High streets in the UK must be planned based on their surroundings and the merits of their individual locations rather than by a general formula, a real estate services company has said. Nick Diment, head of retail planning at CB Richard Ellis, said London is an example of where "one size doesn't fit all", emphasising the need not to plan by tick box but to look at and understand what drives a particular location. Read full article

The report from The Local Data Company revealed that the more than 300 former Woolworths stores out of 807 in the north-west are still not occupied. But the occupancy levels have increased as compared to the previous year when 60 percent of the stores in July were empty, much higher than 40 percent this year. Some experts believed that nearly 20 percent or 150 stores of the retailer would never be used as shops again. Read full article

A new report has shown that more than 300 former Woolworths stores are still empty more than a year-and-a-half after the retailer went under, a report suggested yesterday. Visitors to shopping malls and town centres across the West Country dropped dramatically as the favourite household store shut up shop. Read full article

There are fewer empty shops in the North than in any of the regions outside central London, according to new research. With a separate report showing that the occupancy of former Woolworth’s stores in the North- East has risen dramatically this year from ten per cent to 55 per cent, the gloom appears to be lifting from many of the region’s high streets and shopping centres. Read full article

Four out of 10 former Woolworths stores still remain empty, new research from The Local Data Company shows. The figure is down from 60% vacant a year ago but still equates to over 300 ex-Woolworths stores remaining unoccupied while 2.1% of the total (807) are on their second tenant. The latest report shows that the regional imbalance of a year ago has leveled out. Read full article

New Research from The Local Data Company shows that 40% of ex-Woolworths stores still remain empty. Since the last report in July 2009, this has shown a reduction from 60% vacant a year ago. This equates to over 300 ex-Woolworths stores still remaining unoccupied – a sizeable network for many national retailers. 2.1% of the total (807) are on their second tenant. The greatest change has been seen in the North East, from 10% occupied to over 55%. Read full article

A survey today said that 40% of ex-Woolworths stores are still empty – more than 18 months after the collapsed chain closed for good. Research from The Local Data Company said the figure equated to more than 300 store sites – a sizeable network for many retailers. It also stated that 2.1% of the total number of 807 former Woolworths stores were now on their second tenant. Read full article

More than 300 former Woolworths stores are still empty more than a year-and-a-half after the retailer went under, a report has suggested. Around 40% of the group's stores have never been re-occupied, although this is down from 60% in July last year, according to The Local Data Company. Read full article

MORE than two thirds of the former Woolworths stores in North Wales are now occupied – 18 months after the high street retailer went into administration. Research unveiled yesterday showed of the 17 stores in this region, just Caernarfon, Holywell, Wrexham, Holyhead and Colwyn Bay lie vacant. North Wales frozen food retailer Iceland has been the major beneficiary from Woolies’ demise, along with pound shops including B&M Bargains and Home Bargains. Read full article