Retail, leisure and logistics are inevitably intertwined in today’s increasingly digital environment, but each sector of the market has its own drivers, opportunities and challenges. In the news this morning, EG takes a look at the five key trends and issues in retail, leisure and logistics for 2019 and beyond.
EG also speaks to Montreaux’s three-man investment team about the future of big-box retail, the developer’s USP and what is in the pipeline for the firm which started out as a small Staines-based operation in 2014.
And the FT reports that Sainsbury’s and Asda are set to concede defeat over £7bn tie-up.
EG Highlights: Cucumber gets the green light
Rent-free periods on offer to lure business tenants
Hammond branches out in hunt for Bank boss
Primark hits sweet spot with profit boost
Landlord given loan delay after aborted takeover
Buy-to-let crackdown fuels biggest fall in stamp duty since financial crisis
