A host of young entrepreneurs will descend on Meadowhall shopping centre this Saturday as part of the region’s 2012 Young Enterprise Trade Fair.

CBRE has appointed Helen Smith as director of its rapidly expanding Retail Management team.

Ex-King Sturge head of retail moves into development

New BCSC president Peter Drummond is only the third architect to head the retail property trade body. He described his vision to Mia Hunt.

Lend Lease has appointed Robert Goodman as the new general manager of Bluewater. He joins Bluewater from Land Securities, where he was centre director for One New Change in London. 

In the hunt for breakthrough design talent, Bluewater and designer brand Ted Baker London launched the ‘Print Genius’ competition. 

Warner Estate Holdings has announced the appointment of Stan Yarker as centre manager at Cavern Walks shopping centre in Liverpool.  

The popular Advantage Africa gift wrapping service in Midsummer Place Shopping Centre raised £7,100 in the three week run up to Christmas.

Ex-Nelson Bakewell chief exec appointed as head of property management for EMEA

PFM Counting Solutions have announced the appointment of Will Josephs and Carl Corbett.

Hammerson has strengthened its senior retail team with the appointment of Martin Plocica as retail portfolio director

Wereldhave Property Management has appointed John Grinnell as the new centre manager at the Dolphin Centre in Poole.

David Allinson to move from Golden Square in Warrington

DTZ has appointed Nicholas Pitt as centre director for the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton.

David Laycock has been appointed as centre director for Land Securities’ £350m Trinity Leeds development.

Second major departure in weeks as Capital Shopping Centres restructures again

Arnold Wilcox-Wood joins as centre director jas four new retailers sign at the Rock in Bury

Kay Chaldecott, executive director of Capital Shopping Centres, is to leave the business at the end of this week, after a 27 year career with the shopping centre investor

On Tuesday night, Land Securities hosted its annual party as part of the BCSC conference & exhibition in Manchester, raising £10,000 for prostate and testicular cancer charity Everyman.  

During October, Robin Arbenz, centre manager of the Treaty Centre in Hounslow will be walking coast to coast across the breadth of the country from the Irish Sea in the west to the North Sea in the east.

Sovereign Land has head hunted Strutt & Parker partner Paul Bailey to work on its development and asset management pipeline

Media owner, Brandspace has appointed former Land Securities commercialisation manager, Graeme Hay, as their new venue development director, completing the recent shake-up which saw Paul Soanes installed as new CEO.

The Association of Town Centre Management  has appointed Alexander Nicoll as its non-executive chairman, succeeding Graham Chase

An iconic sculpture symbolising the on-going work to build a brand new Cardiovascular Research Centre (CRC) in Leicester has been unveiled at Highcross.

The Light shopping centre in Leeds is set to host an open-air musical, ‘Gleeds’, this August Bank Holiday to help raise money for the DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal.

Over 60 VIP campers swapped muddy fields, lost tents and festival chaos for the opportunity to sleep in style next to the iconic St Paul’s Cathedral as part of the exclusive City Sleepover event at One New Change in aid of The Prince’s Trust. 

Rubie Charalambous, centre director at The Brewery in Romford has praised the work of the police during the riots last week.

Savills has announced the expansion of its Belfast office with the joining of the team from Myles Danker.

Keith Willoughby has been appointed by DTZ to be deputy centre manager at Regent Arcade in Cheltenham.

Sovereign Land and AREA Property Partners have announced the appointment of Peter Clark as centre manager of Ayr Central – the 180,000 sq ft town centre scheme they purchased earlier this year.

DTZ in Bristol has added four new members of staff to its 15 strong property management team.

Andrew Foulds has been appointed portfolio director at Redevco UK. He will be responsible for asset managing Redevco’s £850m retail portfolio and will be reporting to UK managing director Simon Smith.

Star Wars’ Stormtroopers were spotted walking the mall along with Indiana Jones at Manchester Arndale on Saturday.  

Brandspace Group, the commercialisation specialist focused on shopping malls, airports and leisure venues has announced the appointment of Paul Soanes as its new CEO

Shoppers at Manchester Arndale were treated to a surprise operatic performance in Exchange Court when singers from the Royal Northern College of Music took to the mall flash-mob style.

Lend Lease today announced that Bluewater’s general manager, Andrew Parkinson, is to leave Bluewater to become Liverpool Football Club’s first-ever operations director.

DTZ has appointed Tracey Byer as head of sales for UK Property Management services and Jonathan Keeley as head of Portfolio Active Management (PAM).

Metrocentre is working with The Percy Hedley Foundation on a pilot scheme to help employers develop a bespoke, accessible recruitment process for people with learning disabilities. 

Last week, Milton Keynes’ Midsummer Place drew in a crowd of over 600 people for The Young Fashion Designer of the Year Awards 2011.

Staff at Manchester Arndale are about to hit the road with pedal power as they undertake a challenging trip to Blackpool and back in aid of charity.

The Fort shopping park in Birmingham has vowed to raise £10,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital and has already raised more than half the money in just three months.

Hermes Real Estate Investment Managers Limited (HREIML) has announced the appointment of Denise Jeffrey as centre manager at St John’s Centre, Leeds.

On Saturday 28^th May, The Light in Leeds held a special music festival to help celebrate its 10^th anniversary and raise money for local charity Browning House.

The Harvey Centre in Harlow held a one-day wedding fair complete with catwalk, stalls and participation from retailers, in a celebration of all things matrimonial.

Capital Shopping Centres loses operations director Bob Tingle

King Sturge has awarded certificates to the first three shopping centre staff to successfully complete a duty manager training course launched by the firm this year.

Jonathan Wynne has joined Drivers Jonas Deloitte as a director in the retail investment team.

British Land has recruited Centros chief executive Richard Wise as head of retail development

Colliers International appoints Stuart La Frenais as its new divisional head of retail

New appointment to focus on delivery of London Designer Outlet

West Orchards shopping centre in Coventry celebrated its anniversary in style with a host of X factor stars.

The 199,000 sq ft Bride Hall owned Broadwalk Centre in Edgware is paying tribute to the royal family by inviting local schools to produce a giant collage that will be unveiled at The Broadwalk Centre on Friday 29 April by a King Henry VIII look-a-like.

Food architects Bompas & Parr have transformed a vacant unit in Whiteleys shopping centre, Bayswater, into a giant chocolate waterfall to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film.

Standard Life Investments has announced the appointment of Neil Carter as centre manager at Parkway – the new 475,000 sq ft shopping and residential scheme in the heart of Newbury town centre – as it prepares for opening in October.

Merry Hill Centre has announced multi-million pound plans to bring the ‘hill’ back to Dudley

A team of Subway staff at Beaumont shopping centre has raised over £2000 for Comic Relief by embarking on a 14 hour bike ride in the centre.

The Pallasades shopping centre, Birmingham, has appointed Warren Greatrex as operations manager.

The Light in Leeds organised a two day wedding fair at the weekend - helping to raise over £1,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Great Daffodil Appeal.

A bespoke water sculpture, commissioned as a piece of public art for McArthurGlen’s Livingston Designer Outlet Centre in 2000, has turned into a ‘philanthropy fountain’, raising over £12,000 for charity over the past two years.

DTZ has strengthened its shopping centre investment team with the appointment of James Williams as director in retail investment. James, who is currently a director in the Business Space Investment team at DTZ, will join the team at the start of April and his role will focus on shopping centres.

There was a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on in Eldon Square in Newcastle as dancers from different generations came together to celebrate the Fabulous 50s.

Shoppers and staff at Beaumont shopping centre used space hoppers to bounce over Big Ben 60 times to raise over a £1000 for young carers in Leicestershire.

Catherine Lambert, head of JLL’s retail management team, becomes chairman of retail management as Richard Davies returns to the UK as lead director

Grand Arcade, Cambridge, has announced the appointment of John O’Shea as general manager.

A new Manchester-based orchestra group of young musicians performed its first ever grand-scale performance at Manchester Arndale shopping centre.

REALM has announced the appointment of Paul McCarthy as the new centre manager for Freeport Braintree Outlet Shopping Village.

McArthurGlen’s York Designer Outlet was transformed into a musical extravaganza on Saturday as Rock Choir – a contemporary choir, singing feel good rock, pop, gospel and Motown songs - descended into the centre with an impromptu pop-up performance.

Michelle McCabe has been appointed as centre manager at The Avenue Shopping Centre in Newton Mearns.  

Savills has bought specialist London retail agency Thomas Davidson & Partners

After five years in business in the UK and abroad, shopping centre management consultant Ray Cliff is looking to grow his business in new directions

Freshney Place shopping centre in Grimsby is encouraging its customers to spring clean their wardrobes and donate any unwanted workwear to North East Lincolnshire Women’s Aid.

Propinvest have appointed Steve Seymour as centre manager at the Airedale Centre in Keighley.

The Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon has raised £20,000 for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Land Securities has appointed Kevin Duffy as centre director at Cabot Circus in Bristol.

The Lowry Outlet Mall at Salford Quays, has raised over £25,000 for charity - their highest donation in the mall’s 10 year history.

David Wait joins the 320,500 sq ft scheme with over 15 years experience, having previously worked at Springfields Outlet Shopping and Festival Gardens in Lincolnshire.

Sarah-Jane Curtis replaces Chris Taite as fund manager of the Grosvenor Liverpool Fund

DTZ has appointed Catherine Vasseur as chief operating officer of its UK Property Management business.

Budding entrepreneurs have been showcasing their business skills at the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton.

During September and October 2010, more than 30 British Land properties raised a record £188,310 for the British Heart Foundation’s biggest stock appeal - ‘The Big Donation’.

Chris Parfitt has been appointed partner in Cushman & Wakefield’s southern retail agency team. He is currently head of leasing at Centros and formerly a director of retail leasing at PRUPIM.

Capital Shopping Centres has appointed Erin Walsh as the new marketing manager at The Harlequin shopping centre in Watford.

Land Securities has boosted its retail team with the appointment of Victoria Broadhead as portfolio manager for Princesshay, Exeter and Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford.

Grant Thornton has announced the appointment of Barry Knight as head of retail.

Tony Edwards and Simon Wild leave JLL's Southern retail team to join Cushman & Wakefield as partners

Over 25,000 people turned out to see boy band The Wanted switch on the lights of one of Britain’s biggest Christmas trees - standing at 90 feet tall and decorated with 100,000 lights and 80,000 baubles - at McArthurGlen’s Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet.

Castle Quay shopping centre, Banbury, has hosted a Fashion Party to mark national “Wear Pink Day” in a bid to help raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer.

Colliers International has appointed Tony Horrell as chief executive officer, UK and Ireland

The Mander Centre, Wolverhampton, has sponsored a Donkey as part of its support for Penn Hall School which provides education and respite care for children with sensory and physical difficulties.

Robert Hall has been appointed to replace Robert Goodman at thecentre:mk

King Sturge has confirmed that retail agency partner, Tim Hance, is leaving the firm. He plans to continue in retail agency elsewhere

Morpeth’s Sanderson Arcade has hosted treadmill challenge Miles for Smiles as part of a bid to raise £35,000 in a year for the Children’s Foundation in Newcastle

Capital & Regional has announced that it has appointed Philip Evans as national property manager. Philip previously spent five years within DTZ’s retail asset management team.

Christophe Chupot has been named director of the real estate division at Reed MIDEM.  He will oversee the company's real estate business which includes the MIPIM, MAPIC, MIPIM Asia and Global City exhibitions and conferences.

Mark Murphy has taken over from Tom Nathan as general manager of the £350m Highcross in Leicester.

Three teams from thecentre:mk have travelled 3,000 miles in the Ramshackle Rally, raising over £12,000 for the Ark Charity in Milton Keynes

Eastgate shopping centre in Inverness will soon have a ‘model’ manager when Jackie Cuddy swaps the centre for the catwalk in aid of Breast Cancer Care.

In a first for the UK, customers visiting Freshney Place in Grimsby are being treated to an eclectic art exhibition featuring some of the world’s most famous artists.

CB Richard Ellis has recruited Matthew Howard, head of asset management at UBS, to head its newly-formed retail asset management team

DTZ appoints retail agent Hugh Radford as head of its UK retail business.

Jeff Banks CBE, renowned designer and chairperson of the Retail Leadership Group which aims to promote corporate and social responsibility in UK retail, has chosen to host the first ever People’s Catwalk Event at Manchester Trafford Centre.

Natalie Hilton has joined The Oracle’s management team and will be responsible for delivering the centre’s marketing programme and all events, promotions, advertising and PR activity.

This week has seen the opening of the Debenhams flagship store in SouthGate Bath. This represented the completion of the third and final phase of the main retail project. The retail area of the scheme is now over 85 per cent let with keen interest in the few remaining units.

Hermes Fund Managers has appointed Chris Taylor as chief executive officer of Hermes Real Estate Investment Management, one of the largest real estate managers in the UK, with over £5.8bn of assets under management

Cushman & Wakefield has recruited Capital & Regional’s national property manager Anne Rush as Partner in its expanding retail asset management team.

Milton Keynes saw three days of events at thecentre:mk to celebrate the launch of the new £10m Destination Dining restaurant quarter.

Milton Keynes saw three days of events at thecentre:mk to celebrate the launch of the new £10m Destination Dining restaurant quarter

Managers at Bournemouth’s Castlepoint shopping park created a day to remember for maintenance staff member James Cotton, who has worked on the retail site for 25 years

Land Securities has appointed Gemma Pratt as leasing director of its retail portfolio

Colliers has appointed Bernard Ferris as head of shopping centre management

MCARTHURGLEN has appointed JAMES LINDSAY as centre manager for its York Designer Outlet. He has worked for some of the biggest names in the industry including Warner Estate, Westfield, the Trafford Centre and Meadowhall. At the same time KENNY MURRAY is promoted from retail manager at the Ashford outlet to centre manager at the East Midlands outlet. RICHARD GARRATT transfers from his role as centre manager at East Midlands to centre manager for the Bridgend outlet, taking over from DAVID NORRIS, who is to expand his role as McArthurGlen’s group operations director.

Castlepoint shopping centre in Bournemouth celebrated its Come Shopping at Castlepoint Race Day at Salisbury racecourse by flying two shoppers to the course. Sylvia Mosheim, who was judged to be the most stylish and best dressed woman at Castlepoint’s Ladies Day in March, flew by helicopter from Bournemouth International Airport to the course as part of the competition package.   Sylvia, and her daughter Jasmine, were first driven from their home in Southbourne in a limo to the airport before the 20 minute flight, accompanied by Katie Wilson from the Dorset Junior chamber and Castlepoint’s general manager Peter Matthews. They were then able to enjoy lunch and an afternoon of racing. The prize also included £250 clothes voucher to be spent at Castlepoint, a pamper day and also an evening meal at the Village Hotel after the return flight.  “We have never had the chance to visit the race course and have never flown over Dorset before by helicopter so it was a very enjoyable day out,” said Sylvia Mosheim

Wimbledon came to the North West this year, thanks to a recreation of the All England Club at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. Shoppers were able to watch matches from the tournament on a specially created turfed seating area, with a giant TV screen, a mini tennis court and the centre’s very own ‘Murray Mound’.

Customers at Birmingham’s One Stop Shopping Centre were able to take the weight off their feet at the end of June when the landlord laid on a fleet of  three–wheeled tuk tuks to celebrate the start of improvement works .

James Brown is to join Jones Lang LaSalle in the autumn as its new head of EMEA retail research and consultancy.

CB Richard Ellis has announced the appointment of Neville Moss as head of retail research for the EMEA region, as it continues to invest in its cross-border retail capability

Invista Real Estate Investment Management, the largest listed real estate fund manager in the UK, has appointed Richard O’Boyle as head of the retail sector team

Standard Life Investments has appointed David Paine as head of property investments follows the decision by Alex Watt, managing director of property investments, to take early retirement in November 2010.

Former Dixons chief executive to join Capital & Regional as chairman

Over 1,000 women are celebrating a successful 9km walk around the city centre of Liverpool in aid of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.

Happy shopper Rachel Ozers got more than she bargained for when she visited Morpeth’s Sanderson Arcade with her Mum during a weekend trip home from London.

Moves for June 2010

Fashion retailer Next has appointed Land Securities chief executive Francis Salway as a non-executive director.

One of the biggest jobs in centre management, the post of general manager of Eldon Square in Newcastle, has gone to Phil Steele, who moves from The Bridges in Sunderland.

Hammerson has strengthened its retail team with the creation of a new senior management role. Janette Bell has joined the company as UK sales and marketing director.

Land Securities has appointed a new retail performance analyst as part of its commitment to understand changing trends in retail. Rosalind David, ex-head of retail research at DTZ, has been appointed to the position.

To mark the 250^th anniversary of the origin of King Sturge, the company launched a year-long fundraising appeal in support of several charities across Europe.

A group of 50 riders will cycle from Grosvenor’s London offices to Liverpool One in two and a half days to raise money for The Liverpool One Foundation.

Ten shopping centres managed by NB Real Estate – part of Capita Symonds - are joining forces to host a series of fun and creative World Cup themed events on behalf of the testicular cancer charity Everyman.

Claire Young, entrepreneur and finalist on the BBC Apprentice series in 2008, and Meadowhall, Yorkshire’s premier Shopping Centre, have joined forces to support a ground breaking social enterprise project for school pupils in South Yorkshire.

Long-standing chairman Tom Chandos to step down from Capital & Regional, manager of the Mall, Junction and X-Leisure funds.

Highcross Leicester has recently donated £60,000 to charities across the East Midlands after raising money from the VAT reduction last year.

Savills has recruited seven shopping centre management specialists from DTZ following a string of new instructions.

Growing retail security solutions company The Cardinal Group has appointed Andrew Gillies to head up its sales and marketing drive as it enters a new phase of its expanding development programme.

Grosvenor has recruited Craig McWilliam as its new executive director in charge of development activity outside its core London estates.

Metric Property Investments, a specialist retail property investor formed by three ex-British Land directors, has raised £190m by becoming the first REIT to float on the London Stock Exchange since the crash.

Metric Property Investments, a specialist retail property investor formed by three ex-British Land directors, has raised £190m by becoming the first REIT to float on the London Stock Exchange since the crash.

An Edinburgh man, who plans to run 50 marathons in just 56 days, planned a training programme that involved running a full marathon inside a shopping centre.

CB Richard Ellis has appointed Experian’s Jonathan De Mello to head up its UK retail consultancy team.

British Land has shaken up its retail management team, promoting Charles Maudsley and Ben Grose.

Savills has appointed retail director Larry Brennan as chairman of its Irish business.

Workman Retail in Bristol has appointed John Grinnell to manage The Shires shopping centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Grinnell managed The Podium Shopping Centre, Bath for the last five years and was chairman of Bath Retail.

Gallions Reach Shopping Park in Beckton has appointed Catherine Goddard as its new centre manager. She joins the shopping park from London City Airport, where she worked as commercial development manager.

AFC Group has welcomed Julie Hulme to the senior management team as commercial director. Hulme has over 18 years’ experience in the security and soft services industry. She has worked at Reliance Security in a number of senior sales roles including regional sales manager. Hulme will be responsible for managing all aspects of the sales process within the group.