Cooke & Arkwright
Retail News
St Elli
27/07/2010
On behalf of Axa Real Estate Investment Managers, Cooke & Arkwright has been instructed in conjunction with Nash Bond, as joint letting agent at the St Elli Shopping Centre, Llanelli.
Oven ready deal
20/05/2010
National bakery retailer, Greggs has taken up residence in the premises of the company that designs, manufactures and supplies bread ovens to all its stores. It has opened a shop at Mono Equipment’s 80,000 sq ft premises in Swansea West Industrial Park, where it is now effectively showcasing some of the latest oven equipment in a working environment.
Greggs presses accelerator
22/04/2010
National bakery retailer Greggs has embarked upon its pledged ‘accelerated’ expansion programme in 2010 by securing two new locations in Regent Trade Park and Avenue Retail Park in Cardiff. The new stores will create two dozen new jobs and start the drive to add 50 to 60 new premises to its estate this year.
Beatbox beats the recession
16/03/2010
One of Cardiff’s best known city centre landmark buildings, which has been empty since October 2007, is to get a new lease of life after Cooke & Arkwright negotiated a long term letting to Beatbox Bars Ltd. The Grade 11 listed former South Glamorgan Staff Club in Westgate Street is undergoing a complete re-fit by Beatbox, which already runs three of Cardiff’s most successful independent gastro-bars: Buffalo in Windsor Place, 10 Feet Tall in Church Street and Mr Smith’s in Cathays.
Wonder of Woolies locations
18/02/2010
Several former Woolworths stores that had left big gaps in the retail offering on high streets across South Wales, have now been let and are occupied by well known names that are helping to revitalise the town centres.
Principality opens 51st branch in SD2
15/09/09
Principality Building Society, Wales’ largest provider of financial advice, mortgages and savings, will open its 51st branch this November, positioned at the heart of Cardiff’s new St David’s development.
Greggs take first bite at Celtic Springs retail quarter
12/08/09
A retail ‘quarter’ is taking shape at Newport’s £100m Celtic Springs Business Park. A parade of shops close to the existing Dragon Fly pub and restaurant and Express at Holiday Inn, to the east of the park, will add to the facilities already present at the 45- acre business park adjacent to the A48 and near junction 28 of the M4. One of the three planned shops has already been snapped up by Greggs, who are eager to open for business on the park by the end of the year. The new store will lead to the creation of 12 new jobs.
High street hunch
09/06/09
Is the time ripe for entrepreneurs to take on the high street?
The “credit crunch” and its ongoing effects have all been well documented. Nowhere has the destructive nature of reduced credit in our debt dependent nation been more evident than in the high streets across the country. But empty shops left by the recession and increasingly attractive terms offered by landlords, provide opportunities for entrepreneurs to create new businesses with a prime high street presence.
Wally’s double deli delight
02/06/09
Cardiff’s best loved deli, Wally’s Delicatessen has bucked the downward trend on the high street and doubled the size of its long established outlet in Royal Arcade, Cardiff. The popular 60 year old store acquired the lease on adjoining premises of 2,170 sq ft, through agents Cooke & Arkwright in March and immediately began full refurbishment work alongside the existing deli. The fully extended store will open on Monday, 8th June 2009.
Healthy takeaway first in Wales
18/02/09
In a reflection of the growing popularity of take away food during the credit crunch, Wales’ first wok2go franchise outperformed its fellow franchisees around the UK during its first week of trading,