‘Not all boats rise on the tide’ – analysis of GB’s H1 2014 vacancy rates
This morning, at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s offices in London, The Local Data Company’s (LDC) latest report on vacancy rates entitled ‘Not All Boats Rise On The Tide’
Britain’s shop vacancy rate in August falls to its lowest level since June 2010
Britain’s vacancy rate fell in August to 13.3% from 13.4% in July. This is its lowest level since June 2010. The overall retail and leisure vacancy rate also decreased from 11.9%
How the parking debate has come to hit a prominent discounter!
As many authors have stated including Benjamin Franklin there are only two certainties in life – ‘death and taxes’. Applied to retail then this would have to be b
What determines the ‘health’ of a place?
Last week we released a new overview dashboard to our online insight platform (LDO). This was not just a software release but also a significant milestone on our journey to better
The first 12 Portas Towns – how have they changed two years on?
The BBC (Radio 4, You & Yours) commissioned LDC to update analysis we did for them last year with regards key indicators on the first 12 Portas Towns. We analysed vacancy rates
The High Street – dead or alive?
Below is a piece I recently wrote for Retail Week as part of the LDC Thought Leadership series. This question is often asked and in my view it is far too simplistic as there are so
The British High Street abroad!
Last week I headed to Turkey for a last minute week in the sun with my family. We were based in the south west of Turkey with the nearest towns being Oludeniz and Fethiye. In light
If music be the food of love, play on!
I have attended a couple of events and hosted one in the last two weeks that all touched on or covered in detail the role of food and beverage (F&B) in the places we traditiona
Are we out of recession and is opportunity knocking?
Yesterday I attended the St Bride’s Managers update at The Magic Circle in London. Was the magic Circle coincidence or a reflection that we need some magic to turn things around?
Are our vacant shops filling up?
LDC publishes today its latest national vacancy rates from May 2014. The simple answer is that the last six months have seen a progressive improvement in the shop vacancy rate for