Mark Faithfull

With much of Western Europe more focused on asset management than new mall openings, Mark Faithfull looks to the East at those markets bucking the trend.

Landlords across Europe are drilling down into their customer data and piloting digital innovations to discover how modern shoppers want to connect with physical stores. Mark Faithfull reports

As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.

Finding the right space in Europe’s capitals has become increasingly difficult, opening up an opportunity for the continent’s regional cities.

Leisure options at retail parks are becoming more sophisticated as landlords realise the sector’s vitality and retailers enjoy extended trading hours.

Hema opens its first UK store in Victoria, London, on June 12. Here are a few facts you never knew about the Dutch value player.

Game-changing innovations in the mall market have masked a lack of innovation in retail parks. Is the sector ripe for a leap forward?

UK athleisure retailer sets its sight on US and online during first day of NRF’s retail show in the Big Apple.

Established retailers have bent over backwards to digitise stores to attract younger consumers, yet online retailers opening physical space have stepped back from tech. Mark Faithfull asks whether retail is going back to basics.

As retailers re-evaluate their store portfolios, an increasingly radical range of options and uses are being trialled by some of the UK’s biggest retail chains. In the first instalment of Retail Week’s examination of how Covid has changed the store, Mark Faithfull looks at some of the tests and pilots ...