MORNING NEWS: Retailers, revenue streams, and hotel rebrands

Reports of retailers looking to alternative revenue streams and investors in the news this morning. Debenhams said to be in talks to rent space in its flagship London department store to WeWork. Elsewhere, rival department store chain House of Fraser is going the traditional route with the sale of an ownership stake. Hotel news this morning too, with rebrands and new brands reported in the sector. NEWS ROUND-UP: HS2 cannot hide missed opportunity IWG predicts tipping point for flexible offices after 2017 ‘challenges’ Debenhams to rent flagship store space to hot deskers Thomas Cook launching fund to ramp up own brand hotel rollout Radisson owner rebrands as part of €160m five-year overhaul plan McCarthy & Stone demands exemption Generation Rent lays the foundations of huge rise in build-to-let schemes ‘Supportive’ owner sells stake in House of Fraser Government to avoid ‘first loss’ on enlarged English Cities Fund