Graham Parker
- Markets
Stalemate at Solihull’s Touchwood shopping centre is bad for business
This prosperous suburb is ripe for new retail development, but a major scheme is currently on ice.
- Markets
Surrey Heath stands by £110m purchase of Camberley centre
Graham Parker reports on how the council has responded to challenging retail market
- Markets
Can retail parks continue to thrive in hard times?
Some are negative about the sector, while others believe it will survive the e-commerce effect better than in-town retail. Graham Parker asks who’s right.
- Markets
Diversification could be retail park landlords’ silver lining
Many retailers are still seeking out-of-town space, but landlords may need to lure tenants from outside the sector in the long term.
- Insight
Parking up
A range of measures is needed to improve the car parking experience for town centre visitors and to encourage spending in stores
- Markets
House of Fraser delivers new blow to troubled Chester retail scheme
Opposition to Northgate mounts after loss of anchor tenant.
- Markets
Mayflower retail park looks set to bloom after £10m transformation
Upgrade set to make the Basildon shopping park more desirable.
- Markets
How shopping centres are dealing with the terror threat
Shopping centre management teams are looking at how to stop terrorist attacks and mitigate the damage when they occur.
- Insight
Retail agents: state of agency
In this uncertain retail landscape, agents are having to adapt and restructure their teams in an effort to better serve their clients.
- News
Upsizing retailers: big is beautiful
Fashion brands are moving into super-sized stores to show off their product range, provide a better experience for shoppers and unlock cost savings. But should landlords respond by scaling up units?
- Markets
South West market – Cribbs Causeway extension divides opinion
Developers are confident that planning consent for an extra 380,000 sq ft of retail space will be granted despite opposition.
- Markets
Winter Gardens scheme ushers in Bournemouth town centre revival
Planning has been lodged for a new £150m resi-led scheme.
- Markets
Devonport shows the Vision that could restart the Plymouth market
The success of Redrow’s Vision project could have a much wider impact on the local area.
- Markets
Small sailing town home to rare speculative office on south coast
The second speculative office development on the south coast for a decade is soon to complete. You would be forgiven for thinking this landmark building was in Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton or a handful of the region’s other cities. But you’d be wrong. This new building is in Lymington, Hampshire.
- Markets
Steely determination: advanced manufacturing turns around South Yorkshire's fortunes
South Yorkshire suffered a huge economic blow after the demise of the steel industry in the 1980s. For years it seemed the damage was irreversible, but against the odds the area managed to retain its reputation as a manufacturing hub - and now that reputation is going from strength to ...