Noella Pio Kivlehan

  • World Retail Congress: experts warn on further retail closures

    More retailers are set to go out of business in 2011, leaving voids in high streets and shopping centres, an expert has warned.

  • Foreword to Distribution Parks Directory 2011

    Thank goodness for retailers.

  • Diary

    Our pictures of David Pearl training at one of his new gyms raised a few eyebrows.

  • A good buy?

    Asda’s purchase of Netto in May took those in the market by surprise. Noella Pio Kivlehan looks at Asda’s reason for doing the deal, and what it means for the…

  • Green Tips

    Getting staff trained in sustainability tops many company agendas. Noella Pio Kivlehan reports on an online course that launches next week

  • Sitting on the dock of the bay…

    What have jelly babies and piggy banks got in common? Answer: the driven owner of an aggressively expanding discount chain. Noella Pio Kivlehan reports on B&M Bargains’ latest acquisition

  • Focus

    Finally, there are some glimmers of hope out in the shed market

  • Rooms galore

    With its sights set on dominating the UK’s hotel sector, Travelodge’s managing director for development, Paul Harvey, talks to Noella Pio Kivlehan about the group’s strategy

  • Flexible friends

    Flexible working pays off for employers by encouraging staff to focus on completing the job, rather than just doing the hours. Noella Pio Kivlehan reports

  • History in the making

    In the last in our series on property organisations, Noella Pio Kivlehan looks at how the training tradition of the RICS continues to encourage and educate surveyors

  • The boat that rocked

    Continuing our series looking at property organisations, Noella Pio Kivlehan reports on how Young Entrepreneurs in Property has weathered the recession

  • Going for gold

    The Ska Rating system aims to be the standard measure of a building fit-out’s sustainability – and it is accessible and inexpensive. Noella Pio Kivlehan reports