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Private Housing
The recovery in the wider housing market remains fragile, according to Glenigan. Any renewed weakening in the UK economy or potential rise in bank base rates from their current extremely low level would quickly erode market confidence.
Offices
Whilst the flow of new office projects remains extremely weak, market conditions have moved off the low point reached in the first half of 2009, according to Glenigan.
Social Housing
The new social housing sector will continue to suffer from the fall-out of the private housing market as the flow of mixed-use developments and projects part-funded through section 106 agreements remains sparse, according to Glenigan.
Top contractors and clients for social housing
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Education
A change of government also poses a downside risk to project starts in the education sector, according to Glenigan. Whilst Conservative policies support continued investment in education to drive up standards, this support does not automatically apply to existing capital programmes such as BSF.
Lidl Strategy
Schwarz Group’s Lidl has been benefiting from the credit crunch, but it believes the reason its new customers are coming back is also because of the investment it has made in the business, with broader ranges including brands, more British products, more shelves instead of pure pallet presentation and more appealing stores.
Aldi Corporate Strategy
Aldi Süd is present in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) with its international hard discount concept. The 400th store was opened in April 2009.
Waitrose Environmental Strategy
Waitrose’s plans regarding renewable energy, sustainability and refrigeration
Waitrose Corporate Strategy
With trading conditions becoming progressively worse in 2008, the John Lewis Partnership reported falling profitability.
M&S Environmental Strategy
Although Marks and Spencer has for some time strongly associated itself with ethical sourcing and trading integrity, in January 2007 it cemented its position with the creation of a £200 million (USD392 million) environmental initiative, Plan A.
M&S Corporate Strategy
In view of a difficult trading environment and falling profits, M&S has conducted a review of its business, putting together a strategy to get it through the downturn.
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