What are the key challenges shown in Sainsbury’s latest results for all supermarkets?
2015 will be the Year of the Supermarket not in a promotional way but more of a Darwinian way of ‘adapt or die’. The big four are all public companies which enables us
Where did fashion retailer Bank bank on it?
The FIRST retailer administration of 2015 has arrived with Bank the fashion retailer. Over 80 stores but 70% are in shopping centres and not on the High Street. Is it as a result o
What does 2015 hold for retailers, towns, retail parks and shopping centres?
Happy New Year! The christmas period has been a fascinating one in terms of retail. It all started with the online frenzy days of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and White Saturday. It
Does opportunity knock for all of Scotland’s towns and cities?
40% of empty shops in Scotland’s towns have remained vacant for more than three years! This week we published our second report on Scotland’s towns and cities in partnershi
Globalisation and investment cycles – what could possibly go wrong?
I have spent the last two days immersed in the Grand Hotel Brighton with the great and the good of the institutional property investment market at the Investment Property Databank
Is service the key differentiator that will determine the success of the high street?
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of sales results including growth, decline, profit warnings and the launch of new formats. Many talk of convenience being key and that we defi
UK Retail – facts, measurements and viewpoints
British Government figures from 2012 show that UK wholesale and retail trade contributed 16% of economic output and 16% (4.3 million people) of employment. More up to date data fro
UK investor sentiment and reality – Q3 2014
As a member of the Investment Property Forum (IPF) I attend the Investment Property Databank (IPD) who are now owned by MCSCI, joint investment update with the IPF. Today was the d
Chain reaction – how chain retailers continue to adapt to the new Total Retail world
Last week we published in partnership with PwC data on the openings and closures of chain retailers in the top 500 towns. At our Openings & Closures Summit on 13th October kind
More Independent shops open in H1 2014 than at any time since 2011
This week we published some analysis on the health of the independent shops sector. It shows that traditional independent shops and leisure outlets continue to increase in Britain�