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Retrofit or Rebuild? M&S and the battle to greenify retail property
Penned by my esteemed colleague Emma Barnstable, this week’s Retail Note focusses on M&S’ plans to redevelop its Marble Arch flagship store and the ESG hornets’ nest this has stirred up. In a…
11 months ago
Retail
Retail: Two Years on from COVID
This week’s Retail Note references a new Knight Frank Research piece and infographic on the Retail market two years on from the initial COVID-19 outbreak. It challenges some of the widely held views…
One year ago
Retail
Inflation: instilling a new sense of retail bravery?
This week’s Retail Note addresses the issue of inflation and presents the somewhat contrarian view that it is not necessarily all bad for the retail sector.
6 days ago
Retail
Retail sales: more of the same, thank you
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the official retail sales figures for April from the ONS, which once again surprised on the upside.
One month ago
Retail
Central London: a work-in-progress recovery
This week’s Retail Note focuses on Knight Frank’s Central London Retail Dashboard and assesses the relative health of retail in the capital – and tries not to wade too far into the ‘Oxford Street vs…
One month ago
Retail
UK retail Q1 2023: a better quarter than anyone dared hope
This week’s Retail Note focuses on Knight Frank’s UK Retail Monitor for Q1 2023. While the metrics are not universally positive, the outcome for the retail sector was infinitely better than virtually…
One month ago
Retail
UK retailer distress: very little to see here
This week’s Retail Note focuses on retail occupier distress and fall-out in the year to date – such as there has been any at all.
One month ago

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ESG
UK commercial property retrofit rate needs to quadruple to meet proposed regulation
With the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards set to tighten by 2030, we estimate that as much as 70% of commercial property space could be at risk of non-compliance.
One month ago
Retail
UK retail: riding out the storm
Retail sales have held up far better than virtually anyone anticipated – and are likely to continue to do so for the rest of the year, despite the macro-economic backdrop.
One month ago
Retail
Retail Sales: a weather-induced setback
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the official retail sales figures for March from the ONS, which were disappointing rather than desperate.
2 months ago
Retail
Retail Sales: still defying expectations
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the official retail sales figures for February from the ONS.
3 months ago
Retail
UK retail sales Q4 2022 – overreaction personified?
This week’s Retail Note focuses on Knight Frank’s Q4 2022 Retail Monitor. A turbulent quarter across the board, but thankfully one where the prevailing gloom is increasingly proving misguided.
3 months ago
Retail
Retail sales – still no evidence of a consumer meltdown
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the official retail sales figures for January from the ONS, which surprised on the upside. Again. But need significant qualification.
4 months ago
Retail
Sales bounce back in France sport retail market
The sports market in France represents some twenty billion euro of expenditure and is dominated by the sale of sportswear.
4 months ago
Retail
UK retail 2023 – what we’d like to see vs what we’re likely to see
This week’s Retail Note revisits Knight Frank’s Retail Property Outlook report (‘Riders on the Storm’) and focusses on four key issues: how the recession will play out, CVAs / occupier fall-out,…
5 months ago
Retail
Retail sales Christmas 2022 – how did everyone get it so wrong?
This week’s Retail Note focusses on the official retail sales figures for December from the ONS, which are surprisingly downbeat and contradict virtually all other retail newsflow.
5 months ago
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