… and fuelling redevelopment of unloved retail space as gyms and hotels
DIGITAL is still the future … Retail is having to recognise £1 in every £5 spent at shops is online – a figure predicted to rise to 50% within a decade. The property industry’s view is that 30% of UK retail space is obsolete and would better serve communities as hotels and gyms – or, particularly within the M25, as housing. And the sooner it happens the better. Even John Lewis is considering store closures … https://bit.ly/37gwmxi