What to expect in retail real estate next year
Strategic shifts, new concepts and changing consumer demands are reshaping the sector
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Landsec replaces Cineworld with Vue in new leases
Landsec has signed new deals with Vue cinema at Tower Park in Poole and Xscape in Castleford
Two drive-thrus pull into Yorkshire’s Unity development
McDonald’s and Starbucks will open premises in September 2025
CBRE appoints new head of Oxford office
Kevin Wood will replace Richard Venables
Alpha Real Trust buys Liverpool Travelodge for £6.5 m
Travelodge also holds the long leasehold, which has 17 years remaining
Landsec scores as JD Sports signs four new leases
Sports retailer has taken 120,000 sq ft across several of its shopping centres
Milton Keynes quad bike centre stays on track with planning approval
Quadrenalin Quadbiking Centre had been running without planning permission since 2015
Compound Real Estate secures £11m for self-storage facility
Cain International is providing the finance via its Fortwell credit strategy
Gym Group makes appointment in expansion drive
Hamish Latchem joins from Aldi
UK debt market set to surge in 2025
Demand is growing, with 70% of businesses interested in UK investments over the next 6-12 months
JD Sports flexes muscles with Lakeside and Atria Watford store expansion
The retailer has upsized its shops to a combined 46,500 sq ft of space
Quintain signs Afrikana at London Designer Outlet
The restaurant operator is taking 2,688 sq ft at the centre
Shoppers seek escapism, health and sustainability from retailers
Some 47% of UK consumers are looking for entertainment-driven retail options, research finds
Hortons offloads Wolverhampton retail parade to Tri Capital
The parade covers a total area of 69,519 sq ft
Stellar checks out of Folkestone Holiday Inn
London & Regional has acquired the hotel off a guide price of £8.5m
AshbyCapital signs slew of tenants at Paisley and Swansea retail parks
Morfa Shopping Park and Abbotsinch Shopping Park attract new retailers
Helical offloads Chiswick’s Power House
The 48,000 sq ft property is let to Metropolis Studios
Ex-CBRE retail head joins Harris’s Vedra Group
Rhodri Davies will move after his six months of gardening leave
Number of retail businesses up 6% on pre-pandemic level
The UK now has a total of 375,200 active retail businesses
Goldman Sachs’ B&B Hotels opens first UK location
The chain aims to grow its presence in the UK to 100 hotels by 2035
Dubai-based hospitality firm acquires Edinburgh hotel
Acquisition is Dutco’s second in Scotland
Wates appoints managing director for London
Paul Nicholls will join the business in February 2025
Montagu Evans appointed on Scotland’s first Center Parcs site
Plans for the £400m holiday park will be submitted in 2025
British Land plans Glasgow Fort retail park expansion
REIT launches consultation over adding 60,000 sq ft to site
P-Three’s retail revolution: ‘We feel lucky to be shaping cities’
Justin Taylor takes chairman role as agency prepares for next phase of growth
Lane7 to strike deals for 180,000 sq ft next year
Next openings lined up in Newcastle and Dublin
View from Mapic: UK leads European retail investment
Deal volumes in the UK have topped £3.9bn so far this year
Padel to replace the pictures as Vue cuts cinema space
Savills is finding takers for 25,000 sq ft in Fulham shopping centre
European high street rents post strong rebound
Savills tracks near-10% rise in the third quarter
Retail and leisure players search for the essential experience
As trade fair Mapic begins, industry figures weigh in on the outlook
Canary Wharf Group’s Montgomery Square up for second vote
Plans for retail-focused revamp were rejected last month
M&G looks for buyer for Medway Valley Leisure Park
Knight Frank and Savills are marketing the asset, seeking offers over £25m
Whitbread strengthens London development team with new hire
Sam Murphy has joined the hotel company as project and programme manager
London’s New Bond Street wins retail rental growth race
Rents grew by 13%, far outpacing global average of 4.4%
Criterion Capital buys former Square Mile bank for hotel conversion
The £30m deal paves the way for the next Zedwell location
Wingstop to arrive in Cheltenham’s Brewery Quarter
US chicken chain aims to have 57 sites across the UK by the end of 2024
European retail investment set to end year 15% up
Deals likely to complete by the year end should see regional investment hit €27.5bn
B&M makes a home at 674,000 sq ft Ellesmere Port logistics site
The deal is one of the UK’s largest logistics lettings this year
Montagu Evans hires former JLL director for industrials role
Kieran Webber will head the industrial and logistics occupier advisory division
Picton back in the black as it rebalances its portfolio
The investor is shifting its focus from office to industrial and residential
Matalan snaps up property director from Gymshark
James Dorling will oversee Matalan’s 220-plus UK stores
Whitbread set to open third Premier Inn at Edinburgh Airport
The latest development will be the company’s closest yet to the airport
Travelodge buys St Paul’s office for hotel conversion
The company has identified more than 300 target locations across the country
Virgin Money books into Covent Garden hotel with £51m loan
Deal will support Amano Group as it refinances flagship property
Oberoi hotel to debut at Grosvenor’s South Molton
The 31-bedroom luxury boutique hotel will open in 2028
Black Tap Burgers signs at Landsec’s Piccadilly Lights
US burger chain has lined up its second site
Supermarket chain puts property deals on hold in Budget aftermath
Farmfoods tells landlords’ agents it will pause acquisitions until at least January
Gym chain set to work out deal for Peterborough Carpetright store
JD Gym is closing in on the 10,000 sq ft building at Hobart Activum’s Boulevard Retail Park
Comer Homes gets approval to convert former HMRC office
The redevelopment will include 557 flats and almost 10,000 sq ft of retail
Carlisle shopping centre to be sold from receivership
Savills has been appointed to seek offers over £15.7m for The Lanes centre
