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�
‘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