Chewbacca and his Star Wars friends aren’t regular visitors to analyst and investor days - but they were among the cast when we welcomed 70 City property investors and analysts to our British Land Retail Investor Day earlier this month.
More than 25 million shoppers step through its doors every year, it provides 1.5m sq ft of space, is ranked in the top five UK shopping centres and as one of only six super-regional shopping centres, it is unlikely to be replicated again.
As 2014 draws to a close, we can now safely say it was the year that investor confidence returned to the retail property sector.
Keeping retail relevant in an online world is all about understanding consumers, and closely researching how they spend their time.
Have we finally reached the point at which retailers are comfortable in an omni-channel world?
Last month electricals retailer Dixons launched an app that will allow shoppers in its stores to compare prices in its Currys and PC World brands with those at rivals.
Britain’s retail planning system is variable: in policy, in approach, in quality and in level of response.
Who are the new LK Bennetts, the Space NKs and the Pret A Mangers?
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