The retail apocalypse is going to get you…
…or will it?
Amid the rise in Business Rates and Wages, consumer confidence, taking a tumble and the growth in online retail the doom mongers are forecasting a ‘retail apocalypse’ for those who are slow to respond.
Among Marks & Spencer closing over 100 stores in the next four years and Mothercare closing 50 stores and many others following suit. The Financial Times highlights that some clothing retailers are bucking the trend, and many old department stores are transforming into new trendy retail shops. I’m going to stick my head over the parapet and say it’s more of a revolution than a apocalypse.
Regardless of our opinion I think we can all agree the commercial property sector is moving faster than any of us can keep track of. If you are a retailer next to a Marks & Spencer store which is closing your footfall, could decrease or switch to a completely different demographic.
Currently if you want to track commercial property activity, you need to pay for expensive market reports covering specific sectors or businesses. Being the datalutionaries we are, we know there must be a better way!
What if you could access this data on demand and create your analysis with automated updates?
What if you were also able to add 100’s of additional data points on individual companies to extract more profound insights with enhanced tracking capability?
We are pleased to announce that we are going switch the ‘What If?’ to ‘Now You Can’!
As one of the leading experts in the acquisition, joining and delivery of data, we are able to deploy our capabilities into the very fractured commercial occupancy space.
Over these past few months, we have researched every local authority to form a National Non-Domestic Rates database. This will include the company number, so you can easily cross-reference the data internally or supplement it to the additional data we have on risk, compliance and Companies House filings.
How can this benefit you?
- Follow a company’s movements over time from one address to another with occupancy dates.
- View if a company is growing or shrinking.
- Discover how a regional market is developing and the impact it may have on the local businesses.
- Track who’s occupying an address along with who currently owns it and when they bought it.
In summary, we will be providing you with access to intelligent, factual, insights ahead of any of your competitors, throw in the fastest updates on the market and what’s not to like.
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