Operations Director of McBains, Mark Leeson, provides insight to Property Week on the recovery of retail.
"There was promising news for the high street recently. According to the Centre for Cities think tank, overall footfall across the UK’s 63 biggest city centres in February was only 7% below where it was pre-Covid. But there is still a long way to go before physical retail can breathe easily. London, for example, is still far away from its pre-pandemic levels."
Read full article: Immersive experiences can aid recovery of physical retail | Insight | Property Week
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