Sean Kelly’s Post

Congratulations to the legendary outlet centre researcher and number cruncher Ken Gunn who has just published the European Outlet Industry Review - the most insightful and detailed assessment of the outlet shopping centre industry and the retail and F&B brands operating within Europe that one can hope to have. If you are a retailer or food and beverage operator or outlet owner or investor wanting to know what’s going on in the current 212 outlet centres across 36 European countries then this is the report to have - especially where you want to understand what brands and F&B operators are up to and which outlets are in what ranked ‘tier’ of operation. Outlets continue to reign as the sexy part of commercial property when it comes to investment and operation. Gunn’s 2023 EOIR is the only sector report that reviews the locations of every outlet brand in Europe, combining these with site performance to create vitality rankings for both outlet centres and occupiers. A few highlights: Turnover for the sector at €21bn — some 13% higher than 2019 (the last comparable pre-Covid point). * Nearly 600 new brands have appeared on the out scene since July 2022. That’s in addition to the nearly 4,500 brands already operating in outlets! * Food & Beverage brands have increased by 9.5% and the number of F&B establishments by 11.3%. What to know more? Read about the report in some of the property press and if you really want to know more reach out to Ken Gunn himself through www.kengunn.co.uk #outlets #europeanoutletcentres #shopping #retail #fashion #fasionbrands #outletcentre #foodandbeverage #outletshopping #factoryoutlets #commercialproperty #investment #shopping #retail #retaildestination #kengunn #assetfinance #assetmanagement #banker #bicestervillage #Nike #starbucks #ralphlauren #levis #guess #puma #jackandjones #marcopolo #Adidas #Hugoboss #bollicine