Retail

A new report is urging Scottish employers to create more flexibility for frontline workers to help recruit and retain good staff, and reduce skills shortages.

The skills of the traditional retail security officer need to evolve, according to the head of a security firm.

Property investment firm M&G Real Estate has appointed real estate adviser JLL to manage 40 Leadenhall Street, an office-led development under construction in the City of London. 

Amberstone Security has become the security partner of Midcounties Co-operative, the UK’s largest independent co-operative food retailer.

Sales in the contract catering sector remain well below pre-Covid-19 levels despite good year-on-year increases, according to CGA research.

City-based Jaguar Building Services has extended its contract with British Land to provide mechanical and electrical maintenance services at Paddington Central in London. 

A global flexible workspace provider is to convert excess space at Tesco into flexible office space.

EQUANS has been awarded a five-year contract by Peel L&P to provide a range of hard FM and energy-efficiency services at MediaCity and Quayside retail centre in Salford. 

Incentive FM has won a new three-year contract with real estate adviser CBRE at Cribbs Causeway, the retail centre in Bristol.

Cloudfm has teamed up with Fridays UK to take a new approach to facilities services at the restaurant chain.