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British shoppers are looking for cleanliness, customer service and low cost

When British consumers go shopping, they are looking for the “three Cs” - cleanliness, customer service and low cost, according to new research. Retail property consultancy Colliers found that affordability and customer service scored 13 times higher than any other considerations when it came to spending in shops in its Midsummer Retail Report,...

Retail

Manchester ranked top for retail and leisure offering

Manchester city centre has been ranked as the top commercial city, in a league of 9,000 retail and leisure markets across the UK, according to Colliers’ inaugural LocateVenues retail research. The report said that Manchester had “shown resilience in the face of nationwide store closures during the pandemic,” to retain the largest range of retail...

Design

Retail properties still favoured by investors

Despite vacancy rates still on the rise in the UK, retail properties are still the most favoured asset for investors, according to new research. Colliers International’s Property Pricing Survey March 2011 revealed that 64 per cent of investment community favoured retail assets, 43 per cent preferred offices whilst 36 per cent chose industrial...

Fashion

High Street Not Hot Property

Property agent Colliers CRE has warned a raft of development schemes could cause high street retail oversupply in the next five years. Colliers has identified 23 million sq ft of high street space that will become available in town centres by 2008, and said a slowdown in consumer spending could have a dramatic effect on the supply and demand...