All articles by Mark Faithfull
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MagazineLogistics: ‘Just in time’ to ‘just in case’
A pandemic, a war, overly-complex supply chains and a series of macro-shocks have raised the question whether manufacture and the end-consumer need to be brought closer. Mark Faithfull reports.
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MagazineLogistics: Amazon pivots from space to innovation
The logistics giant is reducing its use of large fulfilment centres in the US and has redirected some of its investment. Mark Faithfull asks what this means for investors
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InterviewsRetail Europe: Could the sector be an investment star again?
As the beleaguered retail sector emerges from COVID-19, is now the time to buy retail? Mark Faithfull speaks to three investors
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InterviewsInterview: Marcus Meijer, MARK
Meyer Bergman, once synonymous with urban retail, has changed more than its name. Mark Faithfull spoke with CEO Marcus Meijer
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MagazineRetail: Is the price right, yet?
As the world tentatively reopens, the true scale of retail Armageddon is becoming apparent. Mark Faithfull asks whether the sector can still attract investors
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MagazineRetail: Europe’s grocers prove their value
Larger supermarkets had been slowing losing their appeal, and then COVID-19 struck. Mark Faithfull reports on how grocery real estate has responded to the pandemic
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MagazineRetail: Burning down the house
One real estate giant is intent on leaving the US, one is buying up retailers and another wishes their multi-billion-dollar mall had burnt to the ground. Mark Faithfull reports on a year that upended US retail
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News
CalPERS and Florida SBA back URW rebel shareholder group
US pension funds to vote against €3.5bn rights issue at giant shopping centre REIT
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Special ReportsRetail: A year of shopping dangerously in Europe
Will developers and investors in an already battered European retail sector begin to see opportunities or just a spiralling decline? Mark Faithfull reports.
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Special ReportsRetail: How will consumers respond as lockdowns ease?
Huge uncertainty faces retailers and F&B outlets as they reopen. How will consumers respond and will their behaviour change for ever? Mark Faithfull reports
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Special ReportsLogistics: Thinking outside the box in Europe
Online retail has gained more traction during the lockdown, but are there warning signs for an industry that has been flying high? Mark Faithfull reports
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AnalysisInvestors brace for rough ride across Europe’s consumer-facing real estate sectors
Social distancing, travel bans and closures have decimated incomes for retail, F&B and leisure tenants
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Special ReportsSimon says, don’t write off retail
Mark Faithfull asks why the world’s biggest REIT, better known for scale than innovation, is ripping up the retail rulebook
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MagazineRetail property: Convert it and they will come
With conventional retailing in the UK and US facing unprecedented challenges, could the future of shopping centres be about radically re-engineering sites? Mark Faithfull and Christopher O’Dea report
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MagazineUK retail: shop till the market drops
After a disastrous year for UK retail, Mark Faithfull asks whether predictions of plunging shopping-centre valuations will finally materialise and reflect the upheaval in the sector
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Special ReportsRetail: Shopping all over the world
An unprecedented amount of people are travelling the world, with shopping high on the agenda for many
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AnalysisShopping mall REITs: The deal breakers
Proposed mergers of shopping mall REITs appeared to go off the rails in April, but the shift may yet prove to be the precursor to more consolidation
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MagazineMarket Report Retail: All to play for in retail’s new order
The tail end of 2017 saw two seismic mergers in the global retail property market, and another is on the cards. Mark Faithfull investigates what is going on
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MagazineRetail UK: A land of powerhouses?
Regional cities, often in the shadow of London, have been pushing hard to attract and expand investment since the Brexit vote. Mark Faithfull reports
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MagazineRetail: Europe - How cities overtook countries
The emergence of key cities over their host countries is reshaping the European retail investment market, writes Mark Faithfull
