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Top 100 Shopping Centres 2008

 

We take a look at the top 100 shopping centres and how they are fighting the downturn

Tim Danaher, editor, Retail Week

Customers first

Although it sometimes seems like the good times are going to last forever, in the end there always comes a reminder that the property market is cyclical. For shopping centre owners and developers, that is happening now. By Tim Danaher
Brand new: Belfast’s Victoria Square is one of this year’s debutants

Centres of attention

In the past 12 months a raft of new schemes have transformed the UK's retail landscape, but the downturn means the challenges they face have intensified. Ben Cooper reports
The sky’s the limit: new development Westfield London has had a solid take-up of units

Brought down to size?

The retail market has changed rapidly for the worse as the UK economy has toughened, but new developments are still letting well. John Ryan investigates the apparent paradox
Total evolution: The Trafford Centre in Manchester has to constantly offer new reasons for customers to return

Driven to change

With petrol prices soaring, some have warned that out-of-town centres could suffer. Mark Faithfull discovers that they may need to evolve to keep hold of customers in uncertain times
New lease of life: the St John’s centre in Liverpool is to get a £100m redevelopment; value players are gaining market share in the downturn

The flight to value

Unlike many sectors, value players appear to be benefiting from the tough economic climate. So are they likely to feature more prominently in schemes in future? By Mark Faithfull