Market Update

March 5, 2018

Kidswear lines are on the rise, McColl's revenue reaches £1bn, and NewRiver looks for opportunities in the purchasing of retail parks

February may have been a bit colder than usual, but LDC knows that warm weather is on the horizon (and we are definitely looking forward to it!)

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November 18, 2016

Matthew Hopkinson talks about the reasons some towns in Greater Manchester could be at risk of losing their M&S store on BBC Radio Manchester

Following the announcement that M&S are due to close 30 of their larger stores selling fashion and homeware products to focus on their food offering, ...

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June 26, 2015

10 Key Findings from the Convenience Stores: The Inconvenient Truth Report

For those who haven't downloaded our latest report Convenience Stores Report "The Inconvenient Truth" we have put together a summary of the key ...

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June 16, 2015

How do you relate to the digital natives of the world?

As ever it is great to have the opportunity to listen to views on what is happening in the UK retail and leisure sectors and last week was no ...

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May 7, 2015

Britain’s shop vacancy remains at 13.0% in April

The picture across Great Britain. Britain’s vacancy rate remains at 13.0% in April from a rate of 13.0% in March. The overall retail and leisure ...

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April 9, 2015

Vacancy rates back to 2010 levels as Britain’s shop vacancy falls to 13.0% in March 2015

The picture across Great Britain. Britain’s shop vacancy falls to 13.0% in March from a rate of 13.1% in February. The overall retail and leisure ...

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