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Greggs expansion rolls on
21/09/2011
Greggs’ acquisition programme in South Wales continues with the opening of new stores in Cardiff, Caerphilly, Pencoed and Cwmbran as part of its ambitious UK expansion plans. The leading bakery retailer has taken 4,600 sq ft at Cardiff Business Park in Llanishen, 1,520 sq ft in Caerphilly, 1,000 sq ft in Pencoed and just under 2,000 sq ft in Cwmbran. Greggs now has over 80 stores employing about 800 people in Wales.
Greggs first at Swansea’s new £10m bus station
06/04/2011
Greggs has opened its first new shop in South Wales in 2011 in Swansea Bus Station, the city’s £10m central transport terminal which was officially opened in December 2010. The new terminal provides a bright and contemporary environment that is used by thousands of visitors to Swansea every week and is situated next to the Quadrant shopping centre.
Winners in Wales
01/03/2011
Cooke & Arkwright has been named overall Most Active Agent in Wales 2010 by Estates Gazette in its EGi Deals Competition for 2010. As well as being overall winner, the firm has top five positions in the Industrial, Office and Retail categories, demonstrating the spread of services.
New presence for Principality
27/10/2010
Wales’ largest building society, Principality has announced plans to open its 52nd Principality branch at 1 Monnow Street in Monmouth, creating six new jobs in the area.
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.