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Landlord GPE publishes ambitious net zero targets

London property group Great Portland Estates (GPE) has updated its ‘Roadmap to Net Zero’ eco manifesto to include ambitious new carbon reduction targets and revised timescales. GPE, which owns retail properties across Mayfair, Finsbury, Fitzrovia, Soho and Marylebone in London, said the updated roadmap was in response to what it calls “the...

Retail

Regent Street remains a retail destination with new openings from Joseph and The North Face

London-based retail estate giant Great Portland Enterprises (GPE) has announed prominent brands The North Face and Joseph have signed retail leases for new Regent Street stores. The North Face is commiting to a 10-year lease at Walmar House, expanding its flagship store by 33 percent to approximately 10,000 sq ft. Joseph secures a sixth London...

Retail

Westminster Council opens pop-up for emerging independent businesses

Westminster City Council is teaming up with Heart of London Business Alliance, GPE, and Appear Here to open a pop-up boutique for 12 emerging independent businesses to “give them the opportunity to be part of the West End’s retail offer”. The pop-up will take over unit 12 in Piccadilly Arcade, between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street, and will house...

Retail

New Look joins east Oxford Street regeneration

New Look has signed up to a 31,800 square foot store at the east end of London’s Oxford Street in a building due to be completed in 2017, showing its commitment to the regeneration of the area. Great Portland Estates (GPE) who are developing the property confirmed that the fashion retailer will take the basement, ground, first and second floors...