The second week of November is always a busy week at Casa Innesco, as it is the week when we as a team get ready for what is arguably one of the most important weeks in the retail property calendar year: #MAPIC. Of course, this year is quite different compared to previous ones; instead...
There is a quick answer to this question (see below), but what has really struck me recently is who is asking. It isn’t just the development community, as you might expect, but also the general public who, as a result of Covid, are thinking in much more detail about how they interact with...
Each week living with the Covid-19 pandemic brings a fresh wave of high street casualties as the economic reality takes hold. Yet, for every genuine business failure for which the impact of Covid has proven too much to bear, there is another using current events as a smokescreen to run from liabilities and invoke...
Even before Covid struck, we knew that this new era of working required both agility and adaptability. But now, when evaluating not only how to make the right business decisions, but also how to communicate effectively in this brave digital-first world, we need to adapt our strategy towards modern, integrated campaigns. Now the world has gone digital-first, what makes a business stand out? And what is it that makes them attractive to potential clients (both today and in the...
Two weeks on from the moratorium on evictions being extended until the end of the year, we find ourselves at the latest flashpoint for relations between occupiers and landlords. Tuesday marked the latest quarter day, when the vast majority of rents become due, and the collection reports issued by managing agents to retail landlords...
Three days after Boris Johnson announced new restrictions for the UK, following a recent increase of Covid-19 cases, we are all wondering what our lives will look like in the upcoming winter season. Will we be able to go back to our office in October as planned, or must we, given the advice to...
To have or not to have offices? That was the (most burning) question of Paris Real Estate Week, which the Innesco team had the pleasure of joining. Perhaps to no one’s surprise, the overarching topic of the conference was Covid-19 and the effects the pandemic will have on cities and real estate. Taking place...
Primark carved out an interesting piece of the property news cycle this week, stating on Monday that its adjusted operating profit is now expected to be at least at the top end of the previously advised £300-350m range. Its sales surge since reopening its stores has been impressive, raising the question of how a...
In a post Covid world, consumer behaviour is changing. If you hadn’t noticed, we’re living in the world of digital personalisation. Brands such as Netflix, Amazon and Spotify are changing customer behaviour using their personalisation recommendation engines. “Personalisation is changing how retailers reach, interact with, and utilise data from customers. The result is smarter...
One of the most interesting moves last week was the decision by Grosvenor to extend the ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ scheme for tenants across its Mayfair and Belgravia holdings. Take-up of the Government’s scheme has been hugely successful – figures this week revealed some 64 million meals had been claimed – but is set to...
