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Welcome to Talking Shop
 “We need more retail champions!”
In representing retailers I can see that there is little being done to woo them back into shopping centres. The financial commitment expected of them is significant and they need a little persuasion that their investment decision is right and the route to completion smoothed a little. Local authority town planners are keen for key retailers to come into their area but mostly lack a dedicated ‘retail champion’ to move this forward.
This was a fact lamented by David Atkins from Hammerson plc at a recent retail property networking breakfast and further endorsed by the recent British Retail Consortium report ’21 Century High Streets' - a new vision for our town centres. Click here to open the report...
In my work with the Surrey-based ‘Support our Small Shops’ campaign I have been impressed by what can be achieved when all parties work towards a common goal particularly in these difficult times. In a recent interview with Drapers Record (see below) I was keen to champion the high street retailer.
Unless we have knowledgeable and driven individuals at authority level working hard to keep key retailers onboard we are likely to see our high street shopping centres in further decline.
In spite of all this…..yes I can spot a few green shoots!
Please feel free to forward Talking Shop to any colleagues – or to add subscribers to my circulation please contact me here
Mark Chapman BSc (Est Man) MRICS
Managing Director
Chapman Consulting
mark@chapmanconsulting.co.uk
Independents’ Day – Chapman advises retailers dealing with hard times
In a recent Drapers Record Recession Survival Guide featuring Mark Chapman, Director of Chapman Consulting, the main theme was still that independent retailers and their landlords need to engage in negotiations.
http://www.drapersonline.com/news/news-headlines/recession-survival-guide/come-to-terms/5002949.article
Chapman Consulting has joined forces with the Surrey traders campaign
Support our Small Shops - spearheaded by Zac Goldsmith, Conservative Candidate for Richmond Park and driven by Andrea
Craig. The campaign has been gaining momentum in the borough of Richmond over
the past eighteen months.
“We are so grateful of the support of experienced professionals like Mark.
He offers such a valuable service to local retailers by helping them
understand that they do have options and can save costs by improving lease
terms, reducing service charges and gaining a clearer understanding of the
rental agreement.”
Zac Goldsmith, Support our Small Shops campaign
All enquiries to Mark Chapman
tel: 020 7580 1278 or email: mark@chapmanconsulting.co.uk
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RICS - Mark Chapman elected to the Governing Council.
In July 2009 Mark Chapman was elected to the RICS Governing Council – The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the UK’s foremost professional association for Chartered Surveyors providing impartial advice to governments and policy-makers. Chaired by the new RICS President Max Crofts, who set out his vision for the RICS and the year ahead. “The most important action the RICS can take, and which the Presidential Team will reinforce, is to ensure that the letters FRICS and MRICS continue to be recognised both as the ‘gold standard’ in property expertise and as a ‘global passport’ – the world wide badge of quality. “
www.rics.org.uk
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