Changes in consumer habits have meant that retailers need to be increasingly adept at picking up on new trends and technological advances in order to keep pace with a fast moving market. Consumers are now more pressed for time than ever before, so... Read More
Retail developments are powering on throughout the country in response to the improving economy and investor confidence. However, Shrewsbury’s Riverside development is once more facing issues which have pushed back the completion date of the project, with... Read More
With retailers now actively seeking expansion due to the improved consumer outlook, shopping centres and high streets around the country are noticing vacancy rates falling at a steady rate. This is positive news after several years of contraction in the... Read More
Shopping centre developments and re-developments have been fairly prominent of late, with owners of these commercial properties keen to take advantage of the uplift in consumer confidence by increasing their retail and leisure offer. Now, residents of... Read More
Retail and leisure expansions are particularly popular with UK developers at present, due to the upswing in consumer confidence and the number of retailers and leisure firms looking to expand. The latest to be announced is a multi-million pound project geared... Read More
Southampton has been long known as one of the UK’s most popular destinations for lovers of sailing, but an increased boom in summer tourism has lifted the city’s economy for the past few years. In part, this is due to the proximity of other docks in... Read More
High Street footfall has long been one of the most accurate measurements of consumer confidence, but with the advent of online retailing this changed dramatically. Now, it is seen more as a means of determining how well attempts to rejuvenate high street... Read More
The developers behind the new Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds, formerly known as the Eastgate Quarters, have confirmed that work on the project will finally begin next month after planning consent was granted last September. The new shopping centre... Read More
For almost three decades now, the future of Oxford’s West End has been up in the air with controversy surrounding a number of different plans aiming to redevelop the retail district. However, this week plans to rebuild the Westgate Shopping Centre and... Read More
The owners of a Newcastle shopping centre claim they have been “abandoned” by the city council in its bid to drive business toward the adjacent intu-owned Eldon Square complex — in which the authority has shares. The Intu owned Eldon Square shopping... Read More