Business Improvement Districts and their role in place management.
I had the pleasure of speaking at the British BIDs conference this week in London. BIDs, as place management entities, are growing significantly and were borne out of their success
The two screens to cinema!
Yesterday I attended a Cushman & Wakefield event that covered the cinema market. It was about ten years ago that everyone was saying that cinemas would be extinct, as everyone
Is Government informed enough on the state of UK retail to govern effectively?
So is today is the ‘end of the beginning’, as the final witnesses present themselves in Committee Room 8 for the The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee inquiry i
Who is the most important person on earth?
This question was asked of Martin Sorrell recently and without hesitation his answer was Jeff Bezos of Amazon (who incidentally turns 50 in January so he is not vintage). Is he rig
Churn – good or bad for our economy and town centres?
Today I presented at the first LDC Openings & Closures Summit, which Hogan Lovells kindly hosted in London. We had an excellent chair in Damian Wild, Editor of the Estates Gaze
Did you know there are two rabbits in UK retail?
Today the team at Squire Sanders, an international law firm, asked me along as one of a number of guest speakers to discuss issues in retail. The 40+ strong audience (speakers and
Here goes – my entry into the blogosphere!
So today I have been up in the North West. I exited the train at Preston, a town I have known for many years. My next stop was Clitheroe so I made my way to the bus station. As wit
The Grimsey Review (2013)
The Grimsey Review ‘An Alternative Future For The High Street’ was published in September 2013. It is a comprehensive evidence-based review on the state of the UK’