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FeaturesInterview with John Lewis' head of construction: Shopping in the dark
The rise of online shopping has made it impossible to predict customer behaviour, says John Lewis鈥� head of construction Tony Jacob. But what he does know is that the future will involve further expansion across the UK, with more distribution hubs, call centres and 鈥榙ark stores鈥�. He explains all to ...
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FeaturesInterview with James Pellatt, Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates has a 拢1bn development pipeline over the next five years, so naturally head of projects James Pellatt is on the hunt for companies of all sizes - just so long as they have a sense of humour. He talks to Emily Wright
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FeaturesBest of British: Nigel Webb of British Land
In construction鈥檚 current competitive climate, talk of new activity and large-scale development is what everyone is listening out for. British Land鈥檚 head of development, Nigel Webb, certainly has something to say.
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FeaturesBear necessities: interview with Mike Bear, Lord Mayor of London
Mike Bear, the new Lord Mayor of London, doesn鈥檛 intend to spend his year in office admiring the soft furnishings. He has 700 speeches to deliver, 23 countries to visit, and a plan to restore the City鈥檚 status as a world leader in development. And he still hopes to find ...
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FeaturesHammerson's Vinod Thakrar: Think I鈥檒l bite?
Time was when some contractors found Hammerson such an exacting client, they steered clear. Now Vinod Thakrar, the man in charge of its supply chain, has them lining up to talk to him. Luckily for them, he鈥檚 after fresh blood
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FeaturesDavid Penfold on Sainsbury鈥檚 waste strategy
David Penfold is a driven man: he has to cut Sainsbury鈥檚 waste to as close to zero as possible. And given the amount of activity that the store engages in, he needs good ideas and even better suppliers.
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CommentBT's Gary Wingrove: Your call is important to us
Gary Wingrove is responsible for helping cut BT鈥檚 拢900m-a-year property spending habit. And to do it, he鈥檚 moving away from its frameworks. So who is he looking to talk to, asks Emily Wright, and what does he want to hear?
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FeaturesWaitrose鈥檚 Nigel Keen: 鈥楾he next 10 years will be fun鈥�
Few people expected Waitrose to do well out of the recession. But profit is up 25%, it鈥檚 building 10 supermarkets a year, and now has plans to take on the convenience store market. No wonder property boss Nigel Keen is feeling so chipper
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FeaturesCounter attack: Interview with Sainsbury's head of property
Firms react differently to recession. Some struggle through, some hibernate 鈥� and some (for example, Sainsbury鈥檚) launch 拢1.6bn offensives to grab market share. Emily Wright and Anna Reynolds met the man who鈥檚 planning the big push
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FeaturesBudget hotels: Premier Inn's purple reign
Alex Flach, the man in charge of building the Premier Inn budget hotels, says he wants to build, build, build 鈥� which should give some of you looking for work a good night鈥檚 sleep. Especially if you like purple
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FeaturesPeter Mandelson: survival specialist
Few politicians know more about making it through tough times than Peter Mandelson. Now it鈥檚 his job to help Britain鈥檚 businesses do the same
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