allied London chair Mike Ingall spoke at opening of Campfield to say 'in 10 years time there could be 250,000' living in the city centre

Wales experiences big rise in foreign direct investment projects

Economic Development

In the 2024/25 financial year the projects created and safeguarded more than 4,100 jobs

Welsh universities facing a £18m annual hit from the rise in National Insurance contributions

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats said the £18m would be far better spent supporting teaching, research, and student services

Thousands of new homes to be built in the green belt as part of expansion of Bristol

North Somerset Council has said it has "no choice" but to allocate green belt land for housing developments after the government increased the number of homes it says the district must build by 2040

By City AM Vaping retailer Totally Wicked sold to Chinese investor The firm was founded in 2008 by Jason Cropper and has been acquired by Wittyace ��Ƶ Holding, a business controlled by Chinese national Ying Wang and registered in Cambridge

Fashion firms are fastest-growing North West businesses – Sunday Times 100 list revealed

CAPO, Montirex and Adanola among Northern fashion brands recognised for growth success

Job cuts at The Ivy as billionaire owner Richard Caring nears £1bn sale

The Ivy owner's latest set of accounts show the restaurant group cut more than 100 roles in its latest financial year despite a rise in revenue, new accounts filed with Companies House show

Sale deal for Baskerville House

Unnamed buyer snaps up historic office block in Birmingham city centre

Wales experiences big rise in foreign direct investment projects

Economic Development

In the 2024/25 financial year the projects created and safeguarded more than 4,100 jobs

Economy The Welsh firms on The Sunday Times list of the ��Ƶ's fastest-growing private companies The highest rank firm from Wales is tech consultancy de Novo Solutions

Council backs £1.9m solar project with £20,000 grant

Hyndburn Council has already given a grant of £25,000 to the Prospects Community Energy Limited project

Jeremy Clarkson’s brewery is South West’s fastest-growing business – Sunday Times 100 list revealed

Cornwall’s St Ewe Free Range Eggs is oldest company in list of dynamic private businesses

Fashion firms are fastest-growing North West businesses – Sunday Times 100 list revealed

CAPO, Montirex and Adanola among Northern fashion brands recognised for growth success

Sunday Times names Cross 8 as fastest-growing Midlands company

Management consultancy launched in 2013 has enjoyed sales growth of more than 130 per cent over the past three years

FTSE 100 defence giant Babcock hails 'new era' as profits surge by 50%

The FTSE 100 company - which plays a significant role in supporting the ��Ƶ's nuclear submarine program - recorded an 11 per cent increase in revenue to £4.8bn

Hargreaves Services boosts earnings expectations thanks to earthmoving success

The industrial services operator says strong pipeline visibility has also opened up the promise of growth in the years ahead

Jones Village Bakery creating 150 jobs in £47m expansion

The business is ramping up production and storage capacity

Manchester will be the home of the Industrial Strategy

Government says body behind strategy is coming to the city –with a secondary base in London

The Windrush generation: 'My business exists because of them'

Black Communities

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, founder of The Black Farmer, made the comments as the ��Ƶ marked Windrush Day 2025

��Ƶ handbag maker Mulberry in talks to raise £20m as losses widen

The struggling Somerset firm launched a turnaround plan in January and is hoping its strategy will return it to profitability

US giant Apollo to back Hinkley Point C with £4.5bn loan

The loan will be provided as unsecured debt to EDF, the French state-owned energy firm delivering the project

Walsall-based HomeServe plunges into loss despite crossing £1bn in sales

The Walsall-headquartered business has posted a revenue of £1.1bn for 2024 while it reported a pre-tax loss of £31.7m

Spectris agrees to £3.8bn takeover by Advent but KKR mulls rival bid

The FTSE 250 engineering group has agreed a 3.8 billion pound takeover by US private equity Advent, but KKR has confirmed it is in the "advanced stages of due diligence" and is considering a rival bid

Gas mask maker secures £10.2m MoD order for Ukraine war

Ministry of Defence

Avon Technologies said the equipment would be delivered in the 2026 financial year

Successful bidders to deliver two huge floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea revealed

The Crown Estate has named Equinor and a joint venture between EDF Renewables ��Ƶ and ESB as preferred bidders

Cornwall Airport Newquay car park plans and airport sale scrapped in major U-turn

The council's new administration has cancelled two proposals made by the previous leadership