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The Deloitte Consumer Review: Reinventing the role of the high street

Posted on: 21 November 2013
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New research from Deloitte reveals the importance of the high street to UK consumers for leisure activities, such as dining and drinking out.

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Main streets across the world: 2013/2014

Posted on: 13 November 2013
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This report presents a global barometer of the retail sector, tracking rents in the world’s top 334 shopping locations across 64 countries. The main league table is drawn up by taking the most expensive location in each of the countries monitored. In addition, the publication provides overall regional commentary as well as specific luxury retail overviews for each region.

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E-commerce boom triggers transformation in retail logistics: Driving a global wave of demand for new logistics facilities

Posted on: 13 November 2013
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It is not as easy as translating your bricks and mortar strategy to an online platform. Nor can you simply upgrade your existing e-tail model. No, global e-commerce is highly complex because market conditions vary hugely between countries due to differences in internet penetration, smart phone usage, demographics, regulatory climate, logistics and transport infrastructure, and industrial real estate options. Mastering these factors can provide a platform for your success. This white paper, the first in a series of three, takes a close look at the hurdles and opportunities, changes and challenges business face when entering this dynamic landscape.

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ShopFront

Posted on: 13 November 2013
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ShopFront is CBRE’s annual review of retail markets in 2013 and trends for 2014. Now in its fifth year, the publication is more extensive than ever, profiling 49 countries from across the five continents. This year, the feature articles explore shopping centre innovation, the increasing investor appetite for secondary centres, and insight into the shopping habits of the modern consumer.

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Estates Gazette podcast

Posted on: 1 November 2013
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The latest monthly market update podcast looks at how the recovery is taking hold in both the retail and London offices market.

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High Street Renewal Fund 2013

Posted on: 30 October 2013
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The High Streets Renewal Fund rewarded areas already delivering the most effective and innovative plans to bring their town centres back to life. A panel of experts visited areas bidding for the funding to evaluate the projects in terms of innovation, effectiveness, the transformative nature of the changes, how replicable the ideas are for elsewhere, and their ability to promote good practice. This report presents seven case studies, each displaying creativity, excellence and local decision making in towns and cities from right across the country.

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Digital metamorphosis: 10 trends that are transforming the retail landscape

Posted on: 28 October 2013
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Retail businesses are rapidly evolving to remain relevant and competitive in a fast-changing field. According to JLL research, digital technology has reshaped, and will continue to reshape, the retail landscape.

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Successful town centres: Developing effective strategies

Posted on: 30 September 2013
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A report and toolkit from the Association of Town & City Management offers a series of easily used tools and ideas that will empower retailers, communities and local planners to help ensure their town centres meet the changing demands of local residents and businesses. Supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the report and toolkit come at a time when the number of empty retail units is still a concern and online purchasing trends continues grow. The report and toolkit can be used by communities to help them analyse their retail centres and position their destinations as one of four ‘personality’ types: global celebrities; sustainable destinations; specialists and community focused entrepreneurs. This can then be used in conjunction with the report to help retain centres make the most of their ‘personality’ and improve their economic performance.

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The next regeneration: Unlocking local growth

Posted on: 27 September 2013
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In a new report, developed with leading built asset consultants EC Harris, the Confederation of British Industry is calling for strong local leadership to work with businesses and the Government to deliver new homes, modern offices, good transport links and thriving high streets. The report outlines a blueprint for regeneration. Among the measures it calls for are: a one-year business rates holiday for firms moving into empty property; planning changes to make it easier to convert empty shops into homes and for cafĂŠs and restaurants to introduce temporary outside seating; and using the public sector balance sheet to kick-start investment in building projects. The report also highlights the need for more joined-up strategic local leadership and more proactive planning allied with early private sector engagement.

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Economic benefit of shopping centres

Posted on: 27 September 2013
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Property company Hammerson has created a forecasting tool to help assess the future impacts of its shopping centre developments, from construction through to opening. The new tool, which can interrogate 50 sets of data, will help the company maximise employment opportunities and other benefits in its schemes. The tool grew out of research by the developer, working with Jones Lang LaSalle and Envoy Group, and quantifies the long-term economic and socio-economic impact of its shopping centres. Data from nine major shopping centres was used in the research, to look at four key areas: Economic value generated by shopping centres; Benefits to local and central government; Economic benefits to wider communities; Impact on quality of life for individuals. The report, Demonstrating the true value of shopping centres and two companion reports on the Bullring and WestQuay, are available on the Hammerson website.

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