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British Land sells stake in Meadowhall shopping centre

Property development and investment company British Land has sold its stake in Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre for 360 million pounds. In a statement, British Land said the move was in line with its current strategy to focus on retail parks and reduce exposure to covered shopping centres. British Land offloaded its 50 percent stake in the...

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Norwegian sovereign wealth fund to buy Sheffield shopping centre Meadowhall

Meadowhall, an indoor shopping centre located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and one of the top five shopping destinations in the UK, is to be fully operated by Norway’s sovereign wealth fund. According to The Times, Norges, Norway’s 1.3 trillion pounds sovereign wealth fund, is in advanced talks to acquire British Land’s 50 per cent share of...

Retail

Four new retailers sign space at Meadowhall as footfall grows

Four new retailers have signed leases at the British Land-owned Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield. Swedish lifestyle brand for children Newbie will be opening a 900-square-foot store, one of its first to open in the UK outside of London. Additionally, the Newbie summer bus, which acts as a mobile, digital and social showroom for the brand...

Retail

Lacoste, Whistles and Skopes to open at Meadowhall

Lacoste, Whistles and Skopes are set to be the latest names to join Meadowhall’s impressive portfolio of fashion retailers following the shopping centre's multi-million-pound refurbishment last year. Lacoste will open a 1,700 square foot store on a 10 year lease, Whistles will open a 990 square foot store on a 5 year lease, and Skopes will open...

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Two bosses exit British Land in executive board overhaul

British Land has announced that Tim Roberts and Charlie Maudsley are stepping down as executive directors and board members, effective from 31 March 2019, as part of an overhaul of its executive board. Roberts joined British Land in 1997, and was appointed to the board in 2006, where he had been working as the head of offices. Maudsley joined...