
Spotlight: UK Leisure – 2024
Contains 6 articles"Leisure spending has seen a continued uptick in performance over the last 12 months, in spite of consumer belt-tightening and cost of living increases"
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"Leisure spending has seen a continued uptick in performance over the last 12 months, in spite of consumer belt-tightening and cost of living increases"

"As we head into 2024, Savills retail and leisure team ponder the key growth sectors to watch out for in the year ahead"

"From city scale to international visitor appeal, we explore the factors that make cities attractive for leisure investment"

"What does this mean for F&B and leisure operators looking to new international markets for expansion opportunities?"

"Despite the food and beverage sector seeing some improvement in consumer engagement and operator acquisitions in town and city centres, it is regional locations that have seen a significant uptick in fortunes, allowing businesses to return to profit"

"Consumer confidence remains suppressed; however, the grocery sector shows strong resilience. The key question remains, how to predict consumer behaviour in the new normal"

"With a significant pandemic-related uptick in grocery spending, strong annual portfolio growth is set to continue, particularly from the value-orientated brands"

"With significant pandemic-related improvements in trading results across all major foodstore operators, there has been little shift in their market share positions nationally"

"Pandemic-related uptick in trading results has been felt across all brands and sectors; however, independent retail operators have gained traction in the market in a year where consumers have stayed at home and increased their local grocery consumption"

"In a market where online grocery provision is less mature than in other European countries, it is the domestic operators with the confidence to grow, whilst the international brands take stock and rationalise"