Opal Awards 2018 winners!

Opal Awards 2018 winners!

Bacon baps and Buck's Fizz aside, this morning’s Breakfast Presentation truly highlighted the positive impact commercialisation has on retail and leisure environments. Congratulations to ...… Read More


Customer experience. The recipe for success.

Customer experience. The recipe for success.

The overall experience you provide for your customers is more crucial than ever in creating and maintaining a competitive advantage. Consumers use of digital to engage, explore, purchase and review continues to grow in importance and creates challenges for the way physical environments are designed and used. In addition, there has been an enormous shift in consumer expectations, as the internet continues to democratise information once the preserve of a relative small number of people or institutions. With these changes in mind, and given we haven’t produced guidance on customer experience for 5 years, we’re delighted to be launching our brand new customer experience guide ...… Read More


Quarterly Retail Briefing: April 2018.

Quarterly Retail Briefing: April 2018.

Consumer confidence proved resilient in the first quarter of 2018, as it improved to -7 in March 2018, beating market expectations of -10. The consumer environment remains challenging for ...… Read More


Local authorities spend £3.8bn on commercial property assets in last five years.

Local authorities spend £3.8bn on commercial property assets in last five years.

Joint research by Carter Jonas and Revo aims to identify solutions for fixing the UK’s town centres. Carter Jonas, the national property consultancy, and Revo, the national membership organisation for retail property and placemaking, have unveiled that local authorities have spent around £3.8bn on commercial property assets between 2013-2017.  Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey, which contains the towns of Ashford, Shepperton, Staines and Sunbury, was the biggest local authority investor committing £477.1m to assets within its domain. This is more than double its nearest rival Warrington Borough Council (£219.5m) and is largely down to the purchase of BP ...… Read More


Grab your ticket to the industry’s blockbuster summer networking event!

Grab your ticket to the industry’s blockbuster summer networking event!

For the very first time, we're celebrating summer in partnership with Accessible Retail (AR), the Property Managers Association (PMA) and Shop Agents Society (SAS), giving maximum opportunity for ...… Read More


Revo members benefit from special reduced rates for Bisnow's Manchester State of the Market event!

Revo members benefit from special reduced rates for Bisnow's Manchester State of the Market event!

Revo members benefit from a special 20% discount on the ticket price. Hear from U+I, WeWork and Uber for only £59.20 on Tuesday 15 May, 07:30 - 10:30! Covering investments and developments shaping the next decade, the questions being answered are:  Does Manchester, as a single organism, offer the right blend of spaces to become a destination where businesses, residents and visitors like to live, work and play? As Manchester continues to be a international hub for technology and innovation, how will the city navigate future office investment? Which Manchester submarkets are most appealing for investment, as it relates to rent, talent pool and accessibility? Is ...… Read More


Diversity & Inclusivity Conference: Opening Doors.

Diversity & Inclusivity Conference: Opening Doors.

We would be delighted if you could join the BPF and Revo for half a day of sharing Diversity and Inclusivity best practice, focussing on the workplace and the built environment. The first ...… Read More


Get discounted ICSC European Conference tickets!

Get discounted ICSC European Conference tickets!

Revo members can save over 40% on tickets for ICSC's flagship conference in Barcelona on the 25 - 26 April! Make sure to grab it before Tuesday 10 April.  More information here… Read More


Say hello to our new member Elisicia Moore, miracle maker and proud owner of Petit Miracle.

Say hello to our new member Elisicia Moore, miracle maker and proud owner of Petit Miracle.

Petit Miracle founder Elisicia Moore grew up in a feast or famine environment as her entrepreneurial father struggled to create a successful business at the start of his career. Following her own ...… Read More


Updates from our Ministerial Roundtable.

Updates from our Ministerial Roundtable.

We've held a Ministerial Roundtable to spark action in ensuring that retail property and placemaking is accessible to all, with the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton MP, in attendance, amongst other industry players. Our 2017-18 Past President, Giulia Bunting, Planning Director at GL Hearn, spoke of the importance of our Accessible Places toolkit and provided an update on its usage - landlords and retail places are now reviewing and implementing changes across their portfolios to ensure all customers will feel welcome and are catered for. Mike Adams OBE, CEO of Purple, gave a great presentation on the proposal for a 'Purple Day', which would be a day ...… Read More


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