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Retail & Leisure

Retail Renaissance 2026

Retail is back, but it’s still tough at the top. A six-part series exploring the reset shaping today’s market.

Paper 2: Store wars

07 July 2026

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Stephen Springham

Partner, Head of UK Markets

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Paper 2: Store wars

Paper 1: Death of online?

Six Lessons: A Compendium

Lesson #6: Show me the Income

Lesson #5: Bigger = Better (possibly), Relevant = Best (definitely)

Lesson #4: Occupiers call the shots

Lesson #3: Understanding / managing / avoiding obsolescence and oversupply

Lesson #2: An end to complacency and underinvestment

Lesson #1: Know your structural drivers

Summary articles: 2026

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Retail & Leisure

Retail Renaissance: Death of online?

Explore how multi-channel retailers have caught up with pure-play online retailers, signalling the end of exponential online retail growth.

29 June 2026

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Retail & Leisure

Retail Renaissance: Store wars - a new hope

In paper 2 of the Retail Renaissance, the high street is gaining new momentum as retailers go back to basics.

07 July 2026

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