Local Data Company.
Market-leading insights for the future of retail.
Powering strategic planning for retail, property and local authorities with best-in-class proprietary data and insights on the entire GB retail and leisure market.
LDC Group Businesses.
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Local Data Company
Places.
The UK’s most accurate provider of retail and leisure location data, surveying over 700,000 units every year. Our powerful GB-wide database powers our market-leading product range, from our online insights platform to raw data exports and strategic consultancy.
On Site Research
Prices.
All over GB, our 200-strong field research team collect in-store data on pricing, promotions and availability of products as well as qualitative data for bespoke projects, all verified in line with LDC’s high standards for quality and accuracy.
Edge Analytics
Population.
Edge Analytics’ range of proprietary tools and data models provide robust housing and demographic forecasts for strategic planning. Capabilities include pupil number forecasting for local planning teams, and housing plan data used to estimate current and future demand for retail and service provision.
Clients.
Client Work
Interview with Richard Lambert, Chief Executive, National Hair & Beauty Federation
HOW DO NHBF USE THE DATA FROM LDC?
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Client Work
Rebecca Morter, Founder and CEO of Lone Design Club on digital and physical presence and challenges in the fashion industry
Rebecca Morter is the founder and CEO of Lone Design Club, a disruptive omnichannel retail start-up. Launched in 2018, Lone Design Club offers a ...
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Client Work
David Scott, Head of Consumer Industries, on current trends, challenges and causes for optimism in the retail industry
For the second year in a row, NatWest will host our Retail and Leisure Trends Summit taking place in London this September. As NatWest's Head of ...
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Client Work
Ronald Nyakairu, Head Of Insight & Analytics at LDC, on current retail trends, international brands, and potential challenges for H2 2023.
As LDC's Head of Insight & Analytics, Ronald Nyakairu works with our clients across a wide range of sectors, from retail and property to local ...
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Client Work
Phil Mickler, COO at ME+EM, on the value of omnichannel retail, knowing your customer, and data-led decision-making
Founded in 2009, ME+EM is a direct-to-consumer womenswear brand offering luxury fashion without the luxury price tag. The brand’s core philosophy ...
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Client Work
Eurofund Group's UK CEO, Alberto Esguevillas, on the acquisition of Silverburn and future trends in retail & leisure
Alberto Esguevillas is the UK CEO of Eurofund Group. Operating across Spain, Portugal, the UK and Italy, the group first established themselves as ...
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Client Work
LDC’s Lunch and Learn session with British Land
Recently, we were fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to host a Lunch and Learn session with employees at British Land, where we shared our ...
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Client Work
Richmond and Wandsworth Council: using bespoke data to shape strategy and engagement
Richmond and Wandsworth Council have been working with LDC to inform their Night Time Strategy, and support future applications for funding and ...
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Client Work
British Library: supporting the future of the retail sector with an online insights platform for everyone
As the UK’s national library, and one of the largest in the world, the British Library is an academic and cultural landmark. As well as receiving ...
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Client Work
Savills: Supporting forensic examination of retail locations with micro-level insights
Savills was founded in the UK in 1855. Today, it is an internationally-renowned property agency with offices all over the world. Savills provides a ...
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Client Work
Landsec: Using real-time data to understand the current market and support agile asset strategy
As one of the UK’s leading commercial property development and investment companies, Landsec creates places that make a lasting positive contribution ...
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Client Work
Lambeth Council: Leading the way with an intelligence-based approach to place management and covid recovery
Lambeth Council started working with the Local Data Company in 2020 as part of its focus on an intelligence-based approach to place management as ...
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Client Work
Too Good To Go: Understanding the market to inform data-driven strategy for an expanding business
Too Good To Go is a company working to fight food waste. They partner with food businesses across sectors, including restaurants, bakeries and ...
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Client Work
British Land: Using LDC data to support strong and strategic decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic
British Land is one of the UK’s leading property companies. Their mission is to create places people prefer, delivering the best, most sustainable ...
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Client Work
Fable Data: How an alt data provider matches transaction strings to merchants using LDC data
Fable Data is an Alt data provider which uses anonymised transaction data from banks, credit card providers and fintech companies to deliver insight ...
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Latest.
Reports
Out now: our 2023 Retail and Leisure Trends Analysis Report
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Retail Insight
Retail parks: a ten-year review
We have previously commented on the long-term resilience of GB retail parks, which have historically seen lower vacancy rates than other location ...
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Retail Insight
The role of location in sustainable retail strategy
Consumers, shareholders and governments are— rightly— focused on environmental and social responsibility. Especially given the climate effects we are ...
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Retail Insight
The power of short-term spaces for the F&B sector
In the current climate, where rents are high and local markets are especially competitive, pop-ups and residencies allow brands to gain traction, ...
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Reports
Out now: our 2022 GB retail and leisure market analysis
Our latest Local Data Company retail and leisure trends report, covering the GB market over 2022, releases today. Key findings include:
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Events
Profitability, people and the planet: a roundup of LDC's 26th Retail & Leisure Trends Summit
The Local Data Company's 26th Retail & Leisure Trends Summit marked our first in-person event since 2019, hosted in partnership with NatWest at ...
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Reports
Out now: our H1 2022 analysis on the GB retail and leisure market
The latest Local Data Company retail and leisure trends report, covering market activity over the first half of 2022, is out today. Key findings ...
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Events
AI in retail, flexitarianism and simplicity driving efficiencies- a roundup of LDC's 18th Retail and Leisure Trends Summit
Last week saw our 18th Retail and Leisure Trends Summit, held at the beautiful BCLP LLP offices at London Bridge. We had some fantastic speakers who ...
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Events
Rethinking the rental model, really knowing your customer and converting space for community services- a roundup of LDC's 19th Retail & Leisure Trends Summit
Last week we held our 19th Retail and Leisure Trends Summit at the BDO offices at Baker Street. The theme for this event was ‘Retail Done ...
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