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Editor
Graham Parker 020 7419 2751
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Editor’s letter
Editorial assistant
Now, a year on, there are real seem to be looking up. The FTSE-
Lauren Vanderkar 020 7843 4320 signs that the worst is over. All 100 index has made up almost all
lauren.vanderkar@jldmedia.com
of the major malls opening this of the ground it lost last autumn
autumn in Cardiff, Bath, Aberdeen and according to Knight Frank,
Group advertisement manager
and Glasgow report a late surge in yields on prime shopping centre
Graham Harvey 020 7419 2755
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lettings. Of course there’s always investments have hardened for
an element of brinkmanship as the first time since 2006.
retailers hold out until the last And that bit of optimism
Art editor
Ivan Lee 020 7843 4339
minute in the hope of a better will come as a great relief to the
ivan.lee@jldmedia.com deal, but it also seems that there various developers who have
are genuinely brands out there staked hundreds of millions of
Advertisement production
once again with a hunger for new pounds on major city centre
Ian White 01943 609488 What a difference a year makes. store space. projects opening over the next
scads@jldmedia.com
Autumn 2008 saw the financial Economists will continue to few weeks. Let’s hope the
system in freefall, with global argue over whether we’re in a recovery continues because
Managing director banks collapsing like dominoes. U-shaped, V-shaped, W-shaped there’s still a long way to go.
Tim Langford 020 7843 4317
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Consumers simply stopped or even saxaphone-shaped Graham Parker
spending and within weeks downturn (whatever one of those Editor
scores of retailers faced ruin. is) but for the time being things Shopping Centre
Editorial board
Catherine Lambert, Jones Lang
LaSalle
Colin Wilding, McArthurGlen
Howard Morgan, RealService
John Prestwich, Cushman &
Wakefield
CONTENTS
Jonathan de Mello, Experian
Martin Taylor, Martin Taylor
Associates
Peter Levins, Bannon
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Andrew Parkinson, Bluewater
Paul Sargent, Multi Development UK
Martyn Chase, DTZ 4 Reading regeneration consent
Nick Peel, Land Securities
Bill Giouroukos, Westfield
5 Grosvenor pulls out of Preston
Caroline Kirby, Capital Shopping
Centres
6 Charity challenge
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15 New openings – How has this autumn’s
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22 Security – Digital recording has
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32 Public Realm – Quality design has Page 18
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10 Profile – Alistair Parker
13 Food feedback – Jamie’s Italian
30 Retailer Spotlight – SuperGroup
35 Data – Retail facts and figures
42 People – Van Outen signs for The Mall
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