The most sustainable shopfront in the world already exists if you take into account the carbon cost of new developments.

Should we therefore be doing more to reuse existing buildings and their shopfronts in our ailing high streets?

Read our latest guest post by Adrian Price, Principal at BDP, discussing the design and technical considerations for shopfront design in historic buildings and their settings. 

When the opportunity comes along to repurpose large assets, it’s a chance to think differently and dynamically.

Repurposing large assets can range from the dynamic big and bold to the smaller, community led initiatives that are equally rewarding when seeing the positive impact such initiatives have on the community.

Repurposing literally comes in all shapes and sizes! In Bexleyheath, South East London at the Broadway Shopping Centre, NewRiver have helped a local mental health ...

At our most recent event on focused on asset management, Patrick Dunne challenged industry thinking and left one particular question for all to consider in parting: what should it cost? As Head of Property, Procurement and Cost Transformation for Sainsbury’s, with a wealth of knowledge cultivated across business sectors and across borders, he should know.

Read the summary of key takeaways from the event by our Policy Adviser, Matthew Ogg, here.

Interested in ...

The retail industry is undergoing a revolutionary change towards creating “destinations”. In other words, retail is focusing more creating experiences, rather than on the goods. Simultaneously, in the security world, we are seeing the constant evolution of terrorist and criminal threats.

But how do we create an environment that generates crowds of happy visitors, when crowds are seen as targets? Are the traditional approaches to security good for retail and placemaking ...

Change is the only constant in life.

The retail industry has undergone a significant transformation in the past decade and continues to evolve quickly.In the spirit of inspiring our sector to continuously adapt we’ve designed our annual conference around Mindset, Culture, Innovation, and Leadership, the fundamentals that can help us drive change in our ever-changing environments.

The panel of speakers will, through their words and wisdom, help us stride forward in truly shaping ...

Following on from research conducted by Revo in 2019, this survey represents the next stage in a programme of in-depth interviews, workshops and seminars to be conducted jointly by Lambert Smith Hampton and Revo to better understand the critical challenges facing Britain’s high streets and town centres; and what measures can be put in place to help fix some of our struggling centres. 

The output will be an informative research report to be released later this year. We will ...

As electrical vehicles are gradually filling up our streets, we are looking to understand the implications of this evolution of transport on retail placemaking and property.

Revo members can read the comprehensive insight and see the research results on EV charging highlighting some key behaviours in usage across the portfolios of six major owners from our community.

Yesterday, we held a roundtable with our senior members, behavioural and climate change specialists to discuss ...

Harriet Jones from Experience Makers, joined us on the Revo Study Tour to White City Place. 

Turn up the mix at Television Centre and tune in for Harriet’s repeat broadcast of the Revo Study Tour, White City Place, which took place last Wednesday 15th May. It was a timely visit as the regenerated BBC studios site, now known as Television Centre, picked up the 2019 RESI awards for Development of the Year, the following day.

The tour began in The Pavilion, the ...

It's nearly the end of 2018, eep! Which means it's now time for Mark Williams from the Hark Group to pass his presidency over.

Here's a roundup of everything that's been achieved this year, with festive cheer included!  

If you're a member of Revo, you can message other members via our new app!

Search 'Revo Community' in the App Store or Google Play. Read the latest news, access our research, browse events and connect with our community. 

James Harrocks is one of our brand new Micro Business Members, a new offering for start-ups and one-man bands!

James is a professional associate member of the RICS (MRICS), having been elected in 1991. With over 30 years’ experience predominantly in retail property (in town, out of town and shopping centres) he has provided agency, asset management and professional advice for key landlord, retailer and developer clients.

Originally at Mason Owen (1987-89), he was then the ...

Drum roll please!

Our Re:tale shortlist. 
Sponsored by ShopperTrak.

Celebrating retailers, F&B and leisure operators with a story to tell; those demonstrating continuous innovation, and delivering an outstanding and differentiated customer proposition. 
Find out more

Our Rising Star shortlist. 
Sponsored by Orrick.

Recognising young professionals under 30 demonstrating passion, innovation and commitment, energising and driving progress in our industry and beyond.
Find ...

Join us and our dynamic speakers as we explore the economic and wider outlook. It isn’t just Brexit that will change the fortunes of retail. When our event takes place, we’ll be literally weeks away from closing the door on Europe. Or, will we?

Gain insightful perspectives of what it’s going to be like beyond Brexit from different experts from our community. Challenge our panel with your concerns and questions. Join the debate and face up to the future with confidence ...

Colman Architects is delighted to announce that Alex Sansom has joined the Practice as a director, to take a lead role in the team.

Since 2008 Alex has guided the Store Design team at Debenhams as Head of Design. Alex’s arrival at Debenhams heralded a rapid programme of new build stores coupled with investment in their existing portfolio. Highlights of his leadership at Debenhams included the internal refurbishment and external recladding of Oxford Street, a sensitive insertion into a ...

Nearly one in every five people in the UK has a disability or impairment, and over half of households have a connection to someone with a disability. Their collective spending power – the Purple Pound – is worth £249 billion to the UK economy.

However, this potential is not being fully realised. There are still real (and perceived) barriers that make it harder for disabled people to find work, spend money online and in store, and enjoy a drink or meal out.

Purple ...

We want to expand our community to benefit the retail property and placemaking industry.

The wonderful Yvette Bryan at Trowers & Hamlins reads the next chapter of our membership story.

It may be taking place on Halloween, but there’s nothing spooky about the next seminar in our Revo Hub Future Gazing Series.

Join us as we consider how retail and ground level public realm impact the long term success of residential-led developments, in the heart of Lendlease’s £2.3 billion regeneration programme.

Combining both a seminar and self-guided study tour, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore the development billed as ‘central London’s new ...

Can we have a drum roll please?

The shortlist for pure excellence in retail property and placemaking is here and it’s full of truly inspiring examples of new builds, repositioning of space, regeneration and more.

Take a look at who's going for gold this year

We're bringing together 1000 of the most influential and inspirational players from across the sector including; commercial & residential investment and development, in & out of town leasing and investment agents, UK & international retailers, FB and leisure operators, construction & infrastructure companies, Local Authorities & other public sector bodies, innovation experts and trend spotters.

We'll also be celebrating the very ...

We want to expand our community to benefit retail property and placemaking as a whole!

We grabbed Mark Bain at ShopperTrak to read a chapter of our story about Suzy the Revo member and all the benefits she recieves. View it below!

This is the largest gathering of its kind in the UK – bringing together the sector’s key decision makers and dynamic businesses that together create, deliver, operate and occupy great places to live, work, shop, eat and be entertained.

Connect with over 2,500 senior decision makers from across our diverse and progressive retail property and placemaking industry. Do deals. Learn. Socialise.

Find out more here

Programme  |   Attendee List  ...

We'd love you to download it.

Search 'Revo Community' in the App Store or Google Play. Read the latest news, access our research and browse events. More features to come soon!

We're pleased to announce the signing of a formal agreement with The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

We're absolutely delighted to join 14 national organisations representing retail property and placemaking across Europe and the globe and in doing so allowing for a more collaborative, strategic and mutually beneficial relationship that will advance the interests of our global community.

We're joining the following countries:

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TH Real Estate has instructed Realm to provide combined asset and property management services on Milsom Place in Bath city centre. Following the Funds recent lettings to The Botanist and Spin Village, Realm has been brought in to initiate and deliver a new vision to reposition the scheme as Bath’s premiere Dining and Lifestyle destination.

At Wembley Park, Quintain’s massive 85 acre residential led regeneration, Realm is already the asset and property manager on London Designer ...

At Revo we believe that a standardised classification for retail assets would support our goal of creating a common, objective, fairer and more positive vernacular for retail assets in the UK. Our aim through this industry-wide consultation is to create a voluntary classification methodology to be used across the sector.

At present the UK market largely describes locations as either “prime” or “secondary”, which is clearly too broad brush and it does not recognise ...

Dine with CBRE Gleeds, Hammerson, intu, Nationwide, Savills, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Workman and more for an evening like no other.

It’s your chance to see out the year in style, with over 1,000+ retail property and placemaking experts under one roof, all looking to network and celebrate the significant and diverse contributions to our industry as we crown our 2018 Gold Awards winners.

With just two weeks remaining to save with our special priority rate, you can’t ...

Not really sure what Revo membership gets you? We managed to get hold of Rebecca Ward at FrogBox Marketing to continue our story of Suzy our (almost) fairytale member.

What did she get up to with Revo? Have a watch below! 

The Great British High Street (GBHS) Awards 2018 are underway – local areas are racing to be named the UK’s best high street!

The GBHS Awards, which are run by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, sponsored by Visa and backed by us, Revo and other partners, are recognising and celebrating local achievements on our high streets and supporting the communities in which we live and work.

The high street is the life and soul of communities across England, ...

They say time flies when you’re having fun, we say it goes even quicker when a deadline is looming!

To save you from any last-minute Monday mayhem, we’re extending our Gold Awards entry deadline to 17:00 on Tuesday 28 August!

Don’t miss your last chance to showcase your contribution to creating vibrant and sustainable local communities through development, investment or asset management. Applications are open to all formats, all locations, and rewarding public and private ...

Jam packed with the who’s who and latest thinking in retail property and placemaking. 

• 2,500+ of the most senior decision makers representing c. 1,000 businesses 
  
  
• 600+ occupiers representing over 240 brands
  
  
• 19 hours CPD. Be inspired by speakers including Peter Cowgill, CEO, JD Sports; Pat Ritchie, Chief Executive, Newcastle City Council; Crispin Lilly, CEO, Everyman; and many more
  
  
• F&B and leisure showcases ...

The story of Suzy our (almost) fairytale member continues!

We're on a mission to expand our community and have been pushing a membership campaign over the past 7 months. 

You can watch the newest video below.

Some say there's no such thing as a 'new' idea... but Greenwich Peninsula is a brave new idea.

It’s a place to imagine, create and build, and one that you'll be able to take an exclusive look at as Knight Dragon share their vision.

An emerging hub for London’s culture-savvy and design-conscious, in ten years' time the £8.4bn investment will be the capital's boldest cultural landscape, with 15,000 new homes, 13,000 new jobs and £500m spent on public ...

We've responded to the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). We welcome positive changes but call for more investment in the planning system.

The NPPF is key to unlocking investment and regeneration and shaping the future of urban development and we support steps which help sustainable investment. We therefore welcome the publication of the revised NPPF and the call for evidence for the Independent Review of Planning Appeal Inquiries.

While the emphasis of Government ...

We would like to invite you to take part in an industry-wide consultation with a view to establishing a formal classification of retail assets. 

We believe we need a wider, more objective range of categories which recognises that different locations fulfil different customer needs. This will support a more accurate assessment of assets.

Our aim is, subject to feedback, to publish the new ...

The Revo Manchester 2018 conference programme is building up to be the biggest and best ever.

You’ll hear from the industry’s most innovative players, who through their unique businesses and talents are embracing and transforming our dynamic retail property and placemaking community.

Be inspired. Be transfixed. Be astounded. Our conference programme is a roller-coaster of insight, interaction and enlightenment. Plus, it'll reward you with 19 hours CPD.

...

We're on a mission to expand our community.

Over the past 6 months we've released videos, featuring some willing member volunteers, reading a story of an imaginary member called Suzy from Bushy Bratley and all the benefits she recieves.

View our most recent one here with Jaya Relwani from Ellandi!

Leisure, in particular food and beverage in the retail environment, has evolved significantly amid changing customer behaviour.

An inflow of contradictory news on the performance and the possible future of the sector has created a rather confusing picture.

In partnership with Savills, we're delighted to launch brand new research “Evolution of Leisure Experience; Looking Forward”.

The report explores the broad spectrum of issues concerning the leisure market including ...

He has something to say! Suzy, our (almost) fairytale member is still alive and kicking, spreading the Revo love far and wide to help us attract new members to our community.

So you better listen up! Only joking.

But we thought you'd like to see our latest membership story about Suzy from Bushy Bratley! She may be imaginary, but the benefits of Revo membership aren't.

Interested in membership? You can find out more information and join us here

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 ...

Our story of Suzy the Revo Member is back... Claudia Tarazi of Retail Consulting Group reveals what she got up to next. It seems Suzy is fond of ice cream and sunshine! 

Interested in membership? You can find out more information and join us here

The next installment of our story of Suzy has now been released!

We have Neil Hockin from Lunson Mitchenall revealing what Suzy got up to as a Revo member.

Interested in membership? You can find out more information and join us here

Three key business reasons to be there: Do deals. Learn. Socialise.

Connect with over 2,500 senior decision makers from across our diverse and progressive retail property and placemaking industry. This is the largest gathering of our community in the UK – all the people and businesses that together create, deliver, operate and occupy great places for work, rest and play.

How much? Member priority tickets are just £395 until Friday 20 April! Not a Revo member? Sorry, tickets ...

We've just released our first ever membership campaign video!

The wonderful Tom Stewart from Bay Media features in the January edition.

Discover how the mysterious Suzy from Bushy Bratley engages with us to benefit her business and career!

The Gold Awards celebrate the very best examples of development, investment and asset management. And this year has been revamped to reflect diversity and innovation in the retail property and placemaking sector.

Take a look at who won here

Members can now access our newest Guidance Note: How does your public realm measure up?

Public realm provides probably the biggest opportunity to assist placemaking and is key to all retail developments, whether they are external streets and squares, malls, retail parks or high streets.

This seeks to act as a checklist when forming briefs and to help decision making as the design progresses. A theoretical case study is included to highlight some of the public realm issues a ...

Whilst economic forecasts were downgraded, the Chancellor delivered a politically safe Budget speech yesterday to steady the Government ship, predicated on a drive for new housing. 

There were positive developments on business rates after sustained campaigning by Revo and partners, and we have called on the Chancellor to go further in the review into digital economy taxation. 

Immediately post-Budget, we met with Jake Berry, Minister for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse ...

We have responded to the Budget today by welcoming the Chancellor’s announcement to move business rates indexation to CPI in April 2018 and commit to 3-yearly revaluations.

Towns and cities are at the heart of everything we do, from business right through to community. The UK will only flourish if we protect, invest and nurture our urban landscape and meeting the challenges and opportunities posed by the digital economy.

Revo will continue to press the case for our industry just as the ...

The Gold Awards celebrate the very best examples of development, investment and asset management.

And this year has been revamped to reflect diversity and innovation in the retail property and placemaking sector.

Want to know who's been shortlisted? Click here to find out!

Matthew Ogg, Revo Policy Advisor, said:

Listening to Jeremy Corbyn, one could have been convinced that regeneration is a dirty word, after his keynote speech in Brighton today. However, retail-led regeneration plays a vital role breathing new life into our towns and cities creating ...