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Liverpool now second choice after London, says Bliss
Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme has made the city the first choice destination outside London for some major retailers. That’s according to Chris Bliss, estates director for the scheme. Speaking at Insider's retail event Delivering Retail Growth, Bliss said: "We’re probably going to hit the 26 million footfall mark before the end of the year and have opened 20 new stores this year – and there’s been a similar number of openings elsewhere in the city centre."
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Deals
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Maritime supplier secures funding package
Merseyside Ship Stores (MSS), a supplier of specialist equipment to the maritime and offshore industries, has secured a £850,000 working capital facility to support its organic growth plans. The Wirral-based company opened a depot in Aberdeen earlier this year and has seen its turnover increase by 20 per cent to more than £5m during the last financial year.
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Surface Transforms gears up for growth
Ellesmere Port-based brake manufacturer Surface Transforms this morning said it was looking to take advantage of “significant commercial opportunities” following a £1.1m share placing.
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Stobart makes £5m fleet investment
North West transport and logistics giant Stobart Group has invested £5m in its fleet after securing funding from Barclays Corporate Asset Finance. The company, headquartered in Carlisle, has bought 265 trailers, including two deals for skeletal and curtain-sided trailers.
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Business
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Liverpool pavilion beats visitor targets
Liverpool’s pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai welcomed more than 770,000 people during the six-month long event, new figures have revealed.
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Scantec secures second Balfour Beatty agreement
Merseyside technical and engineering recruitment firm Scantec Personnel has secured a second preferred supplier agreement with Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Limited (BBES).
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Ad Hoc opens Liverpool office
Dutch property company Ad Hoc has opened its first North West office in Liverpool. The business operates a ‘guardian’ scheme whereby vetted individuals live in vacant commercial or residential property for temporary periods.
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SK Events takes it to the Maxx
Liverpool events and publicity consultancy SK Events has won a contract to carry out a Christmas experiential campaign for clothing retailer TK Maxx.
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Property
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DJD to deliver regeneration strategy
Drivers Jonas Deloitte (DJD) has been appointed to draw up a strategy for the second major phase of city centre regeneration in Liverpool. It is hoped the report will help to “lay the foundations” for further development following Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme.
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Taylor Wimpey buys in Wirral
Taylor Wimpey Homes has bought a five-acre development site in Bromborough for an undisclosed sum. The site already has planning permission for 86 houses.
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John Lewis makes Chester home
The first John Lewis at Home store in the north of England is to open in Chester, the company has confirmed. It has agreed to take a 60,000 sq ft site at Land Securities’ Greyhound Retail Park in the city.
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