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A personal view of the evolving role of real estate in a world of technological, social and business change, by Richard Pickering, Chief Strategy Officer, UK.

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Locked down and locked in

by Richard Pickering - Chief Strategy Officer, UK

The present abnormal use (or lack of use) of commercial real estate will blow out with the same wind as coronavirus....

The end of shops and offices; and the birth of something new?

by Richard Pickering - Chief Strategy Officer, UK

In the previous edition of this blog, I talked to how the ‘virtualisation’ that materialised some time ago in...
Deserted square mile

Are offices going down the same road as shops?

by Richard Pickering - Chief Strategy Officer, UK

1995 was in retrospect a watershed year for retail. Although the world didn’t know it, two small businesses had been...
Big Sur, United States

Risky business? The impact of aversion.

by Richard Pickering - Chief Strategy Officer, UK

In March this year, internet searches that included the word ‘risk’ spiked to their highest in recorded history;...
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