Charles Maudsley
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A world without physical stores is far, far away
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.
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How Meadowhall’s preparing for the next 25 years
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.
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The year that retail property bounced back
As 2014 draws to a close, we can now safely say it was the year that investor confidence returned to the retail property sector.
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Quality will out when it comes to attracting customers
Keeping retail relevant in an online world is all about understanding consumers, and closely researching how they spend their time.
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Retailers appreciate the importance of physical activity
Have we finally reached the point at which retailers are comfortable in an omni-channel world?
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Retail park revival provides food for thought
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.
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Shopping centre development gain outweighs pain — but only just
Britain’s retail planning system is variable: in policy, in approach, in quality and in level of response.
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A recipe for a new generation of high street start-ups
Who are the new LK Bennetts, the Space NKs and the Pret A Mangers?