Retail developments should be shaped around their localised target markets and embrace multiple uses in addition to retail and leisure use, according to a panel hosted by EG at Completely Retail Marketplace.

NewRiver director Emma Mackenzie said: “We are doing much more mixed use. A lot of that is with F&B and residential, and a lot of the residential adds value to the overall development. It brings residential back into the town centres and works very well within retail.”

Here you can listen to the full debate.

The panel included:

Presentation by James Child, Retail & Industrial Analyst, EG

Stuart Harris, Commercial Director & Co-Founder, Queensberry

John Miu, Chief Operating Officer, ABP London

Emma Mackenzie, Director, NewRiver

Mark Sherwood, Director, Attis Asset Management / Cons [...]