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...Closer to home, there were reports earlier in the week that Hammerson’s 50 per cent-owned Bicester Village high-end outlet mall has been put on media lockdown after Chinese footfall dropped around 85 per...
...HBC said €300m would be spent on the stores, many of which will be former V&D outlets. But the refits would “primarily” be funded by landlords, not HBC....
...Discount stores particularly resonate with one coveted demographic: Chinese tourists....
...Typically single-storey, “village” style retail centres selling goods at a 30-70 per cent discount, designer outlets were considered a risky investment as recently as the turn of the century, says Andrew...
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...“We have £2m of extra stock that we’ll gently clear through our outlet stores, including Bicester Village, plus Ebay and sales to third parties such as M&M and TK Maxx,” said Julian Dunkerton, chief executive...
...People usually head back to the shops after downturns to buy all the things they had been putting off when times were tough, helping the economy spring back in a cheerful V-shape....
...Unlike its glossy neighbours, the designer discount store Dmagazine Outlet does not offer an upmarket shopping experience....
...at up to 60 per cent discount all year around....
...Mr Buffett needs to find outlets for his $45bn cash hoard. XIII. The purchases don't mean anything; it's August....
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