The Society for Location Analysis

     
 

The Society for Location Analysis

Property Event

Speakers: Stephen Springham, King Sturge and Steve Norris, GVA Grimley

Date: Wednesday 14th March 2007, 6.00 for 6.30pm

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Venue: King Sturge, 30 Warwick Street, W1B 5NH

Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus or Piccadilly Cirus

Steve Norris, GVA Grimley - Town Centre Development and Regeneration

  • The Changing Urban and Retail Landscape over the last 20/30 years. Covering key drivers of trends in the retail and leisure sectors, and the influence of planning on the location of new development.
  • The Urban Renaissance. An overview of the key outcomes of the urban renaissance since the mid-1990s and how our towns and cities have been transformed.
  • The future challenges facing our cities and towns in terms of identifying and delivering new high quality mixed use development.
  • Case study examples of how the future regeneration and redevelopment of our town centres is being planned at the regional and local level.

Stephen Springham, King Sturge - 'Retail Trends – Retail Property Implications

Retail and Retailer Issues

  • What is happening with retail sales and why is this at odds with apparent consumer confidence?
  • What are the headline retail trends and who are the key winners/losers/movers/shakers?

Property Implications

  • Potential retail casualties and the effect of retailer fall-out on the property market.
  • The evolution and changing face of the high street
  • New floorspace and pipeline developments

Exploding a few 'popular'/media retail myths

  • Internet shopping is killing the high street
  • 'Clone Town Britain'
  • 'Save Our Small Shops'

To reserve your place please contact us on 01296 622555 (ask for Ruth) or email info@thesla.org

A: 1 Holly Court, Tring Road, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 6PE
T: 01296 622555
F: 01296 622118
E: info@thesla.org