Retail
Reset and Rebalance: What Will Shape Construction in 2026?
As the construction sector enters 2026, the prevailing mood is not one of acceleration or retrenchment but reset and rebalance. After several years shaped by inflationary pressure, labour and materials volatility, shifting occupier behaviour and political uncertainty, the market is settling into a more deliberate and selective phase.
By Daniel Wynne
Repurposing Retail: Bringing Empty Department Stores Back to Life
Retail is changing. Hastened by COVID-19, the high street is undergoing one of the largest evolutions it has seen for decades and the department store is no exception. Empty retail space is accelerating at a rapid rate. A recent report from Savills suggested that retail in the UK is over spaced by as much as 40% , begging the question, what can we do with these underutilised assets?
By Michael Urie
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Retail Is Changing Shape, But We Can All Move With It
Retail Is Changing Shape, But We Can All Move With It
Online retail is growing fast and there are thousands of empty stores lying dormant in retail centres across the UK, but already certain landlords are bringing them back to life through considerate development. Read on to find out more
By Felicity Francis, BISNOW
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A Bright Future for Retail
A Bright Future for Retail
The demise of traditional shopping habits, the rise and rise of online, shrinking profits for department store operators, retailers seeking to renegotiate leases and developers rethinking their plans for shopping developments whilst business rates can be crippling are just some of the challenging factors that retail world faces.
By Steven Bennett
