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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 leisure, shopping centres have had a lot to contend with in recent years. Not all shopping centres are ...

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Reports

RETAIL AND LEISURE ANALYSIS - H1 2021

The latest LDC report details how the UK retail and leisure market changed during H1 2021.

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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:

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Retail Insight

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 more openings of independent stores than closures, as the sector was boosted by consumers opting to ...

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Retail Insight

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? In LDC’s new ‘bouncing back’ series, we assess the impact of Covid on different retail sectors and ...

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Retail Insight

PRESS RELEASE: Decline in stores slows as government measures and pent-up post-lockdown demand provides some protection

Decline in stores slows as government measures and pent-up post-lockdown demand provides some protection

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Retail Insight

Demand and supply of property during COVID: an interview with James Raven, co-founder of Raven Rose

James Raven is co-founder of commercial property agency Raven Rose, and has been specialising in the retail and leisure market for about 10 years. James has experience working with a vast range of operators, including his involvement in the roll-out ...

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Retail Insight

One in seven shops remain shuttered: The BRC- Local Data Company Vacancy Monitor

In the second quarter of 2021, the overall GB vacancy rate increased to 14.5%, from 14.1% in Q1. It was 2.1 percentage points higher than in the same point in 2020. It is now over three years of increasing vacancy rates, from Q1 2018.

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Retail Insight

Bouncing back: how can seaside towns 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? In LDC’s new 'bouncing back' series, we assess the impact of Covid on different retail sectors and ...

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Retail Insight

Bouncing back: how can hospitality 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? In LDC’s new 'bouncing back' series, we assess the impact of Covid on different retail sectors and ...

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Retail Insight

Running a restaurant business during COVID: an interview with Osama Qashoo of Hiba Express

Osama Qashoo oversees Hiba Express, a London chain of Lebanese and Palestinian restaurants with branches in Holborn, Goodge Street and Walthamstow. Originally a filmmaker, he turned his hand from films to falafels when he arrived in the UK from ...

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Retail Insight

Using facts rather than feelers to find the strongest site

The past 15 months have brought about a tumultuous wave of change across every aspect of our lives. Throughout the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors, we are seeing record numbers of CVAs driven by changes in work/life behaviours and huge ...

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