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FSPRetail ,
12 May 2010
Fashion typically accounts for over 60% of shopping centre floorspace and 70% of rental income. Achieving an appropriate mix of fashion retailers to engage and delight shoppers is clearly central to creating valuable retail assets. Detailed fashion market analysis however, can be confused by overly general lifestyle classifications and is often ignored in favour of easier but less relevant merchandise mix and price position analysis.
In response to this challenge, FSP has undertaken detailed research into fashion purchasing behaviour and developed an attitudinal segmentation system. The research identifies two sets of relevant perceptions or attitudes: read more…
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FUTURE OF RETAILING, STATISTICS, REGENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Posted by:
FSPRetail ,
26 January 2010
…but are they all of equal value? In shopping centres and retail parks, recruiting particular tenants within an explicit retail mix strategy creates a more robust rent roll than simply taking the highest, or any, bidder. Without a tenant mix policy, the retail composition of the centre or park is determined by the judgements and vagaries of individual retailers. read more…
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GEOFF'S VIEW, TOWN/SHOPPING CENTRES, RETAIL PROPERTY, REGENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Posted by:
FSPRetail ,
24 July 2009
“Socially acceptable insanity” has been defined as repeating an unsuccessful pattern of behaviour and expecting it this time to be successful. We keep on doing the same things, even when we know they don’t work, and are surprised by their repeated failure. If things aren’t working, it’s madness to keep repeating them. It’s time to make a change. read more…
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GEOFF'S VIEW, REGENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT