£5m Safeway bill.
£5m Safeway bill.
- 1999
- Financial Times 5 August 1999, 6; 6 August 1999, 8(2) .
The town of Alnwick in Northumberland may have to pay Safeway up to £5m in compensation following the failure of its attempt to overturn a decision by John Prescott against edge of town retail development. The case could have implications for other councils and retailers who earmarked land for retail development before out-of-town shopping went out of favour.
ALNWICK
OUT-OF-TOWN DEVELOPMENT
SUPERSTORES
RETAIL
NORTHUMBERLAND
The town of Alnwick in Northumberland may have to pay Safeway up to £5m in compensation following the failure of its attempt to overturn a decision by John Prescott against edge of town retail development. The case could have implications for other councils and retailers who earmarked land for retail development before out-of-town shopping went out of favour.
ALNWICK
OUT-OF-TOWN DEVELOPMENT
SUPERSTORES
RETAIL
NORTHUMBERLAND