UNIBAIL-RODAMCO SE: UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD REPORTS FY-2020 EARNINGS
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UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD REPORTS FY-2020 EARNINGS
URW s organisation has demonstrated resilience in extreme operating conditions with positive consumer demand whenever restrictions eased or lifted during 2020
Flagship destinations continue to attract leading brands and emerging players - working together to innovate in a rapidly evolving retail environment
Focused operational plan for 2021 and clear commitment to deleveraging - URW will emerge as a stronger business harnessing the market rebound
FY-2020 in Review
Strong start to 2020 but only 70 days of normal operations, most of the year subject to various restrictions and 93 days on average closed
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Like-for-like shopping centre Net Rental Income ( NRI ) down -24%, driven by rent relief and doubtful debtors as URW was heavily impacted due to central locations and F&B exposure
MIX technology coordinates orders from multiple concepts for off- or on-premise consumption
Ghost kitchen operator Kitchen United last week announced a partnership with a Northern California shopping mall to help restaurant tenants reach off-premise customers via delivery.
At Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, Calif., Kitchen United has also installed a system of pickup lockers throughout the mall the largest retail destination in Northern California that allows the restaurants to deliver food closer to the approximately 8,500 mall workers scattered throughout the space.
Key to the implementation of the partnership is the deployment of Kitchen United’s MIX technology, which will allow customers to combine menu items from multiple restaurants into a single order. The technology has undergone considerable testing at Kitchen United’s other locations, said Atul Sood, chief business officer at Pasadena, Calif.-based Kitchen United.
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Godiva to close all stores, including seven in Bay Area
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FILE: A display of chocolate treats is displayed at Godiva s just-opened cafe in New York, Tuesday April 16, 2019.Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press
Chocolatier Godiva is closing all of its Northern American stories, including seven locations around the Bay Area.
The mass closure affects 128 stores in the U.S. and Canada, although its outposts in Europe, the Middle East and China will remain open. The closures will be completed by March, as the stores are expected to stay open during the lucrative Valentine s Day season.
The news comes less than two years after Godiva s planned expansion of 2,000 cafes around the globe by 2025. Americans won t be short on Godiva chocolates, though. The products will continue to be sold online, in grocery stores and other retailers that carry their products.
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