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Frasers Group's new Boss?
Frasers Group's bid for Hugo Boss represents a step-up in ambition, but comes with risks too.
UKREiiF 2026 - The Quest for Confidence and Clarity
Reflections from Leeds: an industry with ideas, talent and appetite, craving clarity, stability and bravery.
Re-sizing retail?
As the UK records its first fall in total retail space since the 1940s, how can real estate address the challenge of places that are over-shopped?
Banksy at Waterloo Place: a masterclass in place and perception
The new Banksy sculpture at Waterloo Place, just off Pall Mall, is being debated as art, politics and provocation. It is also a precise lesson in how place narratives can shift overnight.
Click-and-collect-rent?
Should online sales, collected in-store, be considered part of an outlet's turnover? A newly-filed High Court case is expected to provide the answer.
The new Square Mile?
King's Cross is rightly lauded as a regeneration success story, and it is desire that has turned it into one of the world's leading AI and technology hubs.
Confidence returns to London retail - selectively, and experientially
Innesco MD Dan Innes moderated the MAPIC London breakfast at NLA, convening the UK's leading retail agents, advisors and placemakers around the city's iconic scale model.
Office gossip?
Results from Landsec and Canary Wharf Group provide the hard data behind the narrative of prime offices' rise.
What's the alternative?
In an era of specialist expertise and diversified portfolios, the 'alternatives' umbrella is becoming a misnomer.
Dangerous narrative?
Differences between perceptions and the reality of life in London show us how damaging narratives can fill a vacuum.
A bit needy?
Following Big Picture's look at desire in real estate, this week we focus on that other great driver of demand: need.
Economic fundamentals?
The purchase of a 27% stake in The Economist by Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith shows the enduring value of legacy media.
In the mood?
Market sentiment will be defined by both micro and macro factors at this year's MIPIM.
Real Estate Desire, not Demand?
The industry's favourite metrics - demand, footfall, take-up, absorption - are missing the one thing that actually drives long-term value: desire.
No longer a family affair?
John Lewis' withdrawal from multifamily BTR highlights the challenges facing the sector.
Industrial renaissance?
Industrial and logistics real estate looks to be on the cusp of a new period of capital growth.
The bigger the better?
Will Nuveen's takeover of Schroders herald a new era of blockbuster M&A activity?
The urban festival that is MIPIM?
A month out from the forum, there is still time for companies to make their mark in Cannes.
Investment tipping point?
Momentum is building in the retail investment market.
Getting all sentimental?
Increasing investor allocations to real estate funds show a market that is on the cusp of growth.
In the hot REIT?
Simon Carter's departure from British Land is a timely moment to take a look at the UK's listed sector, and whether REITs retain their allure for senior talent.
A life of luxury?
There's no better time to learn the lessons from luxury retail about how brand and real estate interact.
A Happy New Year?
There are plenty of reasons for optimism that 2026 will prove to be a good year for real estate.
New Perspectives That Build Value: A 2025 Outlook for CRE Marcomms
Dan Innes on why strategic marketing and communications are a business imperative for CRE in 2025 - and the opportunity cost of inaction.
MAPIC 2024: “The One Where Quality Trumped Quantity”
Cannes felt smaller this year, but sharper. The conversations that mattered were about curation, cultural relevance and the rising bar for what counts as a real destination.
Celebrating Olympic-scale regeneration
Twelve years on from London 2012, the most useful lesson for today's regeneration leaders isn't about venues - it's about narrative discipline held over decades.
The Regeneration Game
Regeneration is no longer a planning conversation - it's a competitive market. Cities, boroughs and operators are now bidding for capital, talent and tenants on the strength of their story.
European property market expo-sed
What MIPIM, Expo Real and the rest of the European property circuit reveal about who's serious - and who's just turning up.
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