By: Helen Cahill

I report on retail and property for City A.M. I have covered the investigation into BHS and London's housing crisis. You can email me on helen.cahill@cityam.com with tips or commentary.

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Shop prices continued to fall over Christmas – but inflationary pressures are pushing up clothing prices

January 4, 2017

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called the start of a likely rise in inflation as it reported overall shop prices fell by 1.4 per cent in December, a deceleration from the 1.7 per cent fall in the previous two months. The sharp fall in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote has not [...]
Shareholder advice group Pirc and Aberdeen Asset Management call for Sports Direct chairman to be axed

January 3, 2017

Shareholder advice group Pirc has called on investors to drop Sports Direct's chairman in a vote on Thursday. Aberdeen Asset Management has also backed calls for chairman Keith Hellawell to go. Read more: Sports Direct chairman: I have dealt with killers, I can survive board heat Hellawell faces expulsion after the majority of the retailer's independent [...]
Bat boxes and playgrounds are holding back property development, says industry group

January 3, 2017

A property industry group has called for changes to the planning system because bat boxes and playgrounds are holding back house building in the UK. Housebuilders are forced to meet various conditions before building, called pre-commencement conditions, some of which are halting development unnecessarily, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has said. Read more: These are the [...]
Protesters are taking to the streets of London over rail fare hikes

January 3, 2017

Protesters are gathering at King's Cross in London and other railway stations across the country to show their anger about rising rail fares in the UK. Read more: Rail fares have increased twice as fast as wages in the past 10 years The protests – planned for over 100 stations – have been organised by action groups Action [...]
Man Group completes deal to buy Aalto Invest

January 3, 2017

Investment management giant Man Group has completed its buyout of property investment firm Aalto Invest, a "key step" in plans to diversify its business. Man Group's share price was up 1.78 per cent after it made the announcement. The firm first unveiled plans to take on Aalto in October 2016, and said it will also launch a new business, [...]
Britvic continues its Brazilian shopping spree

January 3, 2017

Britvic is pressing on with acquisitions in South America with the purchase of a juice business in Brazil. The UK drinks company, known for brands such as 7up , Pepsi Max and Lipton Ice Tea, announced today that it will be buying Brazilian company Bela Ischia for BRL218m (£54m). Read more: Britvic's share price falls after it makes [...]
Dentists are calling for workplaces to cut the cake in 2017

January 3, 2017

New year, new you? Here's another reason to go on a diet this January: dentists are calling for workplaces to cut the cake in 2017. For many, the festive season will have been stuffed with rich foods and heavy drinking – both at work and at home. Read more: Retailers will need to brave fierce [...]
House prices to stop tumbling in central London next year, according to chartered surveyors

December 21, 2016

UK house prices are set to rise by three per cent next year and central London prices will stop falling as they have done throughout this year, according to chartered surveyors. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has predicted that house prices will continue to rise on the back of a shortage of housing [...]
Estate agent numbers fell in four out of ten London boroughs this year

December 20, 2016

Estate agents have been dropping off the high streets of four in ten London boroughs. As the Brexit vote bites, and stamp duty taxes weigh on the upper end of the capital's property market, estate agents in some boroughs have been struggling. Read more: This is where house prices have increased the most this year [...]
John Lewis hits out at Labour MP over Christmas jingle

December 20, 2016

The John Lewis Partnership has hit out at a campaigning Labour MP after she produced a Christmas jingle criticising the retailer for how it treats its staff. Labour MPs, led by Siobhain McDonagh, recently recorded a song – titled "National Living Rage" – to highlight how retailers are cutting staff benefits in response to the national living wage. Read more: [...]

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