Local Data Company

Insights Hub

Painting a picture of polarisation in the GB shopping centre market

From the migration of spend to online channels to high-profile closures to a pandemic driving temporary and permanent closures across retail and ...
Latest …
LDC's latest report on H1 2021 is out now!

LDC's latest bi-annual report is out today and provides an update on the impact of market activity across the first six months of this year.  Key ...
PRESS RELEASE: Independent sector returns to growth in H1 2021 as entrepreneurs take advantage of the availability of retail units and increased consumer support for local businesses

The first six months of 2021 saw the independent store market return to growth (a net change of +804) for the first time since H1 2017. There were ...
Bouncing back: how can shopping centres recover from the impact of COVID-19?

The continued easing of lockdown raises questions around retail recovery, mainly ‘how’: how has the pandemic affected retail, and how can it recover? ...

Retail Insight

A Week on the High Street

Search the site

Blog Reports Events Webinars Dataviz Client Work

Retail Insight

LDC's latest report on H1 2021 is out now!

LDC's latest bi-annual report is out today and provides an update on the impact of market activity across the first six months of this year.  Key findings from this report include:

2 min Read

Retail Insight

The impact of the boohoo/ASOS acquisitions on GB retail locations

Recent news of two of the biggest online players in the fashion sector, ASOS and boohoo acquiring the Debenhams and Arcadia brands out of administration should have been welcome news for the sector. However, deals made by these two businesses did ...

2 min Read

Retail Insight

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 joined us to discuss the theme of ‘Driving Retail Intelligence with Big Data’. For those that missed ...

4 min Read

Retail Insight

Primark – what’s the secret to its success?

Whether you pronounce it Preemark, Primark or Primarni, there is no doubt that you’ll have come across Primark – the value fashion and homewares retailer that has become a staple of British high streets and shopping centres. Known for its quick ...

6 min Read

Retail Insight

‘Digital’ - the high street’s biggest adversary, or secret weapon?

A review of 3 young tech businesses which are working for, and not against, our high streets.

7 min Read

Subscribe to our newsletter

For the latest insights, data and product news from across the Local Data Company group

❮
1
❯
The Local Data Company
Local Data Company

Search the site